• The Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA)
    The senior trade body for dealers in rare and fine books, manuscripts and allied materials in the British Isles and elsewhere. The ABA organises the most important annual book fair in Britain, held every June at Olympia, London.

  • The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB)
    ILAB federates 20 National Associations of Antiquarian Booksellers. It speaks for 20 national associations, 30 countries, and nearly 2000 leading booksellers throughout the world. Its emblem stands for integrity and professionalism in the rare book trade. The League publishes and upholds a code of ethics.

  • The British Library
    National library of the United Kingdom. The Library's catalogues are available to search online.

  • The Library of Congress
    The Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States and claims the title of the largest library in the world.

  • The Royal Geographical Society
    The learned and professional body for geographical science and exploration. Established in 1830.

  • Wild Camel Protection Foundation
    A United Kingdom registered charity, with Jane Goodall as its patron, was established in 1997 by John Hare. It is also registered in the USA as a non-profit organisation. The sole aim of the Wild Camel Protection Foundation is to protect the critically endangered wild Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus ferus) and its habitat in the fragile and unique desert ecosystems in the Gobi and Gashun Gobi deserts in north West China and South West Mongolia.

 
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