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Summer Book Sale

Thursday January 17, 2019 9:00 AM - Saturday January 19, 2019 5:00 PM

ARCHIVES SUMMER BOOK SALE
9am Thursday Jan 17 - 5pm Sat Jan 19
In-store - 50% off (Exclusions apply)
Website - 25% off (Exclusions apply)

Exclusions In-store:
1. Any item with an inventory number (identified by the # symbol) is discounted by 25% (not 50%).
2. Holds and Lay-bys are excluded.

Exclusions website:
1. Holds and Lay-bys are excluded.

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10 Years of Stewardship

10 Years of Stewardship

Wednesday August 29, 2018

Last week we celebrated 10 years of stewardship of Archives Fine Books with an unannounced 50% sale on Wednesday and lovely in-store celebration on Saturday evening.  

The surprise sale was our way of saying 'thank you' to our everyday regulars. We enjoyed surprising people with the news as they entered the shop and we appreciated the many expressions of gratitude and good will we received on the day.

The event on Saturday evening was a relaxed wine and cheese affair comprised of socialising with family, friends, colleagues and collectors, the youngest being Salvador who brought his lovely mum Jody along. Wendy...

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The 43rd ILAB Congress

The 43rd ILAB Congress

Tuesday February 27, 2018

This February I had the very good fortune to be supported to attend the 43rd ILAB Congress held in Pasadena, California. My thanks go to the the trustees of the Woodburn Foundation, who made it possible for the ABAA to support four booksellers new to the trade to be in attendance. I was joined by Laura Massey (Alembic Rare Books, UK), Aimee Peake (Bison Books, Canada) and Simon Ström (Sweden). I am also grateful to ANZAAB for supporting my travel to and from the Congress, and look forward to ‘giving back’ to the association that has offered me so much...

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