INTERNATIONAL
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKFAIR
IN HONG KONG: 2009
Saturday 17th January, Sunday 18th January, Monday 19th January
THE EXHIBITION CENTRE, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG ISLAND
The venue is on Hong Kong Island.
Panorama View of HK Harbour, c1890 (Image
care of Picture This)
Although there have been a couple of Antiquarian Bookfairs in Hong Kong in past years, this is the first Western style fair with many dealers coming from all around the world.
The book fair brings 64 of
the world's leading antiquarian booksellers together. They come from
Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan,
Netherlands, Sweden, Thailand and USA.
Librairie Loeb-Larocque from Paris will be present at this new
venture. We will offer fine atlases, travel books, maps of Asia, China,
Japan and Korea.
See our sample list of items offered at the International
Book Fair of Hong Kong,
The oldest known Asian and Western printed material will
be shown including prayers printed in the eighth century in Japan, as well
as, money printed in China in the fourteenth century. The oldest Western
printed material will be represented by a page from the Guttenburg Bible
which was printed in the fifteenth century in Germany.
The printing methods were of course different as each used
what was available to them, but the results were the same. Books, Scrolls,
Maps and Prints were produced in ever increasing numbers and many
beautiful objects were printed and helped to spread knowledge,
civilization and culture as we know it today.
Each generation has produced important works on paper so that the icons of culture are not restricted to any one age and will of course continue to be produced. The fair celebrates this spread over the centuries and also celebrates what is important in modern culture with many first editions of important twentieth century and even twenty first century works being present.
This fair will continue the long standing and important process of bringing together Western and Asian culture. The booksellers are here not only to sell their books but also to learn about Asian culture and books and commerce and hopefully this will lead to an increase in trade and communication and understanding. We the Western booksellers hope to learn more about Asian culture, books and printing and take this knowledge back to our customers and we hope to inspire Asian collectors and librarians to be interested in the culturally iconic masterpieces of Western culture.
From this bookfair we are aiming to commence an Asia Pacific Antiquarian Booksellers Association which will carry on the work of fostering a love and interest in old books and book collecting in the Chinese and Asian markets by conducting annual bookfairs here in Hong Kong and other cities of China.
So welcome one and all to this exciting new venture!
List of participants at International Book Fair of Hong Kong 2007.
| Business | Contact | Website | |
| Adrian Harrington | Adrian Harrington | http://www.harringtonbooks.co.uk | |
| Asher Rare Books | Julius W. Steiner | http://www.asherbooks.com | |
| Allsworth Rare Books | Jenny Allsworth | http://www.allsworthbooks.com | |
| Asia Bookroom | Sally Burdon | http://www.asiabookroom.com | |
| Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V. | A. (Ton) Kok | http://www.nvva.nl/kok | |
| Antiquariaat Forum BV | Laurens Hesselink | http://www.forumrarebooks.com/forum | |
| Antiquariaat Het Bisschopshof | Mathijs Kervezee | http://www.bisschopshof.nl | |
| Antiquariat Manfred Nosbuesch | Manfred Nosbuesch | ||
| Antiquariat Thomas Schneider | Thomas Schneider | http://www.Antiquariat-Thomas-Schneider.de | |
| Antiquariat Turszynski | Uwe Turszynski | http://www.turszynski.de | |
