The fifth viaLibri Virtual Showcase is now open!
Today is the first day of the latest viaLibri Virtual Showcase…
This online book fair has many international booksellers taking part – and we’re introducing you to some of them here, and on social media – so take a look at their chosen highlights and their booths:
The Alta Collection
Specialists in early books and manuscripts related to William Shakespeare.
One highlight being: Manuscript fragment of Vincent of Lérins’ Commonitorium. A previously unknown manuscript written in Elizabethan handwriting with palaeographic features linking it closely to Shakespeare’s.
Plain Wrapper Press Redux
Specialists in finely-printed contemporary limited editions of poetry, short stories, and scholarly texts, illustrated with photogravures, wood engravings, silk-screen prints, and archival inkjet prints.
One highlight being: Declaration of Sentiments. A manifesto that emerged from the 1848 women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, re-published on its 175th anniversary.
Harrison-Hiett
Specialists in caricature, and illustrated items, Catholic and Anti Catholic material. Plus (as French residents) wine and winemaking!
One highlight being a ‘Showcase Exclusive’: Le Canard. A wonderful illustrated satirical attack on the Parisian aristocracy for their perceived disrespect following the funeral of Victor Hugo in 1885.
Crossroads Books
Specialists in occult and geology – books, maps, and ephemera.
One highlight being: The Occult Sciences. The Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies and Apparent Miracles. Going back to Egypt and the priesthood which was hidden from the public eye. It compares the author’s time to that time, and the Church hidden mysteries held by the priests.
Peter Austern & Co/ Brooklyn Books
Specialists in signed books and ephemera.
One highlight being a ‘Showcase Exclusive’: US Army Vietnam Combat Correspondent 1969-1970. A spiral bound album from SSGT Timothy F. Palmer, who was a military war correspondent. Many of the images are footnoted with a narrative, along with the photographs and Palmer’s uniform patches & Press ID cards.
La Bouquinerie du Varis
A generalist seller, based in beautiful Switzerland.
One highlight being: Eloge de la folie. Nouvellement traduit du latin par Pierre de Nolhac. In English ‘In praise of madness’. Newly translated from Latin by Pierre de Nolhac. Coloured images by Chas-Laborde. Magnificent binding signed Lucy Weith and dedication by the illustrator with a pencil drawing for the bookbinder.
Visit the Virtual Showcase Wednesday 8th October – Monday 13th October:
- Browse rare works on paper from international dealers entirely at your convenience, at any time of the day, or night.
- Start collecting, or expand your collection, discovering newly-listed items and hidden gems
- Discover items which are ‘exclusive’ as they are not yet on the open market.
- Search and filter using viaLibri’s advanced online tools, and tailor your search to match your collecting interests and budget.
- Easily compare items and prices across booths and dealers, maximising value and saving time.
Head to the Showcase now!
Registration is open now for our October showcase
Time to mark your calendar with the dates for the next viaLibri Virtual Showcase:
Wednesday 8th October (3pm BST) – Monday 13th October (10pm BST).
With a selection of international booksellers offering hand-picked stock on all kinds of subjects, we hope you will join us for the next Virtual Showcase, and look forward to the fair opening on Wednesday October 8th.
As with our previous Showcase, the registration fee is $75, which allows you to list up to 60 items. There are no upfront charges beyond the registration fee – exhibitors only pay a small commission on items they sell. In addition, if you are a viaLibri Harvest subscriber then the registration fee will be waived. The only charges you will face will be the commission payments that are due if you make a sale.
You can learn more about how Showcase commissions work by clicking here.
eBay auction data is now available through viaLibri
We are pleased to announce that, as of last week, live eBay auctions are now covered by viaLibri’s search engine. This is in addition to the “buy it now” listings which we covered already. viaLibri now fully covers all book listings on eBay.
The time sensitive nature of auctions means that they pair particularly well with our saved search service, Libribot. If you add the details of an item to your Libribot wants list then we will check several times a day to see if any matching eBay auctions have started. We’ll then email you details of the new listing.
Ready to get started? Simply search as usual. eBay auction results will now appear seamlessly alongside our other listings from more than 170 sites worldwide.
Registration is open now for viaLibri Virtual Showcase #4
We are pleased to announce the Fourth and Latest Edition of the viaLibri Virtual Rare Book Showcase. We feel sure you will want to take part. Among other new features it introduces important innovations in the way showcase exhibitors are charged. With previous versions you were required to pay up front the full cost of exhibiting. You were charged regardless of whether or not any items were sold. This meant that you could pay a significant registration fee and yet still not sell a thing.
We decided there had to be a better way. The time had come to try something new.
Beginning with Showcase #4 the registration fee has been reduced from $150 to $75 while still letting you list up to 60 items. There will be no additional charges if you do not make a sale – There is only a small commission paid by exhibitors based on what they sell. In addition, if you are a viaLibri Harvest subscriber then the registration will be waived. The only charges you will be the commission payments that are due if you make a sale.
We are convinced that this new low risk payment model will prove to be very popular with all the booksellers who decide to give it a try.
You can learn more about how Showcase commissions work by clicking here.
