A website about constructing metal book clasps, bosses and other types of book hardware, showing examples of book clasp repair and restoration. Information on workshops offered by Joycelyn Merchant on the design and construction of metal bookclasps. Closure, the blog version, is here. com and Closure, the blog. In addition to focusing on the clasps, I also sometimes make books with or without clasps, and do some limited book repair. Which will duplicate all of the info on thi.

Crossroad Books caters to both avid readers and serious collectors of fine, used and out-of-print books. We are a used and rare book store with two floors of more than 40,000 volumes. Our inventory consists of both contemporary and antiquarian books. We also special order new books, carry some textbooks and feature new books of local interest and by local authors. The love of learning,. And all the sweet serenity.

Serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Welcome to Main Street Fine Books and Manuscripts. Our stock of quality out-of-print books includes first editions, signed books and limited editions. We are also autograph dealers, with a vast inventory of letters, manuscripts and signed photos representing every field of human endeavor.

Information about antiquarian booksellers in the Midwest. 50th Chicago Book and Paper Fair. Posted in Antiquarian Book Fairs. Booksellers from throughout the midwest, Canada, eastern and southern United States come to Chicago for this once a year event.

Thank you to all who attended and made it such a success. We are one of the longest running. Antiquarian Bookfairs in the country. Old and Rare Books, Maps, Prints, Ephemera, Documents,. Photography, Postcards, Antiques and more. NHABA Catalog of Antiquarian Booksellers Online. Click here to See Upcoming Book Fairs around the Country.