Archive of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Scope and Contents
The archives contain among other things reports and minutes of the international conferences and documents on the way they were organized, minutes of meetings of the executive committee and correspondence, both with the national member organisations and with the members of the executive committee themselves.
Dates
- 1947-1994
Creator
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (Organization)
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (Organization)
Language of Materials
Dutch, English, French and German
Conditions Governing Access
For consultation of the archive a visitors pass or library card of the University Library is required.
Conditions Governing Use
When consulting the material theReglement voor de gebruikers van de Bibliotheek van de Universiteit van Amsterdam applies. Reproductions and fees for reproduction rights in accordance with theTarieven en Diensten Universiteit van Amsterdam.
The material in these archives is only available for perusal.
Biographical / Historical
Initiated by the Dutch antiquarian bookseller and president of the Dutch Association of Antiquarian Booksellers, Menno Hertzberger, a preliminary conference was held in Amsterdam in 1947 prior to the establishment of an international organisation of antiquarians: the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) or Ligue Internationale de la Librairie Ancienne (LILA).
The oldest national organisation was the British 'Antiquarian Booksellers' Association', established in 1906. In the course of the following decades organisations of antiquarians were established in most European countries and sometimes outside Europe.
With his initiative Hertzberger aimed at restoration and intensifying of international cooperation, particularly in the trade in antiquarian books.
The first international conference of ILAB was held in Copenhagen in 1948. In the following years annual conferences were organised in various cities. Since 1966 ILAB organizes an international book fair next to the international conference.
In 1951-1952 ILAB published a directory and in 1956 a dictionary was published, edited by Hertzberger: Dictionary for the antiquarian booktrade in French, English, German, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
In 1951 a code of conduct was adopted and later a register of stolen books was kept.
Extent
4.5 meter
Abstract in Dutch
Op initiatief van Menno Hertzberger, de Nederlandse antiquaar en voorzitter van de Nederlandse Vereniging van Antiquaren, werd in 1947 in Amsterdam een voorbereidende conferentie gehouden ter oprichting van een internationale organisatie van antiquaren: de International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) of Ligue Internationale de la Librairie Ancienne (LILA). Het eerste internationale congres werd in 1948 gehouden in Kopenhagen. In de periode daarna werden in wisselende steden jaarlijks congressen gehouden. De ILAB publiceerde een adresboek en een woordenboek (Dictionary for the antiquarian booktrade in French, English, German, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Spanish and Dutch).
Abstract in English
Initiated by the Dutch antiquarian bookseller and president of the Dutch Association of Antiquarian Booksellers, Menno Hertzberger, a preliminary conference was held in Amsterdam in 1947 prior to the establishment of an international organisation of antiquarians: the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) or Ligue Internationale de la Librairie Ancienne (LILA). The first international conference of ILAB was held in Copenhagen in 1948. In the following years annual conferences were organised in various cities. In 1951-1952 ILAB published a directory and in 1956 a dictionary, edited by Hertzberger, was published: Dictionary for the antiquarian booktrade in French, English, German, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
Physical Location
Allard Pierson, University of Amsterdam
Custodial History
The archives were probably transferred to the Library of the Book Trade in the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam in 1995 by the president of ILAB, Anton Gerits. The archives themselves were created by the subsequent presidents and secretaries-general of the organisation, sometimes by the presidents, sometimes by the secretaries-general. Before the archives were transferred to the Special Collections they were in the possession of Gerits.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The archives are a part of the Library of the Book Trade that was given in loan to the Library of the University of Amsterdam in 1958. Since 2006 the Stichting Bibliotheek van het Boekenvak owns the Library of the Book Trade. These archives were acquired in 2004.
Appraisal
No part of the archive has been deselected.
Accruals
No arrangements have been made about future additions.
Bibliography
- , Nico Kool. Boeken, veel boeken, en mensen. Herinneringen aan Internationaal Antiquariaat Menno Hertzberger. Nijmegen, 2008.
- Menno Hertzberger. Dictionnaire à l'usage de la librairie ancienne pour les langues française, anglaise, allemande, suédoise, danoise, italienne, espagnole, hollandaise = Dictionary for the antiquarian booktrade in French, English, German, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. Paris: Ligue internationale de la librairie ancienne, 1956.
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (consulted 07-11-2012).
General
Documents may be requested online.
Processing Information
A finding aid is available.
- Title
- Inventory of the archives of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (1947-1994)
- Author
- M.S. Polak
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Allard Pierson Repository
Oude Turfmarkt 127-129
Amsterdam 1012 GC Nederland