• William S. Cotter entered the trade as a restorer of early manuscripts and printed books in 2000, and as such has had the privilige of occasionally glimpsing the anatomies of books few ever see. (abaa.org)
  • The firm quickly established itself as the leading company in France for the printing of facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts, such as this chromolithographic book of hours. (princeton.edu)
  • Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library (1924-1978) contain items relating to Honeyman's collection of rare books and manuscripts and his gift of part of that collection to his alma mater Lehigh University. (lehigh.edu)
  • Important books, manuscripts, and photographs representing mankind's greatest achievements. (biblio.sg)
  • And my writings about scholarly editing take for granted that the original books and manuscripts conveying verbal texts-and not photographs or digitizations of them-are the essential source materials for studying and assessing the makeup of texts (indeed, that analytical and descriptive bibliography are tools of the process). (virginia.edu)
  • Ed owns Montgomery Rare Books & Manuscripts in Portland, Oregon, and Lee owns The Ridge Books in Calhoun, Georgia. (blogspot.com)
  • Our business opened in 1995, and has been selling on the internet since 1999. (biblio.sg)
  • The online bookseller Amazon.com began business in July 1995, based in the state of Washington . (alquds.edu)
  • More than ten years ago, Steven Guarnaccia, the chair of the BFA illustration department at Parsons, breathlessly called me to say he had just found nine mint copies of Sutnar's Catalog Design Progress , the Czech designer's seminal book, for $10 each at a secondhand bookstore in Manhattan. (designobserver.com)
  • Jo West from Bath and West Books carries a great selection of General antiquarian and secondhand stock and for the Frome Book Fair she is bringing this beautiful First Edition in dustjacket of Christopher Isherwood's Lions and Shadows - it has the stamp of Wordsworth's Cottage at Grasmere. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • When Mike Henbrey reminisced for me about his time working at Sawyer Antiquarian Booksellers in Grafton St and showed me these evocative photographs of London's secondhand bookshops taken in 1971 by Richard Brown , it made me realise how much I miss them all now that they have mostly vanished from the streets. (spitalfieldslife.com)
  • Copies of a favourite book, rendered more precious by the way I obtained them and now a souvenir of those dusty old secondhand bookshops that were once my landmarks to navigate around the city. (spitalfieldslife.com)
  • In 1640 in Cambridge , Massachusetts, Stephen Daye produced the first book printed in British North America, the Bay Psalm Book . (alquds.edu)
  • The credit of book takes watermarking slowed by North America, Western Europe, and Japan. (kobeltonline.de)
  • Het materiaal heeft voornamelijk betrekking op de prijsuitreikingen in 2002-2016 en de voorbereiding daarvan. (uva.nl)
  • Shipping rates are based upon the weight of a standard size book (8vo) or a large format trade paperback up to 1kg (2.2lbs). (biblio.sg)
  • Mass market paperback books, in many cases, will cost less to ship to the U.S.A. and Internationally. (biblio.sg)
  • We offer a wide range of used, out-of-print and antiquarian books in most subjects, for readers and collectors alike. (biblio.sg)
  • Founded and operated by trained historians, Ground Zero Books, Ltd., has for over 30 years served scholars, collectors, universities, and all who are interested in military and political history. (biblio.sg)
  • Then a flood of books on American and European emigre designers helped raise their public profile, and collectors began paying attention to their work. (designobserver.com)
  • Rare Book Cafe is a gathering of collectors and lovers of old, rare, and collectible books. (blogspot.com)
  • A special thrill for many book collectors is the ownership of signed or inscribed books, to see and hold that long-desired signature of that famous person we have always admired. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • They moved from their tiny storefront into an enormous building in Livingston's arts district, and refocused on antiquarian and collectible books. (abaa.org)
  • to collectible children's books to academic books and textbooks. (biblio.sg)
  • Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK is made possible by the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, the oldest and largest rare, used, and collectible book fair in the southeastern United States. (blogspot.com)
  • A signed book is a sought-after collectible for a bibliophile, and it can add exponential value to a book collection. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • We cannot confirm this, but do know that in a 2007 catalogue, Michael Sharpe Rare and Antiquarian Books listed what appears to be this tablet for sale at a price of $450,000. (rarebookhub.com)
  • Naturally, if a book is signed and inscribed by the author and dated close to the publication date of the book, it will carry more weight than if all variables were the same but the book wasn't dated, or it was dated much farther from the publication date. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • I have selected eleven sections out of forty-five-those numbered 1, 5, 7-10, 13, 17, 18, 22, and 36, which are some of the ones most directly related to the world of books and bibliography. (virginia.edu)
  • But this focus is of course equally fundamental to my writings about analytical and descriptive bibliography, fields that engage in a special kind of reading-a reading of books' physical details. (virginia.edu)
  • Andrea Peacock is an author and former newspaper journalist who took up bookselling when she and her husband built a new house and didn't have enough room for all their books. (abaa.org)
  • It is a similar mystery and potential for surprise that has addicted Cotter to the profession of bookselling, where he continually seeks out the compelling, the curious, the atypical, the enigmatic-early books with histories and personalities that magnify, and sometimes transcend, the texts their pages contain. (abaa.org)
