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Rare & Collectible Books

Rare & Collectible Books Article

The antiquarian book trade in the United States is an aspect of book collecting and publishing. The term antiquarian, in general, refers to antiquities and collectible items usually considered old and rare, usually in reference to books, but is not limited to books. The word antiquarian could also be used to describe a person who collects rare books or other antique items.

Two key figures who have written largely on the U.S. antiquarian book trade specificically are Leona Rostenberg (1908 - 2005) and Madeleine B. Stern (1912 - 2007), both of whom were also in the business of collecting and selling rare books. Other histories having covered the topic include Isaiah Thomas, writing in 1810 his History of printing in America; Henry Walcott Boynton's Annals of American Bookselling, 1638-1850, first published in 1932; Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt's The Book in America: A History of the Making, the Selling, and the Collecting of Books in the United States (1939).

The antiquarian book trade has roots in Colonial America, and may be considered in the study of American history and literature, print culture, and book history. Antiquarian book fairs have long been an important aspect of the trade. Today, the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) is the primary organization of the trade in the United States. Other organizations include the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP). The Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is the premier institution for those seeking an advanced education in the field.

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"DANISH FOOD COOKBOOK"1960 VINTAGE~ENGLSH &DANISH INDEX
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY, CUB REPORTER K.C. STAR STORIES 1st/dj
$35.00
THE FIRST NEW ENGLAND CATALOGUE
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Thornton W. Burgess Little Chuck's Adventure Cady
$3.99
2-Cotton Picking -1-Fertilizer Book- 1949-62-63
$2.99
International Collectors Library,Studs Lonigan
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Rare! 1977 White House Historical Association Guide
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Evelyn Waugh book * A TOURIST IN AFRICA * 1st/dj 1960
$35.00
Valley of the Moon
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Rick Bass fiction debut book * THE WATCH * 1st/dj 1989
$25.00
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN BOUND VOL. JULY 1882 THRU DEC.1882
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Philadelphia Experiment Commander X book time travel
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1890 The Fairyland Of Flowers by Mra L Pratt (Botany)
$2.58
PICTURE DORIAN GRAY Wilde 1953 Dell #681 1st pb pr VG+
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Principle of the Law of Personal Property 1848 Williams
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Harry Turtledove - Counting up, Counting Down - Signed
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The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett 1st HCDJ Discworld
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LOT OF 16 VINTAGE THE AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA 1873
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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augus..
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1675 Latin Christian Tertullian AGAINST HERETICS
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THE NEW TESTAMENT K.S.V. - REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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1973 - The New Deal for Artists - R.D. McKinzie -1st Ed
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1885 PRINT / LEAF - FAITH HOPE CHERITY- JESUS - BIBLE
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WESTY MARTIN IN THE ROCKIES - Boy Scouts 1st.Ed. 1925
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Lot, 3 Old Tooling Catalogs, Starrett Cleveland Plomb
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Blue Book of Geography, 1926, Regents Pub., 7-8 g text
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NEW YORK STAE MUSEUM HANDBOOK 14
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THE NEW TESTAMENT WITH OLD TESTAMENT REFERENCES
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Terry McMillan * MAMA * 1st/dj author's rare first book
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VICTORIAN CLOTH CHILDREN'S ABC BOOK
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HUGE LOT OF VINTAGE PAMPHLETS CLOSE TO 150! ALL KINDS!
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One Hundred Ways of Teaching Silent Reading 1927 Smith
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WHEN OUR SHIP COMES IN - 1938 -Saalfield Pub. Childrens
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BOOK OF MORMON-INDEPENDENCE PRINTING, 1949
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Three Little Kittens Sweet Little Golden Book 1944 LGB
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CAPTAIN KIDD-Motion Picture Edition-1931 Chas. Laughton
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The Young Mill Wright and Millers Guide 1836 Flour Mill
$825.00
The Want to Know Book, Alfred O. Shedd 1929 Whitman Pub
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#R525 OUR COUNTRY: ITS PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE 1887
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1915 Jack London White Fang
