FAIR ACTIVITIES

Friday 3pm-8pm, Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 11am-5pm

Special Collections & Exhibits:

The Fair will feature a stunning special exhibit of rare musical books and manuscripts from the Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library of the University of California at Berkeley.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MUSI/


Seminars & Events:

More information to come soon.


Saturday, February 12, 2011

We are planning to have 2 seminars related to the theme of collecting Early Music on Saturday afternoon. We will update this as soon as possible.

Sunday, February 13, 2011 –TENTATIVE schedule-

12:00 pm Book Collecting 101
Topics discussed to include: What to collect and collecting strategies, what is a "first edition", how to judge a book's condition, bookish terms and jargon, where to buy books and where to find additional information.

12:45 pm What's This Book Worth?
Talk introduces and discusses the four primary factors that affect a book's commercial value.

1:30 pm– 3:00 pm Discovery Day
Don’t miss your chance to discover the value of your own rare books as experts will be available to the public for free appraisals on up to three books.