  • As I started my bookselling career almost pre-internet, I'm still a bit old school in that I keep it simple and don't have all the latest online functions other booksellers have. (fortunabooks.com)
  • His first book purchases were made in the late 1920s when he was still in high school. (rarebookhub.com)
  • The bulk of his purchases were made during the 1940s and 1950s, when books were more plentiful and prices were low. (rarebookhub.com)
  • These records include correspondence, primarily with Lehigh librarians Howard Seavoy Leach and James D. Mack, inventory and appraisal lists, and receipts for purchases from international antiquarian book dealers. (lehigh.edu)
  • Popular books in the 19th century included Sheldon's In His Steps (1896). (alquds.edu)
  • Welcome to Alien Bindings, your premier online bookshop located in Baltimore, proudly serving book lovers and scholars for over two decades. (biblio.sg)
  • With Alien Bindings, you can indulge in your passion for reading while knowing that you are supporting a sustainable business that cares deeply about the planet. (biblio.sg)
  • Bindings have always been a passion for Peter, who grew up admiring his parents books. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • In the shop we have a great selection of bindings, from antiquarian items to contemporary bindings. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • In 2011, he added "bookseller" to his stack of hats with the founding of Elk River Books with co-owner and cousin Andrea Peacock. (abaa.org)
  • I arrived half an hour after my local library's most recent Friends' sale and found at least three booksellers already there who had run through the aisles, selected a stack of books, and were hoarding them in the corner. (blogspot.com)
  • Once inside a sale, I stack up books in a corner, too, with my coat thrown over them, or I shop while my husband takes armloads of books from me every few minutes. (blogspot.com)
  • it included a new entrance facing the Pearl District which featured the "Pillar of Books", a Tenino sandstone carving depicting a stack of eight of the world's great books, on a base with the inscription "Buy the book, read the book, enjoy the book, sell the book" in Latin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since opening the shop in Frome we have seen our stock grow very fast and while before we enjoyed going hunting for our favourite books we are now able to have several copies of Children's Classics like Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Enid Blyton, Harry Potter, Beatrix Potter, Winnie-the-Pooh and many more. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • You can find from rare First Editions to more affordable, but still beautiful, copies. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • For example, books signed at an author's book signing event or signed in bulk by the author (and including a notation such as "With warm regards," or "This is the favorite of all my books,") are considered inscribed copies . (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • And I'm also a book collector, and want inexpensive books for my own library. (blogspot.com)
  • The answer: the legendary book collector Frank T. Siebert. (rarebookhub.com)
  • I am a book collector myself, and understand the importance of complete and honest descriptions. (biblio.sg)
  • Once again we'll have the pleasure of Colin Baker's company - from Colin Baker Books for the Collector . (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • Whether you're just beginning your collection or are a seasoned collector, what should you consider when looking for and purchasing a signed book? (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Here are a few Highlights from his varied selection of Poetry, children's books, illustrated, detective fiction, West Country topography and Shell guides. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • Biblio is celebrating 20 years of serving book lovers. (blogspot.com)
  • Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland , Oregon , and its surrounding metropolitan area . (wikipedia.org)
  • This Virtual Book Fair attempts to combine the convenience of online commerce with the community of in-person book fairs. (diatrope.com)
  • You can also find signed books at rare book auctions and, of course, book fairs. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • In 2005, Google began scanning pages of volumes in several large research libraries in the US, as part of its new Google Books Library Project . (alquds.edu)
  • Rostenberg and her decades-long friend and business partner Madeleine B. Stern became widely-known in the late 1990s while in their late eighties when their memoir on the rare book trade, Old Books, Rare Friends became a best seller. (wikipedia.org)
  • I am delighted that the Council of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia has agreed to publish this memoir in due course, along with some of my other autobiographical essays and pieces on book collecting, as a separate volume. (virginia.edu)
  • The Library of Robert Hooke: The Scientific Book Trade of Restoration England, 1989. (wikipedia.org)
  • Antiquarian book trade in the United States Jamieson, Wendell (24 March 2005). (wikipedia.org)
  • Now that the book trade is perhaps more threatened than at any earlier time, Matthew Gun's lament resonates strongly. (davidmasonbooks.com)
  • Presidents and their committees were and are driven to advance the trade within its current business context at the time, adapt with the times, grow the organisation, introduce new ideas and represent the rare book trade internationally. (ilab.org)
  • Biblio spotlights "the core of our business model: the independent booksellers who bring their expertise, enthusiasm, and professionalism to soon the used and rare book trade. (blogspot.com)
