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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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CATHOLICS USA 1928 ADDRESS MICHAEL WILLIAMS METRO CLUB
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Letters from John Chinaman and other Essays (1948) 2nd
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Chocolate Molds: A History & Encyclopedia
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Pascal's Wager Philosophical Theology by Rescher
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HUBEN UND DRUBEN
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1873 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary-3000 Illustrations
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University of Texas at Austin Yearbook 1969 Cactus
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HONEY BUNCH AND NORMAN 1957
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7 DIFFERENT PSYCHIC BOOKS INTERESTING NICE SHAPE LOOK
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The First Greek - Latin Dictionary - George Pasor 1640
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TOM THE READY - 1888 BOYS BOOK by RANDOLPH HILL
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1940 The Book of Modern Airplanes
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SOURCE-BOOK OF ENGLISH HISTORY - Elizabeth Kendall 1928
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1940 AAA Motor News Magazine-U of M Michigan Football
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THE SHAPE OF BOOKS TO COME by J. Donald Adams (1948) HC
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Southern Field-Crop Enterprises, Revised Edition 1928
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Galsworthy First Edition - Captures, 1923
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1940 AAA Motor News Magazine-All Auto Models Preview
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THE ART OF WRITING & SPEAKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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1940 1ST EDIT. MATHEMATICS IMAGINATION KASNER & NEWMAN
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The Amateur's Book of the Dahlia by Stout - 1922
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Vintage Book; Perspective Drawing by Ernest Norling
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Holt's Rapid Estimator House Edition 1929
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antique dictionary Webster's International
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Dobbins' Diary Of The New Frontier - Dobbins James J
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2 Vol Arts Militaires & Art Heraldique Frameable Plates
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Candle Flowers by Blanche Lee - Poetry - Signed
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THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS*THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY
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Vintage 1924 Magazine; Grit Story Section
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez Collected Novellas First Edition
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The Speaker's Library Sunshine all the Year Round
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1882 Book By Horatio Alger Jr. *Ben's Nugget
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Principles of Plant Physiology by Oran Raber, 1933 rev.
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