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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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ARSHILE GORKY 1962 MOMA Museum of Modern Art Catalog
$19.95
FOLKLORE AND FABLE, Aesop, Grimm, Leather-like
$8.99
George Hurrells Hollywood 20's 30's 40's ~30 Post Cards
$5.00
1stEdition The Coming of the Fairies by Arthor C. Doyle
$350.00
Indian Wars-Medicine Men-Ghost Dance-Sitting Bull_Wars
$150.00
EUGENE BERMAN: The Theatre of Melancholia -1984 Catalog
$12.99
HARTWELL JAMES Uncle Jim's New Testament Stories 1923
$31.00
Harold Hunting THE STORY OF OUR BIBLE 1932 ILLUSTRATED
$36.00
JACQUELINE LAMBA - 2001 Exhibition Catalog - Surrealism
$24.95
VINTAGE THE BROAD ARROW HC 1933/1945 free shipping
$11.99
1942 AUDELS MACHINISTS TOOLMAKERS HANDYBOOK MILLS DIES
$49.99
THE DRINKER'S ADDICTION 1968 1ST. ED. FRANCIS CHAMBERS
$14.99
Donald E. Westlake WHY ME First Edition in dj SIGNED!
$75.00
MARY HIGGINS CLARK/ADAMS ROUNDTABLE ALL SIGNED HB 1ST
$499.99
OLIVER TWIST, Dickens, Leather-like, DISPLAY! - ICL
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Easton Press CLOCKWORK ORANGE Burgess SEALED
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Bobbsey Twins At The Seashore Laura Lee Hope 1940's DJ
$4.95
NAPOLEONETTE~A Play Written In French Language 1937
$5.00
Mystery of the Black-Magic Cave Meg - Rare! Free Ship
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KEATS AND THE DAEMON KING Werner William Beyer HB/DJ
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COAL: ITS PROPERTIES, ANALYSIS 1940~E.S. MOORE "SCARCE"
$18.95
RICHARD LINDNER - 1999 Paintings Catalog Raisonne - NEW
$99.95
World's Most Unique Novel / Book LIMITED EDITION
$279.99
Fear God and Take Your Own Part Theodore Roosevelt
$150.00
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 2002 PMOA Museum Exhibition Catalog
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Operation MonkeyMail Signed and Numbered Monkey Danger
$21.95
The Long Ships Passing Walter Havinghurst 1st
$50.00
Canada: #695 Sam McGee Rare cachet cancel* Dawson Yukon
$3.79
Glamour Years Hollywood 20's 30's 40's ~30 Post Cards
$5.00
ENRICO BAJ - 1980 monograph - La Septieme Face du De
$22.95
c1890 HOLY BIBLE * 6 MAPS * EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE London
$17.50
John McCain Signed Book WHY COURAGE MATTERS 1st ed,HC
$18.95
1866 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN CIVIL WAR PRESIDENT SLAVES
$299.95
JIMMY ERNST - 2002/2004 Exhibition Catalog - Surrealism
$35.00
The Fireside Book of Favorite American Songs 1952
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R A TORREY How to Bring Men to Christ c1910
$16.00
Bonny's Boy by F E Rechnitzer 1946 1st. Cocker Spaniel
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THE SILVER LADY 1972 JAMES FACOS 1ST.
$9.99
HENRY MOORE - Dessins - Drawings - 317 works cataloged!
$49.00
STANISLAO LEPRI - 1990 Color Retrospective Catalog
$45.00
EARTHLY FOOTSTEPS OF THE MAN OF GALILEE CIRCA 1894
$75.00
The Fabulous Fanny, by Norman Katkov,1953 (Fanny Brice)
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The American Antiques Journal October 1946
$3.00
SIGNED 1st Editn DRAGON ROUGE General Dougherty's Copy!
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ANDRE BRETON et le Surrealisme International: 1991 OPUS
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ANDRE MASSON 1941-45 Water Air Earth Fire: 1981 Catalog
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c1905 ALBUM VON BERLIN cover by HANS RUD SCHULZE * RARE
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Outdoor Pastimes Theodore Roosevelt 1st 1905 VG+
$400.00
Bibliography of the American Fur Trade
$65.00
Strand Magazine Vol 19 A. Conan Doyle Feb to July 1900
$48.00