AB Bookman's Weekly
Cover of the October 27, 1986, issue | |
| Categories | Trade magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Sol. M. Malkin |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Final issue | 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Newark, New Jersey |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0001-0340 |
AB Bookman's Weekly was a weekly trade publication begun in 1948 by Sol. M. Malkin as a publication of the R. R. Bowker Company, publisher of Books in Print and other book trade and library periodicals. In its glory days between the early 1950s and the early 1990s, AB was "the best marketplace for out-of-print books in North America." Nicholas Basbanes called it "the leading trade publication in the antiquarian world." In addition to publishing long lists of books wanted and for sale, it included trade news, reference lists, conference announcements, and various special features concerning the book trade, librarianship, and book collecting. The magazine was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.