It all begins with a passion for literature.

The Rochester Book and Paper Fair, formerly the Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair, will include an ever-widening variety of printed materials, including photographs, postcards, broadsides and other ephemera. In the world of books there will be something for every reader and collector: new, general secondhand, scholarly, and antiquarian.

Dealers from the northeast and other states participate and this year will be no exception. We expect an eclectic array of material for readers and collectors to browse and buy.

Rochester boasts a large academic population and a strong background in the humanities. Collectors both young and old attend the book fair each year for a chance to see and acquire literary, scholarly and unique items from the world of print, to meet book dealers who have incredible knowledge about their material and who are eager to find interested readers.