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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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1982 BEFORE THE LARK IRENE BENNETT BROWN FIRST EDITION
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JRR Tolkien Life & Legend Bodliean Library LOTR Hobbit
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Sing-Song Book Marguerite Davis Rossetti Nursery Rhymes
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Deadlock America's Closest Election SIGNED 32 authors
$119.00
The Shadow Isle by Katharine Kerr 1st DJ publisher Let
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1665 Saint Bonaventure Czech Prague Parochianus Obedien
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1954 NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS MAC HAYMAN BOOK
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LOT OF 1 BOOK CHILDREN'S READER THE WALKING STONES 1970
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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Michael Dorris Signed 1989
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A WOMAN WHO FAILED AND OTHERS BESSIE CHANDLER 1893
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JOURNEYS IN THE MYTHIC SEA AN INNERSPACE ODYSSEY HARTER
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1961 THE LONG RIDE HOME NELSON & SHIRLEY WOLFORD
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1576 Italian Renaissance History of Italy by U. Locati
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Three Little Pigs Book The Eulalie Platt & Munk Co.
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Signed with Drawing Gahan Wilson Eddy DEco's last Caper
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1737 Royaumont History of the Bible Complete OT& NT
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THE WILDERNESS IS YOURS ROSE THURBURN 1950
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Dana Girls Secret of The Jade Ring Carolyn Keene
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM illustrated (1947)
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WILL ROGERS P.J. O'BRIEN 1935
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1947 QUEST FOR SITA MAURICE COLLIS AN ASIA BOOK
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Warriors Sunset by Erin Hunter 1st DJ publisher Let
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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 1996 CAR REPORT PLUS LOTS OF EXTRA
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1928 BAD GIRL VINA DELMAR HARCOURT BRACE & CO VINTAGE
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NO ARMOUR AGAINST FATE MAGARET PEDLER GROSSET & DUNLAP
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Old Greek Book of Corfu island-Kerkyra- Theatrical 1949
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1916 FREY AND HIS WIFE MAURICE HEWLETT ROBERT MCBRIDE
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Miniature Book" Tis' The Season" In Nature illustrated
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WHAT'S WHAT IN AMERICA EUGENE V. BREWSTER 1919
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sonnets from the portuguese,elizabeth browning,1954
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1964 WILSON HURRAY FOR ME SECOND PRINTING
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ODYSSEY THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK
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Waite, Ceremonial Magic, Black Magic, Grimoire, Occult
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1968 OUR NEXT PRESIDENT RUSSELL BAKER FIRST EDITION
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WALLFLOWERS TEMPLE BAILEY 1927
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1699 Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow English Civil Wars
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GERMAN 5 KLEINE BIBLIOTHEK MINI BOOKS FAUST ILL 1955
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1954 LEE WYNDHAM BINKIE'S BILLIONS FIRST EDITION
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things to come by j. dwight pentecost,1974
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1974 READER'S DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS VOLUME 1
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Perry Mason THE CASE OF THE FOOT-LOOSE DOLL (1960)
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THE HORSE'S MOUTH by Joyce Cary (1944)
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THE YOUNG MUTINEERS LT MEADE A STORY FOR GIRLS ANTIQUE
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THE JAPAN RUSSIA WAR ....SYDNEY TYLER ..1st ED 1905 !!
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS A DISNEY GOOFY CLASSIC
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BRISINGR by CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI SIGNED FIRST LIMITED ED
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1st HC Carl Hiaasen LUCKY YOU
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THE WOODMAN JULES DE GLOUVET 1892
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READER'S DIGEST *GREAT RECIPES* COOKBOOK $39Value
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HEBREW BOOK JEWISH-------SET 3 VOL MIDRASH AND KABBALA
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GERTRUDE LAWRENCE AS MRS A RICHARD STODDARD ALDRICH
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1938 THE PUBLIC PAPERS ADDRESSES OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
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1966 HOBBYCRAFT AROUND THE WORLD AUTHOR TOYS & GAMES
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Review copy CITY OF JADE Dennis McKiernan with pub sht
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1780 Asia Africa Levant Egypt Catholic Jesuit Missions
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Rare 1903 Football Photo of Princeton and Westpoint BIG
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Signed 1st THE PELICAN BRIEF by John Grisham
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HEBREW BOOK JEWISH-------KEHILAT JEWISH IN BERELIN
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1900 THE HERITAGE OF PERIL ARTHUR W MARCHMONT GROSSET
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4 Volumes Tom Quest Series F. Striker with Dust Jackets
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Philalethes, Waite, Collectanæ Chemica, Alchemy, Occult
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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 2008 CAR REPORT BT STORIES REVIEW
$14.69
BOOK CHILDREN'S IN LINCOLN'S FOOTSTEPS ANDREW JOHNSON
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1950 WORD MASTERY SPELLER DAVID H PATTON VINTAGE BOOK
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1908 MYRTLE BALDWIN CHARLES CLARK MUNN GROSSET & DUNLAP
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Faivre, Alchemy, Eternal Hermes, Occult, limited ed!
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1st Ed. Prince Caspian C.S. Lewis Narnia Beautiful Copy
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signed ARC ENDANGERED SPECIES by Nevada Barr
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PARACHUTES COULD CARRY US HIGHER POEMS ABOUT TODAY
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1887 TONY THE MAID BLANCHE WILLIS HOWARD HARPER & BROS
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1969 F SCOTT FITZGERALD THE LAST TYCOON
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WINSTON CHURCHILL THE VALIANT YEARS LEVIEN, LORD 1962
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ARC The Great Tree of Avalon by T.A.Barron
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1676 History of Crusades Against Muslims & Turks
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1st Ed. The Case for Christianity C.S. Lewis w Jacket!!
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1921 HOYLE'S GAMES BY TRUMPS DICK AND FITZGERALD
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HEBREW BOOK JEWISH---ANNALS OF IRAQI JEWRY KEHILAT IRAQ
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pride and prejudice by jane austen,1968,franklin watts
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The Century of Hats by Susie Hopkins (1999)Headgear
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1940 SMOKE SCREEN SAMUEL B PETTENGILL SIGNED BOOK
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Eliphas Levi, Waite, The History of Magic, Occult, Rare
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THE LUCY TRUMAN ALDRICH COLLECTION EUROPEAN FIGURES
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1922 SHELIA OF BIG WRECK COVE A STORY OF CAPE COD
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THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD 1920
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THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO 1ST EDITION BOOK
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A Night inthe Lonesom October 1st Zelazny-Gahan Wilson
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CATHOLICS IN CONVERSATION DONALD MCDONALD FIRST EDITION
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THE SKETCH BOOK by Washington Irving
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1928 SKETCH MAPS OF FRANCE KULLMER GERARD KRAMER
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10 Volumes Maida's Series Inez Irwin with Dust Jackets
$61.00
1916 DIDO THE DANCING BEAR RICHARD BARNUM HOPKINS
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1909 THE WHITE MICE RICHARD HARDING DAVIS GEORGE GIBBS
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1941 THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE
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1780 Asia Africa Levant Arabs Catholic Jesuit Missions
$249.00
FOREVER FREE by Honore Willsie Morrow, 1927
$9.00
A TRAITORS ESCAPE JAMES OTIS 1899
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1st Ed. The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis with Dust Jacket!!
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1646 Machiavelli Art of War, Prince, Livy – 3 in 1 RARE
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