Can’t get enough books? The 32nd annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair arrives at the Michigan Union Ballroom for its 33rd installment (you can read about the wine-inspired record-keeping error that led to this quirk in the timeline here) on Sunday, May 16. Between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., more than 30 dealers present rare and collectible literature, Americana, children’s books, first editions, maps and prints.

Organizer Jay Platt of the West Side Book Shop noted that many of them are new faces this year, owing in part to folks who will be in town for the Fellowship of the American Bibliophilic Societies Symposium.

Jay Platt holds an accordion-style copy of Edward Gorey's "The Tunnel Calamity" in 1998.

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What treasures will you find there? “I have a signed, limited edition of the first Winnie the Pooh book, which is called ‘When We Were Very Young,’ by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepherd,” said Platt. He plans to bring that 1924 classic along with a first edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter,” which he calls “1 of the highlights of American literature.” Doug Price Photography will be on hand with vintage photographs, including Edward S. Curtis prints of American Indians from the early 20th century, and one returning dealer from Bay City specializes in a collection of modern poetry.

In its several decades, the Antiquarian Book Fair has seen its share of recessions. Is it weathering this one all right? “We’re hanging in there,” said Platt. “It’s been going OK. (The recession) it certainly has an effect on the market — but it’s also made some things available, because people are selling them.”

Leah DuMouchel is a free-lance writer who covers books for AnnArbor.com.