The Antique and Second-hand Book Fair already has a date: from Thursday May 1 to Sunday May 18, 37 specialized bookstores in Madrid will be selling their most curious books on Paseo de Recoletos. There will be from paperbacks for 1 € to bibliographic jewels (first editions of classics or original manuscripts) that can reach 1,000 euros.
A poster in homage to Machado
As a novelty, this 47th edition includes a tribute to the poet Antonio Machado for the 150th anniversary of his birth: Madrid-based illustrator Teresa Valero has created a poster for the fair featuring two women, one from the past and one from the present, reading Otro milagro de la primavera, an anthology that includes such famous poems as A un olmo seco (To a Dry Elm Tree) .
Valero describes his design as “a bridge that unites two eras through reading.” It unites two women, “one, almost 100 years ago, reads the book in an atmosphere of gloom while the poet writes behind her back. The other, who enjoys the peace and festive atmosphere of the fair, discovers that, in the same space she now occupies, things were very different not so long ago,” she explains.
More events for readers in Madrid
This fair is not the only event for readers to be organized in the capital over the coming months. La Noche de los Libros (Book Night) will begin on April 25 and will include the participation of cultural institutions, libraries and bookstores from all over the city.