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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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1866 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN CIVIL WAR PRESIDENT SLAVES
$299.95
The Life and Times of Jesus The Messiah Volume 1
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Scholastic Newstime Feb. 3, 1977
$0.99
1894 Training Performing Animals
$18.95
Charity Blackstock THE GALLANT 1st Amer Edition
$5.00
AUDUBON'S BIRDS AMERICA Baby Elephant Folio Peterson
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The Hardy Boys "The House on the Cliff" 1959 Edition
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OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET C S Lewis PB 1949 Avon Nice!
$6.99
1967 AMERICAN SCULPTURE of the SIXITIES 1stED Lacma LA
$9.99
1929 FLAPPER FASHION & BEAUTY Style Charm Wardrobe VAMP
$51.00
Fauves: The Reign of Color
$19.99
1894 Thieves / Burglars versus Locks / Safes
$24.95
Royal Tobacco Box Westminster PAST OVERSEER'S SOCIETY
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Ballantine 406K Livingston THE CLIMACTICON Sexy SF
$3.00
THE BIBLE AS HISTORY BY WERNER KELLER (1956) RARE
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Vintage & Collectible Books of Magic 22 Pcs
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Ballantine U6131 William Ten OF MEN AND MONSTERS 1st NF
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Ballantine F571 THE UNSLEEP SF Rarity!
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Antique Old Vintage 1908 Books- The Bible & Its Story
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GREAT JOHN WAYNE HARDBACK BOOK BIOGRAPHY
$4.99
DEAN KOONTZ WATCHERS - RARE 1ST 1987 w/DJ N-FINE UNREAD
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A WOMAN'S TRAVELS IN EARLY 19TH CENTURY INDIA, HC/DJ
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Vanishing Race and Other Illusions Photographs Indians
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1894 Secret Hiding Places
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THE BORDER BOYS with the MEXICAN RANGERS /Deering/ 1911
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1894 Worth Fashion Dress Designer Paris Haute Couture
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Anthony Burgess THE RIGHT TO AN ANSWER 1st PB Print
$5.00
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ESKIMO LANGUAGE, JAMES PILLING 1887 1ST
$14.99
ARIZONA AMES~ZANE GREY~ WALTER J. BLACK~HC~1930
$3.50
Larry Niven CONVERGENT SERIES 1st Edition
$3.00
Mansfield Pa. Teachers College 75th Commencement 1937
$9.99
Ballantine U2212 Miller A VIEW FROM THE STARS 1st NF
$2.50
BILL MUNSTER SUDDEN FEAR: DEAN KOONTZ BIO 1st RARE '88
$34.99
1894 Bevis Marks Synagogue London Jewish Worship House
$24.95
THE STRANGE LIVES OF BRITISH WOMEN IN OLD INDIA, HC/DJ
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The Negro Revolution from africa-martin luther king`68
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The Three Investigators Secret of Terror Castle 1964
$12.50
Ballantine U6112 HaydenHoward ESKIMO INVASION 1st Rare
$3.50
The Eyes of The World by Harold Bell Wright 1st 1914 hb
$9.99
Dixie after the War
$5.00
EXTRAORDINARY INDIAN BOOK ON BRITISH INDIA, FINE HC/DJ
$7.99
1894 Girton and Newham College
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Ballantine 214 O'Rourke HIGH VENGEANCE 2nd Printing
$4.00
One Nation Easton Press World Trade Center 9/11 Photos
