2019 Symphony Book Fair

Friday, May 31st through Sunday June 2, 2019 at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena

6801 Franklin Ave New Orleans, LA 70122

Free parking – enter from Franklin Avenue

Enter the sale under Ramp 1 (which faces Franklin Ave)

Hours:

Friday 9am-8pm

Admission for best selection on first day only – $15 from 9am-3pm only, free admission after 3pm

Saturday 9am-8pm, free admission

Sunday 9am-4pm, free admission

All items budget priced. Many categories of books, including children’s and young adult. Even rare items are priced at “wholesale” level prices.

Unusually large collections of Cookbooks, Children’s Books and Religion
Many signed poetry and literature books in Spanish, many published in Cuba and Argentina.
Business books from the collection of a former University Dean of Business
Children’s books in Polish
Yearbook’s both local and national back to 1939
Collection of poetry volumes from the collection of Peter Cooley, former Poet Laureate of Louisiana
Opera CD’s: many recordings of rare or special performances and operas
Over 10 books on Fine Art Glass

An abundance of artwork – paintings, prints, posters and fabulous frames, including:
1986 Crescent City Classic Poster
Jamie Hayes’ Mardi Gras in New Orleans 1996
Jamie Hayes’ Mardi Gras in Soulard 1997
2010 Jazz Fest Poster
Satchmo Summerfest posters
Bruce Springsteen and James Dean Posters
Rolland Golden’s Civil War Lithographs
works by arts such as Phillip Bascle, John Akers, David Noll and Hugh Boycott Brown

More books and special items are listed on our Special Things on Sale page.

Layout of the sale floor can be downloaded here.