Appraisals outofprint, used and rare books in all subjects. A rare book fair is a trade show of sorts where booksellers from a specific region, country, or from across the globe gather, bringing their best and most interesting books to sell. Ian brabner, rare book dealer, americana specialist. A new chapter for rare book collecting books the guardian. I sometimes recommend major auction houses to clients that are considering selling books especially if they are important so they can receive an additional and independent evaluation. Customers also came to our shop for books on fishing, hunting, and outdoor adventure, and we will continue to offer those items on this site. Kings pocket book of providence 1882 limited to copies published scarce. From a start of providing a subscription database of bibliographic records, the company now offers many related services, mostly at no charge. Books are made rare when there is a high demand from buyers but few known copies in existence. Sep 02, 2015 rare books, antiquarian books, and rare historical pamphlets can fascinate us as objects. Almost all newly acquired material in the last six months, catalog 40 proves to be one of our best to date, featuring many fine bindings, important literature from the 16th through 20th centuries, inscribed copies, autograph letters, and many rare and fine childrens and illustrated books.
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Get rare book hub rare books, book auctions, antiquarian book collecting. Welcome to rare and antique books, an online bookseller specialising in first edition books. We will be adding several new categories in the coming weeks. It was founded in 2002 in san francisco by rare book collector bruce mckinney with the aim of offering hard to find information about book collecting to the public. Ursus books is temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It offers a suite of both free and subscription services targeted to those who collect or sell rare, antiquarian, and other collectible books. Benjamin franklins cato major is a fine example of 18th century colonial american printing, much admired. Anthony was a promising rare bookman with a wicked sense of humor. Americana rare books and first editions bauman rare books. Bauman rare books first editions, signed and inscribed. Imprint satement of place, publisher and date of publication on a books title page. We can send books, word puzzles, calendars, journals. We are very happy to provide more information or photographs of any books you might be interested in. Browse through our entire collection online, use our sorting tools.
Matchmaker identifies and compares them to your search terms and reports matches once a day. Feel free to browse our site and contact us with any requests or queries. Fine and rare books in all fields especially americana. About this collection rare book selections digital. A rare klondike gold rush promotional pamphlet, replete with information for the prospective miner, including an account of the region by joaquin miller. We buy, research, authenticate, catalog and offer for sale rare books and american autograph manuscripts. So this was how the books looked when conrad himself first saw them. The divisions collection of nearly 5,700 incunabula fifteenthcentury.
We will respond to your query within 2448 hours if we can buy your rare books and manuscripts. We then search all documented lots at traditional auctions, books for sale, and ebay. Contact us rare book hub rare books, book auctions. The rare book hub formerly known as the americana exchange is a website for the buying, selling and collecting of rare and antiquarian books. The rare book gallery is closed this week because of covid19 shutdowns, so i. Rare book hub free evaluations rare books rare book auctions. Established in 2015 and over 40 years in the making, rare and used books is an independent book and manuscript dealer located in st. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The rare books and special collections library rbscl is a separate administrative unit within libraries and learning technologies. Become member rare book hub rare books, book auctions. Create an account which allows you to return and edit these notifications later. The researcher will find important materials on american literature in the rare book and special collections division. Sell used books, rare books and old books at biblio.
But the internet has made it all about pots of gold. The americana exchange is an online company created in 2002 to serve collectors and businesses in the antiquarian and rare book fields. We prefer very good or like new quality books for exchange. We can offer advice on buying rare books, and buying and selling rare americana, printed or created in the 18th, 19th to early 20th century. Benjamin franklins cato major is a fine example of 18th. Biblio strives to be the very best marketplace for sellers and collectors of used, rare and out of print books and ephemera. We also like books on books the history of printing, book production, binding, and especially bookselling and book collecting. Issue a group of books issued by the publisher as a discrete unit. While we are closed we will answer emails and do our best to fulfill orders. However, for most books, opening the pages carefully will not reduce their value.
James, new york our love and appreciation for old books can now be shared with others who are looking for something unusual to enjoy, collect or give as a gift. To catch these fireflies, you establish a series of keywords. If youre looking for first edition books celebrating the american experience, youve come to the right place. At times, issue refers to timing, such as the first. Americana rare books category browse our collection. Readers may be asked to check in the librarys coatroom any items deemed inappropriate by the curator of the rare book division or ranking assistant. Mar 28, 2012 a new chapter for rare book collecting rick gekoski. Collectible and rare books will be considered but we choose the right to refuse exchange credit awarded and use based on book quality and rarity.
Such books are difficultif not impossibleto read because the uncut sheets are literally folded closed. These services include worldwide auction listing searches, a database of historical records from auctions. Books or other reading materials may not be brought into the reading room, except with the prior consent of the curator or ranking assistant of the rare book division. Exhibition items america reads exhibitions library. We cater to the men and women in tdcj texas department of corrections and other prisons, county, state, federal all over the us as approved vendor. Rare book hub was founded in 2002 by san francisco collector bruce mckinney as americana exchange. This pamphlet was presumably published by the mainebased alaskayukonklondike gold syndicate, as portions of. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. Matchmaker rare book hub rare books, book auctions. Rare book hub formerly americana exchange, but recently changed as their. To that end, we have designed a search engine which is unparalleled. The collections housed in the rare book and special collections division amount to nearly 800,000 books, encompassing nearly all eras and subjects maintained in well over 100 separate collections. Rare book hub rare books, book auctions, antiquarian.
Book dealing was once, as graham greene told me, a treasure hunt. We need to physically examine and evaluate your rare books and manuscripts. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task. Thousands of new items are posted online everyday, but many are only available for a short period of time. Old 1896 first edition queen victoria her life and reign illustrated. All of these collections offer scholarly documentation about the western and american traditions of life and learning. From a start of providing a subscription database of bibliographic records, the company. At raptis rare books we maintain an extensive collection of rare americana, books, manuscripts and more. Library of congress rare books and special collections.
Our speciality is in old and rare books, specifically early printed books before 1800 including incunabula, early bibles pre1800, manuscripts in general, handwritten books, medieval manuscripts, books of hours, archives, natural history books, color plate books, books on travel and exploration and much more. The rare book hub is a resource for information pertaining to rare, antiquarian, and collectible books, maps, manuscripts and ephemera. Our philosophy upon opening our shop in 1981 was to carry good books of all types, used or new, for readers and collectors. This means rare books, rare manuscripts, business and family archives, diaries, letters, ephemera, and photographs, of american origin or context. The one big thing to know about most areas of the antiquarian. You can try us out riskfree by selecting our zerolistingfees commission plan you wont pay any fees unless we sell books for you. Sign up below to receive notifications about new items added to your areas of interest. Rare book hub free evaluations rare books rare book. A new chapter for rare book collecting rick gekoski. Up to 50% off americana exchange rare books promo codes. We feel our pricing is fair and reasonable based on exchange rates.
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