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1894 Woman's Muzzle Muzzles for Women Witches
$18.95
The Glass Christmas Ornament Old & New by Maggie Rogers
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BILL MUNSTER - DISCOVERING DEAN KOONTZ -HC 1ST RARE BIO
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1894 Alfred Tennyson Handwriting (Letters,signatures)
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4 HITCHCOCK books HCDJ Ghostly Gallery 58 Short Stories
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1902 Life T Dewitt Talmage illustrated Brooklyn Preache
$9.99
Ballantine 422K Anderson GUARDIANS OF TIME 1st Edition
$3.00
The Three Investigators Mystery of Green Ghost 1965
$10.50
Ballantine F639 Clifton EIGHT KEYS TO EDEN 1st PB Print
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EASTER CHIMES STORIES SPRING SEASON ILLUSTRATED JONES
$9.95
Charity Blackstock MR CHRISTOPOULOS 1st Amer Edition
$3.00
Heralds of The Morning by Asa Oscar Tait 1906 Relgious
$19.99
Grahame's History of the USA 1827 - U.S. History
$125.00
Ballantine 398K Clarke CHILDHOOD'S END 2nd
$3.00
SIGNED: DEAN KOONTZ - BLISS TO YOU - 2008 1ST DJ N-FINE
$44.99
Larry Niven A GIFT FROM EARTH True First VG
$4.00
Evangelical Cockroach. Jack Woodford SIGNED 1st ed DJ
$24.99
1904 1ST? SCIENCE & IMMORALITY INGERSOLL LECTURE OSLER
$13.00
1926 edition, THE RINGER, mystery by Edgar Wallace
$9.99
Ballantine 579 Anderson AFTER DOOMSDAY 1st Edition
$4.50
"Nelson REGENCY KJV Family Bible" Leatherette, photos
$10.95
GUIDE TO AMERICAN COLONIAL COINAGE S.DURST COIN BOOK
$19.99
Operation MonkeyMail Signed and Numbered Monkey Danger
$21.95
1955-56 Burton M. Reid Inc Famous Brands Book !Vintage!
$19.99
New Testament History by Harris Franklin Rall
$0.99
Church Vestments: Their Origin and Development
$9.49
BRITISH INDIA: ADVENTURES OF A MEMSAHIB,LIMITED EDITION
$7.99
FRANCES NOYES HART - THE BELLAMY TRIAL - 1928
$5.00
THE DRINKER'S ADDICTION 1968 1ST. ED. FRANCIS CHAMBERS
$14.99
Gnostic Freemason Occult Templars Masonic Masonry
$122.50
1970 1st edition "Woodstock 69" A PHOTO REVIEW- PHOTOS!
$9.99
Ballantine 218 Charles Eric Maine HIGH VACUUM 1st
$3.50
William Makepeace Thackeray Limited Edition Book Deluxe
$9.99
1890 OUTLINES OF JEWISH HISTORY BY LADY MAGNUS
$6.50
1894 Hiram Maxim Inventor Machine Gun
$39.00
Ballantine U6149 Hodder-Williams MAIN EXPERIMENT 1st PB
$3.00
His Uncle John~A Play by Rea Woodman 1908 Eldridge Ohio
$9.99
NEW! Strong's LARGE PRINT Exhaustive BIBLE CONCORDANCE
$24.99
Larry Niven A HOLE IN SPACE 1st 1974
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(AN ESSAY) "READING" HUGH WALPOLE 1ST ED 1927 CHOOSING
$1.99
Legends of The Jews ~ Louis Ginzberg 2 Volume Book Set
$59.95
True Story Romance Mags 1950`s four different GREAT ADS
$12.99
1934/35 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY HANDBOOK DIARY AGENDA
$7.50
LOT OF FIVE 1950s CHILDRENS SCHOOL STORY BOOKS
$7.50
1956 Favorite Nursery Songs
$1.99
Felix Czeike Unbekanntes Wien bucher photogalerie book
$9.50
1894 Cambridge Press Bible Printing King James
$18.95
Dudley Hardy Edward Reed Leslie Ward Spy Caricaturists
$18.95
1985 - JUBAL SACKETT - LOUIS L'AMOUR HARDBACK
$12.50
1829 BIBLE
$1.75
1941 BOB HOPE ""THEY GOT ME COVERED" -- FIRST ED
$5.00
USC Yearbook: El Rodeo 1914
$15.00
Lot of 3 books Vampire Companion, Essential Dracula
$9.99
GREAT JOHN WAYNE HARDBACK BOOK BIOGRAPHY SHOOTING STAR
$9.49
The Defense of Redleysburg by Mrs. Frank Lee RARE 1905
$9.99