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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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Franklin Notes: POEMS John Donne 100 GBAT
$4.95
William L. DeAndrea - Killed in the Ratings - 1st 1st
$2.79
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service, H. Irving Hancock
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CHRISTIE'S "CHATEAU MARGAUX" WINE PUBLICATION-W/PRICES
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THE BOY How to Help Him Succeed Nath'l Fowler 1902
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READERS DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS..1960..VOL 4..AUTUMN SEL
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VINTAGE PAGEANT OF THE GUN BOOK 1967 HAROLD PETERSON
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VINTAGE WYATT EARP 1956 HC~PHILIP KETCHUM
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KINDRED OF THE WILD CHARLES G.D. ROBERTS 1902 ED
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Edward Lindall - Springs of Violence - HCDJ 1st 1st -NR
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The Birds Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1916)
$8.50
Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz, H. Irving Hancock, 1914
$5.00
1974 The World Atlas of Birds dl
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1882 WESTERN ELECTRIC - replica catalog phone etc.
$6.00
AURIFEROUS GRAVEL MAN California Indians geology + 1899
$18.00
Frances Mayes - Bella Tuscany - HCDJ 1st 1st - NR
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MARY GLENN/Sarah Gertrude Millin/HC/1926/Good Con.
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THE TRANSATLANTIC PERSUASION - IN THE AGE OF GLADSTONE
$0.01
Northward over the Great Ice by Robert E. Peary 1898 V1
$32.50
Breathless Moments News Photos Philip Van Doren Stern
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1997 Used Book Lovers Guide Cental States ch
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1994-1995 EDITION PRICE GUIDE TO AMERICAN ANTIQUES
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ca1920s Campfire Girls on the Program, Penrose, DJ
$3.99
1950 WALT DISNEYS MICKEY MOUSE BETTER LITTLE BOOK
$2.99
Franklin Notes: VANITY FAIR Thackeray 100 GBAT
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Michael Innes - Honeybath's Haven - UK TRUE 1st 1st
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Vtg Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller,Viking sc,1963
$7.00
LETTERS OF JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL - 1894
$0.01
Sichhart, Leitz Wetzlar# LEICA # 1940, nm
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Woodworker's Essential Shop Aids & Jigs Robert Wearing
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The Boys of Fort Schuyler -Otis-1897- Illustrated- Nice
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Judith Van Gieson - Raptor - 1st 1st - NR
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SKREBNESKI PORTRAITS FIRST ED.MATTER OF RECORD 1978
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Gentle Surgery By Charles Voigt Perrill, M.D.
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CARTHAGE ARCHEOLOGY Sanctuary Temple Tanit 1925 AFRICA
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1890s Fireside Series Under Drake's Flag, Henty, Ill.
$3.50
American Literary Masters By Leon H. Vincent
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Franklin Notes: PLAYS Henrik Ibsen 100 GBAT
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VINTAGE MANSFIELD PARK by JANE AUSTEN 1918
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THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS BY JERRY WEST
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Franklin Notes: CONFESSIONS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE 100 GBAT
$3.95
1908 Seen in Germany, Daily Life, Industry, + Photos
$4.99
HB Flour Cereal Mill Machinery Nordyke & Marmon 393 pgs
$21.50
Shirley Hazzard - The Great Fire - 1st 1st - NR
$2.79
HAGAR Dramatic Poem in Three Acts Rollin Wells 1903 HC
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CHILDREN BOOK INDIAN STORY CREEK YUCHI NATCHEZ CHEROKEE
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RARE 1927 "Contraception: Theory, History, Practice"!!
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Eighteenth Century Furniture - Book - Hard Back
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UTILIZATION SOLAR ENERGY sun power heat 1915 Ackermann
$9.95
Play Ideas for Tots
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BASIC WRITINGS OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS VOLUMES 1,2 (1945)
$32.00
1892 Stories of the Sea Told by Sailors HALE History
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PERFUME BOTTLES (2ND ED.) PRICE GUIDE BOOK -c z
$23.96
Silicon Embrace - John Sirhley - Ziesing SIGNED Limited
$25.00
Stedelijk Museum#SOL LEWITT, Walldrawings 1968-1984#nm+
$395.00
DENIAL KEITH ABLOW FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING
$3.00
1882 Sledge Journey UNKNOWN NORTHERN ALASKA - With Map
$29.99
S.M. Eisenstein # SCHETSEN EN TEKENINGEN#1979, nm
$49.50
ANNE RICE'S INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE PRINTED SPANISH
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AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES: ARIZONA Hopi art ethnology 1897
$24.00
1874 LIGHT IN THE EAST Fleetwood's LIFE OF CHRIST
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Collies Further AdventuresOf Lad. Albert P.Terhune.1922
$4.99
GIRL SCOUT HAND BOOK COPYRIGHT 1953 HARD BACK BOOK !!!
$2.99
General John Sedgwick 1982 Winslow Union Corps Command
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Mary Cary Frequently Martha 1910 1st edition Illus
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Singed Albert Einstein Book
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1892 Phyllis Farmer's Daughter Operatic Cantata ch
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1895 Thought & Action by Right Rev. Phillips Brooks
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BARONESS ORCZY, Case of Miss Elliott, 1909 Eng Edition
$15.50
Jack Farris - A Man to Ride With - 1957 - 1st 1st
$2.79
Franklin: Audubon: Birds: Quadrupeds, 5 Vols Library
$439.95
The Wayward Bus John Steinbeck FIRST EDITION 1st w/ DJ
$9.00
Uta Barth MOCA Catalog -- SIGNED -- with mounted print
$4700.00
Chatam River Press Mystery Classics 3 Vol.s dl
$9.99
CUSTER- Libbie's Forgotten Scrapbook-VERY RARE & SIGNED
$8.50
LEAVES OF GRASS BY WALT WHITMAN 1950
$2.99
1840-LIFE OF THE HON. NATHANIEL MACON OF NORTH CAROLINA
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History of the World War set of 5 1917 - 1920
$24.95
LIVE AND LET DIE, IAN FLEMING, PERMA BOOK M-3048, 1956
$19.50
1921 Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures, Cory, Barbour DJ
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DOLL VALUES: ANTIQUE TO MODERN 10TH PRICE GUIDE BK -c z
$13.56
1914 Oracle Magazine Duval High School Jacksonville Fl
$9.99
1872 Happy Little Girl, Sweet Victorian Novel, Ill.
$4.99
Vintage Mini-Books-Cartoon Characters 3&1/2" x 5" x 3/4
$9.75
PRAIRYERTH WILLIAM LEAST HEAT-MOON 1ST EDITION UNREAD
$19.99
OLD VictorianEd. Rob Roy Walter Scott, Scotland, Lovell
$3.99
Alice Munro: ALICE MUNRO'S BEST. First Edition SIGNED!
$49.99
1896 WAR IN CUBA SPANISH AMERICAN SLAVERY Plates MAP
$169.99
MA’S COOKIN’ MOUNTAIN RECIPES OZARK HILLBILLY COOKBOOK
$5.00
The Two Gun Man Hardback Book by Charles Alden Seltzer
$2.99
Lot of 4 hardback books, from 68, 60, 52, 47
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NO VACANCY by NELLY GRAF TRAVEL TRAILER MOTEL RARE
$5.00
Possessing the Secret of joy Uncorrected Proof Copy
$9.99
Play Index 1949-1960 2 Vol.s ch
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