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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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MY COUSIN RACHEL BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER GREAT BOOK
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"THE TWENTY THIRD PSALM" TASHA TUDOR, MINIATURE, RARE
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For The New Intellectual, The Philosophy Of Ayn Rand
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1904 THE ADMIRABLE TINKER EDGAR JEPSON CURTIS PUBL.
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1949 A HANDY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FOOTBALL SAM NISENSON
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1868 Views In Bible Lands Books
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1909 THE CALLING OF DAN MATTHEWS HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
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1943 THE FIGHTING AMERICAN REYNAL & HITCHCOCK FICTION
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JOHN NORMAN 6 BOOKS! GOR TARL CABOT COUNTER-EARTH L@@K!
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The Divine Plan of the Ages 1934 C T Russell Chart
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1942 THE JAPANESE ENEMY BY HUGH BYAS FIRST EDITION
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THE MEN ON DECK, MANUAL MERCHANT SERV.- RIESENBERG 1918
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1942 THE ROBE LLYOD C DOUGLAS FORTY-FIRST IMPRESSION
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1883 HER DEAREST FOE MRS ALEXANDER AUTHOR'S EDITION
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The Nature Almanac - 1927
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1881 Bureau Ethnology Native Americans Indians 1st
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Oh Dad Poor Dad Arthur Kopit movie tie in play 1st
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Pilots Help Our Nation~Vol.II~The Sky's The Limit~1993
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THE ART OF HUNTING BIG GAME IN NORTH AMERICA,1967 HCDJ
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CUMULATIVE INDEX TO PUB. OF THE COMMITTEE
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Works of L. Muhlbach,1910 McCLURE CO.,13 VOLUMES, -NR-
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The works of browing
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1921 THE BRIMMING CUP THE MCCALL COMPANY
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HOW TO BE AN ADOLESCENT AND SURVIVE 1971 JOHN SCHIMEL
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Serbian Surrealism Stanislav Vinaver Nova pantologija
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1959 THE HARDY BOYS THE TOWER TREASURE FRANKLIN W DIXON
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1954 TEEN-AGE TALES BOOK 2 RUTH STRANG RALPH ROBERTS
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1905 HIS LIFE HOPE PUBLISHING COMPANY ANTIQUE BOOK
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FLIGHT TO EVERYWHERE DMITRI WWII GEN. LG FRITZ AUTOGRPH
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Western Book The Sacketts "Lando" By Louis L'amour
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Jane Smiley, At Paradise Gate, lst Ed in DJ
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1953 YOU SHALL KNOW THEM JEAN BRULLER HARDCOVER BOOK
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"THE COLLECTED WORKS OF HENRIK IBSEN"-12 VOLUMES-1929!*
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O HENRY MEMORIAL AWARD PRIZE STORIES OF 1943 BRICKELL
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Rombauer & Becker, Joy Of Cooking, 1953 Edition
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Robert Graves, Greek Gods Heroes & Siege Fall Of Troy
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1847 MINUTES 27 Baptist State Convention Beulah Church
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~EARLY~ LITTLE BLACK SAMBO CHILD BOOK BY BANNERMAN (NR)
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Harper Lee,To Kill A Mockingbird, In Photo DJ
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1842 SCRIPTURE ALPHABET ANIMALS Graphics ABC Bible GOD
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Funk And Wagnalls wonder book of the worlds progress
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African Game Trails Theodore Roosevelt Imported Leather
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LASSIE COME HOME,1975 printing by Eric Knight
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The BIKERIDERS-Danny Lyon,1968 1st Print.-Biker Clubs
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Easton Press - The Red Badge of Courage - used
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The Common Stock Theory of Investment by C Bosland 1937
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Richard B. Ince, Capo, 1919, 1st Ed, DJ
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1924 SELECTIONS FROM BROWNING ALLYN AND BACON
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Antique Porcelain In Color Meissen Hugo Morley-Fletcher
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Lyrics of Lowly Life 1901 Paul Laurence Dunbar
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 1,000 PICTURES MILTON RUNYON
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4 Old Magazines ,Yank,, 2 Life, Look 30's,40's,50's
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1899 children's book PLAYROOM STORIES, illustrated
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RARE Jewish Haggadah Arthur Szyk ed by Cecil Roth SALE
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VINTAGE GULLIVER'S TRAVELS JUVENILE LIBRARY SWIFT
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THE SWEDISH ELEMENT IN AMERICA 4 VOLUMES 1931 1934 HB@@
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1920 WOMENS DATE BOOK & MECH PENCIL PHOEBE SNOW NY
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LITTLE MEN LOUISA MAY ALCOTT JUVENILLE LIBRARY
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Modern Chess Strategy, Edward Lasker,2nd edition, 1951
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My Antonia Willa Cather 1926 Illust First Edition Thus
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NEIMAN MARCUS 100th ANNIVERSARY POP UP BOOK
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1884 MINUTES 64th Baptist State Convention SC Marion Ch
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1906 THE SPOILERS REX BEACH ANTIQUE HARDCOVER BOOK BURT
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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SEX IN FILMS PARKER TYLER 1st ED
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1945 HEIDI BY JOHANNA SPYRI USED ANTIQUE BOOK
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Disclosure by Michael Crichton (1993)
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Andrew Wyeth Dry Brush and Pencil Drawings 1976
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DAW Michael Moorcock The Mad God's Amulet
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1901 Theater Art of Make up Actors Acting
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1885 MINUTES 65 Baptist State Convention Greenville SC
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American Red Cross First Aid Text-Book 1937 rev.1940
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"The Golden Fleece" by James Baldwin Copyright 1905
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KEYSTONE DRILLER J.VALE DOWNIE Coal,Oil, Water Drilling
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1892 Hamlet of Wapping England St Katherine's
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LONESOME CITIES 1967 ROD MCKUEN 4TH PRINTING
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' THE LOVE BUG' WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS" EXCELLENT
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Julia Donaldson THE GRUFFALO Signed Limited Edition
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1900 EBEN HOLDEN IRVING BACHELLER TALE OF NORTH COUNTRY
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1916 TOLD IN A FRENCH GARDEN AUG 1914 MILDRED ALDRICH
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FLEISCHMANN'S BREAD RECIPES 1915 Yeast Cookbook BAKING
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1981 THE SECOND BOOK OF INSULTS NANCY MCPHEE
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art books metropolitan museum prints learn learn 1958 z
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Jolly Old Santa Claus 1958 Ideals Hinke
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Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho, lst US Ed in DJ
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ANTIQUE MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES MUSIC BOOK~GREAT
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THE FLINT LORD A NOVEL BY RICHARD HERLEY FIRST EDITION
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Mefisto -Still Life Collection NEW Hard Cover w/ Jacket
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THE BOOK OF LIVING VERSE, 1932, 1939 EDITION; 1ST PRINT
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VINTAGE COUNTRY STORE VENDING SODA CAST IRON CATALOG
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1914 YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK GILBERT PARKER BOOK
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A SWORD OF THE OLD FRONTIER BY PARRISH, FORT CHARTRES
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Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight 1944
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EIGHT COUSINS OR THE AUNT-HILL
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Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1936 GC LOOK!
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PUZZLE ME THIS PHILIP KAPLAN WITHDRAWN LIBRARY BOOK 1ST
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1935 IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE SINCLAIR LEWIS VINTAGE BOOK
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