Book lovers attending Rare Books Boston, the "shadow fair" to the Boston International Book Fair, can expect to see an array of rare and collectible books, maps, ephemera and photographs from a variety of select dealers from across the North America and Europe. Our special fair exhibition, From Revolution to Republic, will feature an important collection of original works on paper, manuscripts, rare books and imprints, maps and ephemera chronicling the establishment of the United States and other republics in the Western Hemisphere during the period 1750-1850. Rare Books Boston will be held in the Sheraton Boston's Back Bay Ballroom at 39 Dalton Street on Saturday, November 7th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It opens four hours before the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, situated at the Hynes Convention Center adjacent to the Sheraton Boston, featuring 120 dealers from around the world and with an annual attendance of more than 5,000 visitors.