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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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THE SWEDISH ELEMENT IN AMERICA 4 VOLUMES 1931 1934 HB@@
$149.99
EIGHT COUSINS OR THE AUNT-HILL
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"One Hundred Entertainments" Parlor Games 1898
$1.25
1942 THE JAPANESE ENEMY BY HUGH BYAS FIRST EDITION
$2.25
ATLANTIC FURY BY HAMMOND INNES **1962**
$7.95
1914 YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK GILBERT PARKER BOOK
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PUZZLE ME THIS PHILIP KAPLAN WITHDRAWN LIBRARY BOOK 1ST
$0.99
jewish hebrew psalm in a small book King Davids TEHILIM
$1.75
H G Wells The Passionate Friends, 1913 1st Am Ed
$3.99
Modern Chess Strategy, Edward Lasker,2nd edition, 1951
$9.95
JOSEPH ENNEMOSER - History of Magic 2 vols -1ST ED 1854
$350.00
ANTIQUE MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES MUSIC BOOK~GREAT
$9.99
' THE LOVE BUG' WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS" EXCELLENT
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My Antonia Willa Cather 1926 Illust First Edition Thus
$29.99
Rombauer & Becker, Joy Of Cooking, 1953 Edition
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VINTAGE COUNTRY STORE VENDING SODA CAST IRON CATALOG
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Funk And Wagnalls wonder book of the worlds progress
$9.99
THE ART OF HUNTING BIG GAME IN NORTH AMERICA,1967 HCDJ
$12.99
History Of Leadville`s Ice Palace Pamplet 1895-1896
$0.99
Andrew Wyeth Dry Brush and Pencil Drawings 1976
$14.99
THE BOOK OF LIVING VERSE, 1932, 1939 EDITION; 1ST PRINT
$4.00
RECREATIONS OF A COUNTRY PARSON 1st Series LONDON 1865
$12.00
1943 THE FIGHTING AMERICAN REYNAL & HITCHCOCK FICTION
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1899 children's book PLAYROOM STORIES, illustrated
$5.02
RARE Jewish Haggadah Arthur Szyk ed by Cecil Roth SALE
$84.99
O HENRY MEMORIAL AWARD PRIZE STORIES OF 1943 BRICKELL
$0.99
HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS & GENERAL HORTICULTURE.
$49.95
1906 THE SPOILERS REX BEACH ANTIQUE HARDCOVER BOOK BURT
$0.99
Harper Lee,To Kill A Mockingbird, In Photo DJ
$10.00
1924 SYNOPSIS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS OF ILLINOIS
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THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway
$207.50
Easton Press - The Red Badge of Courage - used
$17.00
1981 THE SECOND BOOK OF INSULTS NANCY MCPHEE
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BRIAN GARFIELD - Death Wish - 1ST UK ED
$350.00
"THE COLLECTED WORKS OF HENRIK IBSEN"-12 VOLUMES-1929!*
$199.95
1902 Mountain Climbing Scotch Alps Mount Benawne
$15.99
MARILYN MONROE-An Appreciation by Eve Arnold-1987 1stED
$6.95
Sunset Western Ranch Houses LANE Second Print 1947
$49.99
CYNTHIA STEPS OUT BY ERICK BERRY ** 1937**
$9.99
10 vol * SIGNED SPORTS CLASSICS * Bill Veeck auto
$265.00
1930 THE POCKET GUIDE TO POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
$0.99
1945 HEIDI BY JOHANNA SPYRI USED ANTIQUE BOOK
$0.99
1884 MINUTES 64th Baptist State Convention SC Marion Ch
$7.99
African Game Trails Theodore Roosevelt Imported Leather
$59.00
David Morton, A Biography, Bishop E.E. Hoss, KY, 1916
$3.00
2 Vols Canadian History West Nissouri Thorndale Ontario
$99.95
MASAO YAMAMOTO OMIZUAO PILLOW BOOK SIGNED WITH PRINT
$1250.00
Vintage Book~STORMERS OF HEAVEN,Solomon Freehof-1931-HC
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Disclosure by Michael Crichton (1993)
$4.85
GYPSY & ME ERIK LEE PREMINGER 1984
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Richard B. Ince, Capo, 1919, 1st Ed, DJ
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JOHN NORMAN 6 BOOKS! GOR TARL CABOT COUNTER-EARTH L@@K!
$19.99
En Landstryger paa Reise, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad
$7.00
Summer Moonshine book~P.G. Wodehouse~1938~Old
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Book Auctions in England 17th Century Lawler 1898 olive
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Douglas AGRICULTURE OF ROXBURGH & SELKIRK 1798
$499.99
The Spanish Adventures of Washington Irving, Bowers,
$9.95
PREHISTORIC TEXTILES, by E.J.W. Barber-069100224-x
$30.00
The Early Days Of Flight~Vol.1~The Sky's The Limit~1993
$0.99
Book of Mormon Joseph Smith Pub. Henry Etten 5th Ed
$41.00
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS- DEC.14. 1914. WAR EXCLUSIVELY
$45.00
~EARLY~ LITTLE BLACK SAMBO CHILD BOOK BY BANNERMAN (NR)
$31.01
Western Book The Sacketts "Lando" By Louis L'amour
$1.99
1979 FRANKLIN LIBRARY Leather Cervantes DON QUIXOTE
$24.95
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SEX IN FILMS PARKER TYLER 1st ED
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1921 THE BRIMMING CUP THE MCCALL COMPANY
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Jolly Old Santa Claus 1958 Ideals Hinke
$38.00
Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight 1944
$5.99
LASSIE COME HOME,1975 printing by Eric Knight
$7.99
Gospel of Saint Matthew from Original Greek 1909
$9.99
Navaho Expedition, McNitt.Univ. of Ok.Press,1st ed.1964
$19.95
THE FIFTH SEAL BY MARK ALDANOV
$6.99
The Common Stock Theory of Investment by C Bosland 1937
$180.00
Julia Donaldson THE GRUFFALO Signed Limited Edition
$49.00
THE FLINT LORD A NOVEL BY RICHARD HERLEY FIRST EDITION
$0.99
Harlan Major Fishing Behind The Eight Ball 1952 1st DJ
$3.99
AROUND THE WORLD IN 1,000 PICTURES MILTON RUNYON
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1960 N Shure Co. Heavy hardback Catalog - FANTASTIC !
$19.95
NEIMAN MARCUS 100th ANNIVERSARY POP UP BOOK
$149.99
SERENISSIMA, erica jong
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4 Old Magazines ,Yank,, 2 Life, Look 30's,40's,50's
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John Ashton HISTORY OF ENGLISH LOTTERIES 1893 illus
$45.00
K. u K. in Wort und Bild:Bosnien ind Herzegowina
$299.00
1885 MINUTES 65 Baptist State Convention Greenville SC
$5.00
BOB KANE - Batman & Me - SIGNED LIMITED 1ST EDITION
$350.00
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS,1927, HC,1260 PAGES
$19.99
THE GOLDEN BOYS AT THE FORTRESS BY LP WYMAN, PH.D
$10.99
1905 HIS LIFE HOPE PUBLISHING COMPANY ANTIQUE BOOK
$0.99
THE DAYS OF THE KING BY BRUNO FRANK **1942**
$9.99
For The New Intellectual, The Philosophy Of Ayn Rand
$9.00
ANTIQUE SURVIVAL & CAMPING BOOK. 1ST ED 1909 BOSTON MA.
$49.99
The BIKERIDERS-Danny Lyon,1968 1st Print.-Biker Clubs
$195.00