Closing for Thanksgiving

Both our Beacon Street shop, the Boston Book Annex, and our Jamaica Plain shop, Boston Book Company, will be closed on Thursday November 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We are open regular hours the rest of the week. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving - see you soon.

Catalogue 40A, Japan and East Asia, now online

Announcing our newest Japan and East Asia Catalogue, no. 40A:

Here is a diverse collection of recently acquired material, running the gamut from useful 20th century reference works on the arts and languages of east Asia to woodblock-illustrated Japanese ehon and design books, prewar avant-garde and modernist fine art, posters and advertising art. From botanicals and birds to social satire and illustrated poetry with a bit of photography included, the visual feast goes on. Click here for the catalogue. Enjoy!

33rd Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

We will be exhibiting at the 33rd Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, November 13-15, 2009, at the Hynes Convention Center at 900 Boylston Street in Boston. We will be in booth number 407 - please stop by and visit if you are attending. Selections include books and ephemera in literature, science, economics, women's studies, children's collectibles and history; Japanese woodblock print books; Japanese design books, posters and advertising publications; and more. Both shops will be open during the fair, regular hours.