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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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How To Use Color And Decorating Designs In The Home
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Bibliography of the American Fur Trade
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Mother Goose Illustrated by Dorathea J. Snow 1941 380pg
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Parrish by Mildred Savage 1958 First Edition
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Bonny's Boy by F E Rechnitzer 1946 1st. Cocker Spaniel
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The Sad Sack by Sergeant George Baker1944 3rd Printing
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Chaucer's Poetry Anthology For The Modern Reader 1958
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1942 AUDELS MACHINISTS TOOLMAKERS HANDYBOOK MILLS DIES
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Aprilly by Jane Abbott Illustrations by H. R. Richards
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Strand Magazine Vol 19 A. Conan Doyle Feb to July 1900
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Ancient Americans by Emily Davis 1931 1st
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Donald E. Westlake WHY ME First Edition in dj SIGNED!
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Marchen Und Erzahlungen H. Guerber 1903
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In A Dark Garden By Frank G. Slaughter 1947 1st ed
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The Secret World Of Kids by Art Linkletter w Jacket
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Justin Moyan by David Weiss Jacketed
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A Man's Man by Ian Hay September 1919
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The Sign Of The RAM by Margaret Ferguson 1945 1st ed.
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The Star- Gazer by Paul Tabor 1939 1st Edition
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Human Relations In Action Thomason and Clement 1954 2nd
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General John Sedgwick 1982 Winslow Union Corps Command
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D L MOODY Fulness of the Gospel 1907 VINTAGE CHRISTIAN
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The Rational Method In Reading by Edward G. Ward 1903
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The World Of Christopher Robin by A A Milne 1958 Illus
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Surrealist Art - Bergman Collection - 1997 AIC Catalog
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Stride Of Man by Thames Williamson 1928
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The Bishops Mantle By Agnes Sligh Turnbull 1948 1st ed
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Red Plush The Story Of The Moorhouse Family McCrone1947
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The Wildest Game by Peter Ryhiner 1958 1st Ed.
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None But The Lonely Heart by Richard Llewellyn 1943 2nd
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The Townsmen by John Sedges / Pearl Buck 1945 1ST ED
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Kids Sure Rite Funny by Art Linkletter 1962 Jacketed
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The Luxembourg' Museum & Its Treasures by C L Borgmeyer
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Mystery of the Black-Magic Cave Meg - Rare! Free Ship
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The Divine Pity by Rev. Gerald Van 1951 5th ed
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India by T.A. Raman
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Agenda For The Nation 1968 First Edition
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The History Of Rome by Thomas Arnold 1846 Vol 1
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Miss Willie by Janice Holt Giles 1952
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Trader Horn by Alfred Aloysius Horn 1927
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ENRICO BAJ - 1980 monograph - La Septieme Face du De
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The Gull Cove Murders by Eli Colter
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BEOWULF An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem by Lesslie Hall 1904
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Girl Scout Handbook New Edition 1st Printing Sept. 1953
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Beyond This Place / A J Cronin Little, Brown & Co.
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