Commonwealth Books

03/20/2026

For all the paper-philes out there, we're exhibiting this weekend at Ephemera 46, the Ephemera Society of American's annual conference and fair, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old Greenwich, CT.

Tonight is preview night from 5:30-7:30. The fair is open to the public from 10-5 on Saturday and 11-4 Sunday.

More information at the link below.

https://www.ephemerasociety.org/ephemera-46/

03/07/2026

Come join us at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, taking place today (10-5) and tomorrow (10-4) at the Coliseum in Saint Petersburg. You'll find us in booth 34.

03/03/2026

Join us this coming weekend, March 7th and 8th, at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, taking place at the Coliseum in Saint Petersburg. (You'll find us under the name of our sister store, A. Parker's Books.) More info at the link.

Florida Antiquarian Book Fair is the oldest and largest book fair of its kind in the southeastern United States. It is the third largest in the nation.

02/24/2026

I assure you, we're open! If you're downtown in spite of the snow come on by for some fresh reading material. 20% off purchases in-store today!

12/20/2025

A few Christmas-adjacent items for your holiday shopping needs. First edition of Chris Van Allsburg's Polar Express, $195. Facsimile first edition of Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol, $125. And a first edition of Clement Clark Moore's (of 'Visit from St. Nicholas' fame) Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew Language, *inscribed by Moore*. (That one is a little pricier at $1850.)

*EDIT* We will be on a short schedule Monday, Dec 22 due to staff shortage. Probably 11-4:30 but call ahead to make sure. We'll be open as usual Tuesday, 12/23 (10-6). On Wednesday the 24th, we will be here at least until 4 p.m., but after that call ahead to see if we're still around. We will be closed Christmas Day and open again our normal hours on Dec. 26.

11/21/2025

We're exhibiting this weekend at the Northampton Book Fair, our last book fair of the year. The fair takes place at the Northampton Center for the Arts. It opens tonight from 5 pm to 8 pm, and continues Saturday, 10-4. Admission is $8 (free for students and children).

More information at the link.

https://www.northamptonbookfair.com/

11/08/2025

A few more interesting items from our Boston booth. We're here until 7 tonight and 11-4 Sunday

11/07/2025

Come see us at the 47th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair! Doors open this afternoon at 4 pm at the Hynes Convention Center. Most of what we're exhibiting has not been in the store. You'll find us in booth 119.

10/25/2025

We're exhibiting this weekend at the Rare Book Collecting Festival and Fair, taking place at the University Club in Washington, DC. For more information or tickets, visit https://finefairs.com/collecting-festival%2C-dc

10/10/2025

We're less than a month away from the 47th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. We'll be exhibiting along with over 100 dealers from around the world.

The fair will run from Friday - Sunday, November 7th - 9th, at the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston. Tickets for the Friday opening are $25; admission is free on Saturday and Sunday.

More information at the link. We look forward to seeing you there!

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09/26/2025

Our booth for this weekend's Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair. Opens in under three hours!