As you probably know by now, the theme for the book fair is Discover Your Treasure. We think it’s a perfect theme for our book fair for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, if you’re a fan of the annual book fair, you already know that it is, indeed, a place to discover your book or paper treasure — in almost any genre.
This is the 42nd year of the book fair, and over the decades book lovers have discovered some of the most wonderful treasures to add to their collections. If this is your first time, you’re going to find out what our returning patrons already know — if you love books (and other vintage paper items) this is the place for you.
Booksellers annually come from all over the country — and sometimes from overseas — with some of the most amazing items that are certain to thrill anyone who is open to literary discovery.
So there’s that.
But there’s another reason Discover Your Treasure is so appropriate for us. It’s our salute to our heritage. Many people know that hundreds of years ago, when piracy on the high seas was at its zenith, Florida was a favorite hiding place for buccaneers and their booty.
The natural coves and bays along Florida’s sparsely populated coastline were perfect for the privateers’ purposes. Sometimes, even in modern times, pieces of eight have been known to wash up on our beaches.
Of course, Tampa Bay’s NFL football team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the annual Gasparilla celebration also help keep the heritage alive. We’ll be talking about all that later on but for now suffice it to say that you’re in for a treat if you’re a book lover (of course you are) because the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair is, indeed, the place to Discover Your Treasure.
There’s a code in the graphic at the top but if you’d rather use a simple link, here it is. Get your tickets early. We’ll have more exciting highlights leading up to the book fair.
TICKETS LINK TO EVENTBRITE.
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