| 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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 | 1882 CHRISTAIN MONTHLY & FAMILY TREASURY J C Ryle et al
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|  | BUILDING MODEL BOATS & SAILING VESSELS by HASLUCK
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 | Ansel Adams An Autobiography 1985 1st Edition L@@K!!!
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|  | 1922 3 VOL NATURE LIBRARY BIRDS BUTTERFLIES TREES HC
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 | 1899 Fiske OLD VIRGINIA & HER NEIGHBOURS 2 volumes
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|  | THE STAG'S HORNBOOK11943
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 | Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondari (1953)
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|  | 1961 A Many Splendoured Thing Han Suyin
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 | MISSOURI WILDFLOWERS OF THE ST. LOUIS AREA SIGN 1ST
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|  | The Alchemist
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 | Dana Girls 22 Mystery of the Bamboo Bird NFN beige pc
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|  | 1857 Arctic Explorations By Samuel Smucker First Ed.
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 | ACROSS THE YEARS 1917 CHARLES ERNEST BENNETT
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|  | THE EPICURE IN HAWAII~Rare COLT PRESS Pub w Woodcuts
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 | 1957 GINA CERMINARA THE WORLD WITHIN REINCARNATION HC
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|  | World's Most Unique Novel / Book LIMITED EDITION
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 | C S LEWIS Horse and His Boy 1954 hb dj First Ed stated
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|  | EMMY LOU'S ROAD TO GRACE by George Madden Martin, w/DJ
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 | BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES FAMOUS MEN WOMEN Book W Stuart Sewell
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|  | HAZEL RIDES AGAIN BY TED KEY HAZEL CARTOONS HB BOOK
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 | 1895 American Patriotic Societies Sons American Revolut
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| Falsifications of Food by John Mitchell (1848) 1st Ed.
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 | 1902 1st Edtn IRELAND HISTORIC & PICTURESQUE Illustratd
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|  | Sesame and Lilies Three Lectures 1893
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 | 1854 Fine Tooled Leather THE ODYSSEY by Homer *Illustrd
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|  | HOMER ~ THE ODYSSEY ~ FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER ~ ILLUS
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 | 1948 Miss Tippy by Janet Lambert 1st Ed HC/DJ
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|  | MEMORANDA OF POISONS- TANNER-10TH EDITION-1905
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GAUGUN 1ST. 1963 A BIOGRAPHY HENRI PERRUCHOT
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|  | IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE 1968 SONIA ORWELL
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 | THORNTON BURGESS ADVENTURES OF CHATTER RED SQUIRREL TLC
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|  | 1881 THE BODLEYS AFOOT Scudder
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 | INDIAN WARS OF THE ROGUE RIVER signed OREGON 1969 RARE!
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|  | FOUR SONS, PHOTOPLAY Ed.,by L.A.R. Wylie, c.1928, w/DJ
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 | JERRY MCAULEY Apostle to the Lost WATER STREET MISSION
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|  | FAULKNER - SNOPES TRILOGY 1st Thus RARE Slipcase 1964
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