| Antiquariat Winfried Geisenheyner | Winfried Geisenheyner | http://www.geisenheyner.de http://www.kinderbuecher-geisenheyner.de | |
| Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books | Bernard Shapero | http://www.shapero.com | |
| Bertram Rota Ltd | Julian Rota | http://www.bertramrota.co.uk | |
| John
Randall (Books of Asia) |
John Randall | ||
| Pablo Butcher | Pablo Butcher | ||
| Cavendish Rare Books | Barbara Girgor Taylor | ||
| 19th Century Shop | Stephan Loewentheil | http://www.19thcenturyshop.com | |
| Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books | Charlotte Du Ritz | http://www.durietzrarebooks.com | |
| Cornstalk Bookshop | Paul Feain | http://www.cornstalk.com.au | |
| Dieter Schierenberg bv | Jeroen Schierenberg | http://www.schierenberg.nl | |
| Frederik Muller Rare Books | Frederik Muller | http://www.frederikmuller-rarebooks.com | |
| Gert Jan Bestebreurtje | Gert Jan Bestebreurtje | http://www.gertjanbestebreurtje.com | |
| Antiquariat Hans Lindner | Hans Lindner | http://www.antiquariat-lindner.de | |
| Hordern House | Matthew Fishburn | http://www.hordern.com | |
| Indosiam Books | Yves Azemar | ||
| The Isseido Booksellers | Takehiko Sakai | http://www.isseido-books.co.jp | |
| Jonathan A Hill - Booksellers Inc | Jonathan A Hill | http://bookmarque.net/j.hill | |
| Jonkers Rare Books | Christiaan Jonkers | http://www.jonkers.co.uk | |
| John Boyle & Co | John Boyle | ||
| Battledore Ltd | Justin G. Schiller | http://www.childlit.com/battledore | |
| Kay Craddock | Kay Craddock | http://www.kaycraddock.com | |
| Lame Duck Books | John Wronoski | http://www.lameduckbooks.com | |
| Leen Helmink Antique Maps & Prints | Leen Helmink | http://www.helmink.com | |
| Librairie Ancienne des Trois Islets | Jean-francois Letenneur | http://www.bibliorare.com | |
| Librairie Lardanchet | Bertran Meaudre | http://www.lardanchet.fr | |
| Librairie Loeb-Larocque | Pierre Joppen | http://www.loeb-larocque.com | |
| Libriarie Mosieur-le-Prince | Olivier Pingel | ||
| Oriens Librairie Orientaliste | Jean-Philippe et Véronique Geley | http://www.oriens.fr | |
| Librairie
Rodolphe Chamonal |
Rodolphe
Chamonal |
http://www.chamonal.com | |
| Lok Man Rare Books | Lorence Johnston | http://www.lokmanbooks.com | |
| Lowendahl Rare Books | Bjorn Lowendahl | http://www.lowendahl.com | |
| Maggs Bros | Titus Boeder | http://www.maggs.com | |
| Martayan Lan Rare Books | Richard Lan | http://www.martayanlan.com | |
| Rare Illustrated Books | Alice McCormick | http://www.rareillustratedbooks.com | |
| oldimprints.com | Elisabeth Burdon | http://www.oldimprints.com | |
| Ogawa Tosho Ltd | Kazuo Namikawa | http://www.book-wave.com | |
| Picture This Limited | Christopher & Pamela Bailey | http://www.picturethiscollection.com | |
| Peter Harrington Antiquarian Books | Pom Harrington | http://www.peter-harrington-books.com | |
| Bernard Quaritch Ltd. | Ian Smith | http://www.quaritch.com | |
| Rinrokaku Bookstore | Mr. Kanezo Saito | http://www.rinrokaku.co.jp | |
| Rob Rulon-Miller | Rob Rulon-Miller | http://www.rulon.com | |
| Robert Frew Ltd. | Robert Frew | http://www.robertfrew.com | |
| Sanctuary Books | Daniel Wechsler | http://www.sanctuarybks.com | |
| Serendipity Books Inc. | Peter Howard | http://www.serendipitybooks.com | |
| Nakao Shoten | Yoshio Nakano | http://www.nakaoshoten.jp | |
| Sims Reed | Max Reed | http://www.simsreed.com | |
| Benjamin Spademan | Benjamin Spademan | ||
| James Steerman | James Steerman | ||
| Antiquariat Michael Steinbach | Michael Steinbach | http://www.steinbach.de | |
| Steven Temple Books | Steven Temple | http://www.steventemplebooks.com | |
| Tuttle Corporation | Nicholas Ingleton | ||
| Wattis Fine Art | Jonathan Wattis | http://www.wattis.com.hk | |
| Yagi Bookstore Ltd | Tadataka Yagi | http://www.books-yagi.co.jp | |
| Yushodo Ltd | Mitsuo Nitta | http://www.yushodo.co.jp |