Antiquarian Booksellers' Association

Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
AbbreviationABA
Formation1906
TypeTrade association
Legal statusNon-profit company
PurposeAntiquarian booksellers in the UK
HeadquartersLondon, WC2
United Kingdom
Region served
Great Britain
Ireland
Membership
UK antiquarian booksellers
AffiliationsInternational League of Antiquarian Booksellers
WebsiteABA

The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA) is the senior trade body in the Ireland and Great Britain for dealers in antiquarian and rare books, manuscripts and allied materials. The ABA organises a number of book fairs every year including its flagship fair held at Olympia, London in May, which features exhibitors from all around the world, and the Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair in November. Fairs are held in Edinburgh in March and Bristol in July in conjunction with the Provincial Book Fairs Association. The ABA sponsors the London Rare Books School, the York Antiquarian Book Seminar, and a series of seminars at the University of London. The ABA Office is located on Bell Yard, off Fleet Street and next to the Royal Courts of Justice.