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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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1955 Where's the Bunny? Book Hard cover NICE CONDITION
$4.99
Signed 1st ed BITTER SUGAR Caroline Garcia-Aquilera DJ
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Dr. Dodd's School by J.L. Ford - 1901
$3.99
"1958 An Atlas of Cat Anatomy" Illustrated Mary Taylor
$39.99
PONIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
$9.99
SAMUEL PEPYS` DIARY BY WILLIS L.PARKER 1932 ILLUSTRATED
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Antique COOKBOOK Local Community Sewing Club Ohio 1924
$5.99
MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES
$2.99
1912 Pocket Testament League New Testament Bible 3244
$4.99
DON MARQUIS - ARCHY'S LIFE OF MEHITABEL
$3.99
Owen Wister: Lady Baltimore - 1906
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Schinkel 1841 German Architect Folio Sotheby's 174 Plat
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OLD JUDAICA HEBREW BOOK JEWISH-SET 6 VOL MISHNAYOT 1898
$196.00
"Christ In Russia" Helene Iswolsky 1960 HB/DJ
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The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury (1972) ***Signed***
$265.00
1856 CONFESSIONS OPIUM EATER DRUG ABUSE VERY RARE EDIT.
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No Uncertain Sound, R. Leonard Small, 1963
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Boy Scout Pathfinders/Jack Danby's Best Adventure Book
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CAROLINE'S WINTER HOLIDAY! GORGEOUS! PIERRE PROBST
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THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS~JULY TO DEC 1852~WELLINGTON
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"Religious Art" Emile Male (From 12th-18th Century)
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1899 MOUNT VERNON Souvenir Book GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Lot of 5 Rare Vintage Books 1910 - 1920 - SEE TITLES
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1882 MOUNT VERNON The Home of Washington Book LOSSING
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getting the most out of life,an anthology,1946
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2 Rand McNally Junior Elf Nursery Books 1956, 1960 OLD
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Eclectic Physical Geography by Russell Hinman 1888
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The Premium CooK Book-Marion Harland-Nice Collectable!
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Little Golden Book SANTA'S TOY SHOP '50 1st edition A
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ANNI ALBERS Modernist catalog INSCRIBED SIGNED 1975 NR!
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1st review copy HEARSE OF A DIFFERENT Tim Cockey
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2 Giant Big Treasure Nursery Books 1949 & 1951OLD BOOKS
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The Caves of death and Other Stories,Limited to 150 C.
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Unique 27 CHICAGO Illinois DESIGNERS Art Book Vol 38
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Housing Management Principles & Practices (1937)
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Lot of 5 OLD Early reader Childrens books 1958 - 1966
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Child's History of England book~Alta Edition~Old
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Vintage TELL A TALE BOOK TRAIN COMING ! illus FLORIAN
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1939 GRUESOME NAZI TIME PRINT GERMAN CIG. CARD ALBUM
$76.00
SUSQUEHANNOCKS INDIANS - LANCASTER COUNTY, PA 1909 RARE
$175.00
Vintage Fortune Magazine December 1941
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2 Childrens Books 1965 Birds Do The Strangest Things
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Rare Collectors Classic Rods and Rodmakers 1983 Signed
$375.00
1869 ANTIQUE LUTHERAN CH. BOOK OF WORSHIP- HB
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A LONG AND WINDING ROAD (BOOK) GUDE TO THE BEATELS
$17.75
Vintage 1927 HC Book DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN - W. L. RIVER
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THE PROMISE Dora Spence signed HB Book Spence Brothers
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Little Golden Book LGB CHRISTMAS CAROLS 1946 K
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Early Stories and Legends of the White Mountains
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Robert Sabuda CHRISTMAS Signed 1st
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From Words to Stories, Mary Guyton, 1951.
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The Touch of Abner by H.A. Cody
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VINTAGE TELL A TALE BOOK Circus Alphabet illus HUDSON
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1892 Royal Danish Theater Copenhagen Denmark
$15.99
My First Counting Book & ABC Childrens Nursery Books
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SIGNED 1948 Hebrew POEMS Songs by Avraham Tzvi Halevy
$9.99
JOE'S LUCK HORATIO ALGER,JR. 1909 NEW YORK BOOK CO.
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Free in Obedience, William Stringfellow, 1964
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C. S. LEWIS Prince Caspian 1951 HC Book
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MODERN MECHANIX AUGUST 1936
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HC BLAZE & THUNDERBOLT 1st PRINTING 1955 C.W. ANDERSON
$4.95
Clue in the Patchwork Quilt Judy Bolton by Sutton DJ
$9.99
Grimms' Fairy Tales & Anderson's Fairy Tales-Nice Set!
$8.50
Aquinas Selected Political Writings, D' Entreves, 1959
$6.99
OLD JUDAICA BOOK JEWISH----SET 5 VOL HOK LEISRAEL 1865
$196.00
OLD POEM BOOK- 1819 POLITICAL WORKS OF JAMES THOMSON
$14.95
Stedelijk Museum # WILLIAM KLEIN #1967, Nm+
$49.50
Basket Ball for Girls - 1935
$4.99
A SIMPLE LIFE BY CHARLES WAGNER 1905 HURST & COMPANY
$1.40
Lot of 4 Ernst Junger HC books-German? 1950's copyright
$19.99
BIBLOTECA DEGLI SCRITTORI LATINI 1872 EN ITALIANO
$25.00
New Jerusalem or the Fulilment of Prophecy,Mormon,1849
$14.99
1896 Florentine Villas Majano Villa Royal Villa Petraia
$17.99
Vintage TELL A TALE BOOKS Best of Friends & KOBO Koala
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ALCOHOLICS "A.A. THE STORY" AUTHOR SIGNED *ERNEST KURTZ
$49.99
1953 Creative Home Decorating HOME DECOR Design Trends
$0.99
The Mystic Ball, Judy Bolton by M. Sutton Dust Jackets
$12.60
SENECA EN ALEMAN 1807 Y LATIN
$38.00
1860 CUSHING'S MANUAL Book Parliamentary Rules Debate
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HORSE COMEDY - THELWELL - RIDING ACADEMY
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1847 Life GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Book President
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"Back Gammon" Prince Alexis Obolensky & Ted James 1973
$4.99
VINTAGE TELL A TALE BOOKS Three Bears Little Bear Kite
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SC DRAWING DOGS GLADY'S EMERSON COOK 1958 GREAT ILLUST.
$10.00
"Great Novels of Anatole France" 1914 HB
$9.99
DICKENS "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" PAPER BACK BOOK-1939
$7.99
PENNSYLVANIA BOOKS-RADNOR HIGH SCHOOL -YEAR BOOK -1961
$4.99
6 Volumes Judy Bolton by M. Sutton with Dust Jackets
$40.99
Julia Donaldson THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD Signed LTD
$49.00
J.K. Rowling..Deluxe Prisoner of Azkaban..Fine
$5.50
Rare 1923 Book JIMMIE DALE AND THE PHANTOM CLUE Packard
$2.99
4 Old Childrens Storybooks 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965
$4.99
PRACTICAL HORSE KEEPER
$5.99
PASSENGER & IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX by Filby & Meyers
$240.00
Drawings of the Masters: Cave to Renaissance & 20th Cen
$8.99
L.M.Montgomery Anne of Green Gables !st Cdn.Edt.H/C D/J
$15.00
The Field of the Dogs, Katherine Paterson, 2001, 1st Ed
$7.99