News Release

The George Peabody Library Antiquarian Book Fair, sponsored by the Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries, will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24, in conjunction with the Baltimore Book Festival. The Peabody Library, located at 17 E. Mount Vernon Place, is one of Baltimore's historic architectural treasures and offers a perfect setting to talk with antiquarian book dealers, shop for rare and collectible editions, and to receive free appraisals of collectible books.

Returning for the second year to Peabody's Antiquarian Book Fair are "The Book Guys," WBJC 91.5 FM's Allan Stypeck and Mike Cuthbert. The duo will appear at the Peabody Library on Saturday, Sept. 23, from noon to 2:00 p.m. to record two live shows for their nationally syndicated call-in radio program. During the hour prior to the recording session, books brought in by the audience will be reviewed and appraised in order to find materials for the show. The focus of the broadcast will be rare books on music history. "The Book Guys" is broadcast locally at 8 p.m. on Saturdays on WBJC.< p> Throughout the weekend, the Antiquarian Book Fair will also host local authors Stephen Vicchio, John Irwin, Frank Shivers and Miles Harvey as well as experts in book collecting and book preservation. See schedule of events below.