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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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Eugene O'Neill-A Critical Study-Sophus Keith Winther-
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Klaus Suomela 1912 Olympics Gymnastics Finnish Book
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Floridays Don Blanding 1943 Great illustrations LOOK!
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MAX'S CHOCOLATE CHICKEN Rosemary Wells HCDJ 1989 1st Ed
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Leather Law Book New York Johnson's Vol XIV 1864
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MODERN LIBRARY SAMUEL BUTLER EREWHON 1ST ED FLEX 1927
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Down to Earth An Introduction to Geology 1936 illus.
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Curtain by Agatha Christie HCDJ 1975
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Electrical Contractors Notebook Antique Book 1930s
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College of St. Scholastica Yearbook 1963 Towers Duluth
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Eddie Cantor's Picture Book Foldout 1933 Chase Sanborn
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LONE STAR MAN IRA ATEN OLD TEXAS RANGERS PREECE 1ST EDN
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Leather Law Book Ohio Circuit Courts 1909 Vol. 30
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SCARLET LETTER NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1ST ED ALTEMUS 1896
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THE STATE OF ENGLAND IN 1685.H.CLEMENT NOTCUTT,PH.D
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First Family by Richard Scowcroft Houghton Mifflin pub
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INSTITUTE RADIO ENGINEERS OCT 1931 VOL 20 NO 6 PROCEED
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Richard Scarry's BUSY BUSY WORLD Big Golden Book
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Glad in the Lord Vintage Christian Bible 20s pictures
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Leather Law Book New York Court Appeals Vol IV 1888
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THE STONES OF SURRY GENEALOGY BOOK 1951 BYCHARLES STONE
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Leather Law Book Kentucky Reports Vol IX 1875
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1902 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Shakespeare VALE PRESS
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TRANSLATIONS ODES HORACE M JOURDAIN 1903 ED ANTIQUE
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RAGGEDY ANN A THANK YOU PLEASE Big Golden Book
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Five Years to Freedom James Rowe Viet Cong Nam First ed
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Navarre of the North by Esther Birdsall Darling
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1903 WURLITZER MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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INSTITUTE RADIO ENGINEERS OCT 1931 VOL 19 NO 10 PROCEED
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COLLECTORS BOOK OF CARTOON & PROMOTIONAL DRINK GLASSES
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Mary Dyer Biography of a Rebel Quaker 1994 NICE!
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Leather Law Book Ohio Nisi Prius Reports Vol. IX 1910
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Kunst Chronik, 30 Issues, 1995 through 1999
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Vintage PB: THE GIRL IN DOGWOOD CABIN, Signet 1308, 1st
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The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading by William G Benham
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William Shakespear Measure for Measure Mini book
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Bulldog Drummond at Bay by H.C. McNeile Copyright 1944
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The Ruling Passion by Henry Van Dyke 1902 4th Edition
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Direct Current Fundamentals France Electronics 1955
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1896 SHADES AND SHADOWS Architectural Drawing PILLET
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Air Service Boys Over the Rhine Charles Beach HC 1919
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Leather Law Book New York Court Appeals Vol XII 1888 #1
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My Book House Through Fairy Halls 1937 Olive Miller ill
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Leather Law Book Hill's Reports Vol V. New York 1859
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Ingres, by Georges Vigne, translated by John Goodman
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1903 THE FOX TYPEWRITER ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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VICTOR WUAMETT Artichoke Hearts 1991 1st Edition HB DJ
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1890 Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Book Vol XL
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Leather Law Book New York Reports 1888 Vol. III
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Carroll, John Tenniel
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1903 YOST LIGHT RUNNING TYPEWRITER ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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The Medicine Show By Consumer Reports 1963 PB
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LITTLE MAILMAN OF BAYBERRRY LANE Childs Book Munn Webbe
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Disney's THE ARISTOCATS Big Golden Book 1970 1st Ed
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1903 THE DENSMORE TYPEWRITER ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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The Wizard of Oz Baum Intro by Bolger w/movie photos
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Down in the Valleys Wisconsin Back Country Lore/Humor
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Leather Law Book Kansas Reports Vol 22 1887 annotated
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SIGNED: DEAN KOONTZ - THE VISION - 1ST w/DJ NPC UNREAD
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Easton Press Shakespeare, The Poems, 2 Volumes
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College of St. Scholastica Yearbook 1961 Towers Duluth
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Leather Law Book Ohio Prius Reports Vol. XIII 1913
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1878 Antique High School Book Music Reader Mixed & Boys
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The Lost hunters Joseph A. Altsheler
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Leather Law Book New York Court Appeals 1888
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Arts & Architecture Magazine June 1962 Issue Eames
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A Journal of the Seasons on an Ozark Farm Leonard Hall
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inside asia 1942 war edition by john gunther
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Wonder Book Easy Reader MR. PINE'S PURPLE HOUSE
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Alien Planet by Pratt, Fletcher Ace Book F257 Sci-Fi
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Aviation Medicine Harry Armstrong 1952 Vintage illus
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Leather Law Book New York Court Appeals Reports IV 1888
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The Pocket Book Of Baby & Child Care Benjamin Spock PB
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Bell & Gossett Handbook 1949 Hot Water heating plumbing
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Leather Law Book New York Supreme Court Vol. V 1872
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Dick Francis, WHIP HAND. 1st, DJ
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Whatever You Do Don't Panic by Jean Mercier with Jacket
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THE LONGABERGER COLLECTION HB BOOK BASKET MAKING
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The Key of Heaven - 1936 Prayer Book Made in Belgium
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1903 WINTON MOTOR CARRIAGE CO. ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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WILLIAM LAWRENCE THON Deadly Trail 1992 1st ED HB DJ
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MY FIRST GOLDEN DICTIONARY Big Golden Book 1963 1st Ed
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1903 WATERMAN MODERN PEN WATERMAN'S ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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College of St. Scholastica Yearbook 1962 Towers Duluth
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Leather Law Book Ohio Circuit Court 1905 - 1907
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Pondoro Last of the Ivory Hunters Big Game Hunting 1st
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Chips Off the Ol' Block Bob Becker Wisconsin SIGNED!
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METRAUX VOODOO HAITI SPELLS MAGIC SORCERY RITES 1959
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Caesar's Gallic War 1885 Ginn & Company Allen Greenough
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James Herriot's Treasury Children Veternarian 1992 1st
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1903 THE SUN TYPEWRITER NO. 2 ANTIQUE PRINT AD
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THE GOLDEN ENCYCLOPEDIA by Dorothy Bennett & C. De Witt
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Minneapolis Electrical Contractors Local Union 1947
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Frederic Haskin, The Panama Canal. 1913, 1st ed. plates
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Vintage PB: GIRLS OF THE FRENCH QUARTER, John Thompson
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1922 A.S.M. Hutchinson: This Freedom - First Edition
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