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I AM LEGEND Richard Matheson 1964 1st pb pr Bantam VG-
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THE WEB OF DAYS by Edna Lee
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LA CUISINE French Cooking Cook Book/Cookbook HB w/dj
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The Wearing Of The Green Irish In Australia Bill Wannan
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RARE BOUND BOOK 24 ISSUES LADIES HOME JOURNAL 1894-1895
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*The Curse Of Lono HUNTER S. THOMPSON 1st/1st 1983 VG+*
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Alan Dean Foster - The Mocking Program - Easton 1st Ed
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Andersen's Fairy Tales, Vintage 1958, Read Condition
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RAGGEDY ANN - Big Golden Book 1969 VG+ Condition
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*NEWPORT OR 1979 **OREGON COOK BOOK **FISHERMEN'S WIVES
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The Search and Other Poems. Haji Fouad Al Mahdi.
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PINO PASCALI 1966 ENZO MARI PISTOLETTO GIULIO PAOLINI
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She Stoops To Conquer - Easton Press - Leather HC Book
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1885 PRINT / LEAF - LORD LORD - JESUS - BIBLE - COLOR
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Lost Word,A Christmas Legend of Long Ago,Henry Van Dyke
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FIVE CHRISTMAS NOVELS HERITAGE PRESS
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Something to Remember Me By. Saul Bellow. 1991. Proof.
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MOTION-PICTURE COMRADES - Boys' Series 1917 1st. Ed.
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TALE OF FERDINAND FROG - Sleepy time Tale 1918 VG-
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Sermon Bible-Funk & Wagnells-12 Vol set-Price Reduced
$28.95
LOT OF 8 SATAN, DEVIL, MEPHISTOPHELES, VAMPIRE books
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CAPTIVES THREE by James Braden Boy's Series 1904
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John Hersey, The Child Buyer, stated 1st ed. F/VG+
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WONDER BOOK OF STRANGE FACTS RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT
$19.99
WARD: SECRET SIGN LANGUAGES ~ MASONIC OCCULT ILLUMINATI
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King Arthur and his Knights
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DECADE OF MASTERPIECE THEATRE MASTERPIECES COOKE 1ST
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Tom Drury - The End of Vandalism ~True 1st Edition
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A Life to Share, Hardcover, Vintage
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Just the Two of Us by Will Smith 1st HCDJ 2001
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THE BOOK OF MORMON-THIRD ELECTROTYPE, 1891, CANNON
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Elvis by Steve Templeton (1996)
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book PRINCIPLES OF RADIO keith henney 1947 see below
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Collection of Family History Genealogy Books
$23.51
TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM-Temperence Movement HB c.1910
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DAVID COPPERFEILD HERITAGE PRESS
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2 VINTAGE CAPTAIN KANGAROO 1957 &1956 GOLDEN BOOKS
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1901 World's Famous Places & Peoples- Scotland 3 VOL
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BOOK OF MORMON-INDEPENDENCE PRINTING, LEATHER, 1993
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Easton Press GENERAL GEORGE S PATTON WW2
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ERCKMANN CHATRIAN NOVELS 1902-SIX VINTAGE BOOKS FOR YOU
$28.00
1905 Mackinac Island Large View Booklet/ Excellent/Mich
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Islands in the Stream, Ernest Hemingway, True 1/1 w Dj
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STERLING ORNAMENT BOOK, "AN AID TO IDENTIFICATION"
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1894 World's Famous Places & Peoples- Holland 2 VOL
$14.25
Big Little Book Adventures of Dick Tracy/Dick Tracy, Jr
$35.00
Helmets of The Deep
$1000.00
The Book of Life. Eight Volume Set. [Complete Set]
$40.00
Vintage 1964 Children's Book 'DADDLES' about Hound Dog*
$4.50
Andre Malraux METAMORPHOSIS OF THE GODS 1ST/DJ/SLIPCASE
$35.00
THE FINGERPRINT by Patricia Wentworth PB 1963 VG cond.
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Turkish Evening Entertainments 1850 Hemdem / Sohailee
$75.00
PENN'S GREAT TOWN 250 YEARS PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECTURE
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COMPLETE STORY OF MARTINIQUE HORROR Marshall Evereet
$89.95
Review And Expositor Bible Books of Timothy Oct 1959
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COCK ROBIN Palmer Cox 1902 Illustrated
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THE WANDERER/NYMPHS OF THE VALLEY/SAND AND FOAM, GIBRAN
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STORIES OF ANIMAL LIFE 1920's HB Rare! Color Plates
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