Tavistock Books is "exhibiting" a modest selection of our staock at
the ILAB Virtual Book Fair. The Fair runs from now through Sunday,
May 22nd.
To visit our booth, please go to
<http://www.virtualbookfair.com>www.virtualbookfair.com where you can
'see' our book listings, each illustrated by at least one, if not
more, images.
Also, when you visit the Tavistock Books' booth you can "chat"
with Vic on-line, at least when he's in the booth, which will be
normally be during 9-5 business hours Pacific Coast Time!
If I'm not available for some reason [e.g., helping a customer at the
'real' shop in Alameda, which is OPEN all the while- come see 10,000
books], and you have any questions/comments, you can email me at the
address below.
The Virtual Book Fair is part of the Virtual Celebration of the Book
at <http://www.ilab.org>www.ilab.org, featuring lectures, appraisals
[Saturday], a "Biblio Quiz" (with prizes!) and an auction to benefit
UNICEF.
For more information about the fair and its sponsor, the
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, see the Press
Release below.
Enjoy Browsing!
Regards, Vic Zoschak
Tavistock Books
First Editions, Rare & Collectible Books in Many Subject Areas
With a Special Focus on Charles Dickens
Member - ABAA/ILAB
1503 Webster St Alameda CA 94501
510.814.0480/510.814.0486 (Fax) vjz@tavbooks.com
http://www.tavbooks.com
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International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) Press Release:
ILAB commemorates 57th birthday with virtual celebration of the book
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) will
celebrate its 57th birthday by hosting a "virtual celebration of the
book" online at <http://www.ilab.org>www.ilab.org, May 19 - 22, 2004.
The four day event will include a virtual auction, book fair,
lectures, appraisals, and a "Biblio Quiz" where entrants can win
prizes by testing their book knowledge. ILAB will also launch new
features on its website, including educational resources for book
collectors and highlighting its powerful new search engine which
searches a database of over 3 million books, maps, prints and
autographs from nearly 2000 booksellers from all over the world.
The celebratory event will kick off Wednesday, May 19, 2004, with a
virtual auction to benefit the U.S. Fund for Unicef, a non-profit
organization helping children in need around the world, and will
continue through May 22nd. Donated by ILAB booksellers, books and
prints will be up for auction at <http://www.ilab.org>www.ilab.org
during the four day event.
Thousands of antiquarian books, prints, maps and autographs will be
available for purchase from trusted ILAB booksellers through the
Virtual Book Fair, beginning at 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, May 20th
and running until
5:00 pm EST May 22nd. Visitors to the book fair at
<http://www.ilab.org>www.ilab.org can also test their book knowledge
and compete for prizes such as gift certificates during the Biblio
Quiz on May 22nd.
Friday, May 21st, brings Education Day to
<http://www.ilab.org>www.ilab.org. Guests will find a large resource
of information related to the book collecting hobby, libraries, and
ILAB, as well as the opportunity to post their own favorite book
related website links.
The virtual Celebration of the Book concludes Saturday, May 22nd,
with Appraisal Day. ILAB booksellers will be available for live
online appraisals from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Amsterdam time.
The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, an organization
of national associations of antiquarian booksellers around the world,
speaks for twenty nations and nearly two thousand leading booksellers
bound by a code of ethics to promote the integrity and
professionalism of the antiquarian book trade worldwide.