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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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Zane Grey- West of The Pecos, THE TRAIL DRIVER, THUNDER
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WATCHTOWER SPANISH TRUTH LA VERDAD BOOK 1ST EDITION
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Antique Nursery Rhymes Claud Lovat Fraser ill First Ed
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Myths and Their Meaning. by Max J. Herzberg. (1928).
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1950 Lurcat -Tapestry Textile Designs- Antique Modern
$9.95
1907 Youth & Young Manhood by Mary Baker Eddy
$9.99
Rand McNally Elf Book WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD 1st Ed
$3.25
Star Coin Book Junior 15th Ed American & Foreign Coins
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WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. BOOKS 2 COUNT. RARE AND NICE.
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constitutional history of england 1760-1860 3 vol 1878
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Santa Catalina California Photographic Picture Book
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CHILDREN`S RAND MCNALLY JUNIOR ELF BOOKS
$1.00
1913 Hans Brinker Childrens' Book-Original
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A WAY OF SEEING BY EDITH SCHAEFFER
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1962 Korean New Testament Printed in Korea Hankul Pub.
$7.50
Assyrian Palace Reliefs HC Book- R. D. Barnett-DJ-EX
$19.38
ROMA: Album Artistico Con 132 Tavole ~ Cecami, Italy
$15.00
17 Vintage National Geographic School Bulletin 1964
$9.99
THERESA NEUMAN BY J. STEINER 1970 HB VERY RARE BOOK
$0.99
1901 ANTIQUE BOOK J DEVLIN BOSS NOVEL OF POLITICS
$8.95
The Better Little Books - Smokey Stover - A 1945 Comic!
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Antique 1945 Country Ledger Journal Book Seed Co
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Hawaiiana The Best of Hawaiian Design
$15.50
1812 & 1848 MURDER TRIALS bound as one book
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Oresteia, Aeschylus, Easton Collector's Edition
$25.00
Early Portsmouth NH travel booklet harbor town views
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Thoburn; MISSIONARY APPRENTICESHIP INDIA Methodist 1884
$24.50
Allstate 1969 Annual Report
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The Parables of Jesus, George A. Buttrick, 1928
$4.99
1955 New York Yankess Illustrated Program Book
$9.99
1916 SANTA FE-ATCHISON-TOPEKA RAILWAY Colorado Summer
$12.16
1944 Our Civil Liberties by Osmond K. Faenkel
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TOM SWIFT And His MOTOR CYCLE by Appleton, 1927 in DJ
$29.51
TRADE UNIONS IN HUNGARY. MINIATURE BOOK. ENGLISH LANG.
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Sermons for Sunday...Vol. 1, Rev. Pottgeisser, 1890
$4.99
Joel Rohr Israel Landscapes and People 1964
$4.99
Here I Stand Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton
$7.50
ANTIQUE BOOK 1950 THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT BEATRIX POTT
$24.99
WWII IWO stated 1st ed by Richard Wheeler
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24 Vintage National Geographic School Bulletin 1967
$9.99
Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies 1903 Hardcover John Ruskin
$2.99
Rand McNally Book-Elf Book SPARKY THE FIRE DOG 1st Ed
$3.00
SCARCE 1994 MILTON AVERY GOTTLIEB ROTHKO CATALOG
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DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP BOOKLET by NEUHAUSLER
$9.99
Lot3 Ballantine Schweinfurt Me109 German secret weapons
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THE TASCHEN RETROSPECTIVE VOLUME, Jeff Koons, NEW, LTD
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WATCHTOWER Jehovah's Witnesses PROOF of 1975 Armageddon
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BOOK-STORY OF INDUSTRY BY:A CHASE&E.CROW 1915 (NEAT)
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ANTIQUE BOOK C.1925 "FIFTY YEARS OF THE PIONEER SPIRIT"
$5.99
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians, 1903
$15.00
PEACE IN THE BIBLE. REFORMED CHURCH. HUNGARIAN MINIBOOK
$27.80
Sinbad Arabian Nights 1889 Dore engravings
$22.00
Changing Paris: a Tour Along the Sein ~ Philip Trager
$20.00
Sonnets from the Portuguese, Browning, ills.Pogany,1936
$20.00
1938 Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Book Rand McNally
$15.00
My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers, 1942
$4.99
1926 The Story of Peter Pan Book Charles Graham Co.
$15.00
VINTAGE BOOK LOT Pray Always GEORGE WASHINGTON S493 QX
$18.00
3) Vintage Ace Double Novel Books, D-99, D-453, F-133
$6.17
POETRY OF BORIS PASTERNAK BIOGRAPHICAL INFO ALSO
$1.50
ZULEIKA DOBSON by MAX BEERBOHM HB 1960 SLIP COVER NR
$9.99
BOY SCOUTS, 3 SERIES OLD BOOK STORY BOOKS.
$3.99
THOUGHT IN ENGLISH PROSE, DENT, ODYSSEY, 1930
$2.99
YOUNG PEOPLES ILLUSTRATED BIBLE HISTORY 1870
$9.99
Christy by Catherine Marshall
$5.00
Timmins Canada Porcupine Gold Camp Photo Book 1920s
$32.00
The Wizard of Oz
$10.00
1934 ABOARD THE SETH PARKER FRIGIDAIRE CORP. ADVERTISE
$14.99
RICKSHAW BOY Lau Shaw H/B D/J 1945
$5.00
The Power of Faith. of Isabella Graham.(1843)
$9.99
1956 GIRL SCOUT POCKET SONGBOOK Vintage Music Book
$2.99
1884 Message President Arctic Rescue Greely Dispute
$8.50
SEND BYGRAVES, MARTHA GRIMES, 1989,1ST ED, MYSTERY POEM
$7.99
1946-1956 PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
$2.99
ALONG THE MOHAWK TRAIL, P.K. FITZHUGH. BOY SCOUT ED.
$7.00
1948-HANDWRITING AID FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS SEE
$9.99
Very Rare Misprinted book must see 1937 HB by Stolz 1st
$7.99
THE GREAT ARTIST, FUNK & WAGNALLS, BOOK 16, GAUGUIN
$0.99
30 Vintage Bobbsey Twins HC Books Laura Lee Hope NICE
$48.01
Old Cherokee Families Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr RARE!
$99.00
The Man Who Lost AMerica Johnny Burgoyne by Paul Lewis
$7.50
"Lord Byron's Helmet" Rare 1st Edition Book
$5.00
ANTIGUE BOOK- LITTLE DORRIT BY CHARLES DICKENS
$14.95
Rand McNally Famous Elf Book FREIGHT TRAIN 1st Ed
$3.00
Drawn And Quartered Book By Chas Addams 1942 Cartoons
$4.99
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND 1927 ROUNTREE ART RARE
$28.00
fine binding India 1906 lst edition
$9.50
1st Edition 1921 - Rare- Figure Construction - Bement
$9.99
Sometimes a Little Brain Damage Can Help by George C...
$1.99
A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES-1887-TWO VOLUMES-McCARTHY
$35.00
Tasha Tudor Mouse Mills Catalogue Signed Rare Find Book
$20.40
Old history book copy right 1903
$5.00
24 Vintage National Geographic School Bulletin 1966
$9.99
C. 1900 "BEETHOVEN SONATEN VIOLINE" ANTIQUE SHEET MUSIC
$28.99
Kaufman Guide BIRDS of NORTH AMERICA Easy Identify WOW!
$5.95
Book Album Poster Russian Propaganda Art Political 10
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Early 1900 Antique Scrapbook Reliqious Articles Obits +
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1898 Wood's Natural History Childrens' Book-Animals
$4.99