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The ABA London International Antiquarian Book Fair This major three-day event is one of the highlights in the world for book lovers and collectors – and the centrepiece of London International Antiquarian Book Fair Week. In the light and airy National Hall at Olympia, you will find thousands of rare, unusual and unique items offered for sale by 180 leading UK and international dealers. ¶ Read more...Fairs and Events
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders. Walter Bagehot |
Edmund Maxwell Dring (1906-1990) followed in the footsteps of his father, Edmund Hunt Dring, both at Quaritch and in becoming president of the ABA.
Stanley Crowe served as ABA president in 1968-1969.
Anthony Bertram Rota (1932-2009) of Bertram Rota Ltd. served as ABA president in 1971-1972. James Fergusson's obituary in the Independent can be found on this link - 
Martin Hamlyn served as ABA president in 1972-1973.
Ian R. Grant of the famous Edinburgh bookselling family was ABA president in 1954-1955 and again in 1973-1974. His wife Senga Grant served as president in 1986-1988. 
Hylton Henry Bayntun-Coward (1932-2000) of George Bayntun in Bath was ABA president in 1980-1982 and again in 1992-1993.
Keith Fletcher served as president of the ABA in 1982-1984, following in the footsteps of his father, W. R. 'Bill' Fletcher, president in 1961-1962.
Adrian Harrington - Catalogue 38