  • So Bronwyn and I drove down to Hamilton last Thursday with our good friend Liz Morton for the dual launch of Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2021 and my own new poetry book The Oceanic Feeling . (blogspot.com)
  • If you are buying books or collectibles this holiday season, the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) , founded in 1999, is a good place to start. (diatrope.com)
  • Diatrope Books is an IOBA member. (diatrope.com)
  • Established in the year 1999 e.v. I have been selling online and shipping books worldwide ever since. (fortunabooks.com)
  • I had purchased a copy for $100 a year before from a rare-book dealer, and six months later I saw one for sale at $500. (designobserver.com)
  • The nonprofit Internet Archive began scanning books in 2004, in the same year that Google Inc. launched Google Book Search . (alquds.edu)
  • Exhibition catalog held at the end of the year 1999, brings together a series of sacred works of São Paulo and Bahia, marked by strong influence of the Jesuit, Franciscan. (mullenbooks.com)
  • Princeton owns 16 small books about the collection, including Some Alcoholic Americana . (princeton.edu)
  • We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. (biblio.sg)
  • [1] By the early 1990s, Powell's bookstores were part of the resurgence of the independent bookstore , which collectively made 32 percent of book sales in the U.S. [7] The travel store closed in 2005. (wikipedia.org)
  • We sell quality, scholarly books in the arts, sciences & humanities. (biblio.sg)
  • 20th century bestsellers included Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (1936), Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People (1937), Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946), Harris' I'm OK - You're OK (1969), Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men (1974). (alquds.edu)
  • Leona Rostenberg (December 28, 1908 - March 17, 2005) was an independent scholar and rare books dealer born in New York, New York. (wikipedia.org)
  • We are an independent bookseller in Baltimore. (biblio.sg)
  • Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books , claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • The program also is made possible by Biblio.com , a website featuring used, rare, and out-of-print books from independent booksellers. (blogspot.com)
  • With 30 book sellers covering a wide range of topics there will be something interesting for everyone, from small items of ephemera, First Editions, local interest and many more. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • In addition to the Local History (Wiltshire & Somerset) printed ephemera, Maps and Holiday Guides brought by Joss Mullinger (This Way Books) will be this fine collection of mostly pre-war Isle of Man holiday guides with delightful decorative covers. (fromebookfair.co.uk)
  • If your preference is for a signed book or for an association copy with a short note, a personalized dedication in addition to the signature, you can always rely on our guarantee of authenticity, for all of our books. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • -Association Copy - An association copy is a book signed by the author and inscribed with a note to someone significant. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • COLLECTION of c. 130 coloured/plain, primarily Jugendstil letterheads for business correspondence, (magazine) covers, and advertising material. (b-n.nl)
  • However, in this day and age, it's likely that you're looking primarily online for your rare book finds. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Publisher, printer & bookseller in Leiden 1603-1657. (b-n.nl)
  • We 've federal publisher to debit and book electrodynamics. (kobeltonline.de)
  • At the shop, I keep my book prices low (unless the books are very unusual or rare) and pass the good deals that I've gotten at library sales on to my customers. (blogspot.com)
  • When a sale first opens, everyone fans out and I really feel that everyone has an equal opportunity to spot the "good" books, whether they are dealers or not. (blogspot.com)
  • I am usually interested in buying select good quality and good condition books, mainly non-fiction books and New Zealand related subjects. (fortunabooks.com)
  • But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. (biblio.sg)
  • It's the 36th episode of Rare Book Cafe - Coffee Break, and the good news is that co-host Lee Linn is on the mend from the fractured arm and leg she received after a bad fall at the end of the Books in Boston Shadow Show. (blogspot.com)
  • Co-host Ed Markiewicz and Rare Book Cafe regular contributor Richard Mori have been keeping in touch with her, and report good progress in her rehabilitation efforts. (blogspot.com)
  • We send good wishes for a speedy recovery to Lee and look forward to seeing her soon in an upcoming episode of Rare Book Cafe. (blogspot.com)
  • Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Before February 2011 e.v. Fortuna Books was in the Olympia building, above Vivace Cafe, with my lease and entry based in the Shand's Emporium building (green one in the photo). (fortunabooks.com)
  • If this is the first time you've watched Rare Book Cafe, let us know what you think in the comments. (blogspot.com)
  • Our Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK series offers short programs, usually on a single topic. (blogspot.com)
  • Rare Book Cafe is based in Florida. (blogspot.com)
  • This is another one of the earliest episodes of Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK, our new series offering short programs, usually on a single topic. (blogspot.com)
  • Watch for more in our Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK series. (blogspot.com)
  • Rare Book Cafe is on YouTube,Facebook and will soon be available on podcast. (blogspot.com)
  • Please SUBSCRIBE to our show on your favorite platform, share Rare Book Cafe with your book-loving friends, and LIKE us. (blogspot.com)
  • Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. (awesomebooks.com)
  • Clarence Wolf of MacManus Rare Books has been writing some very interesting perspectives on events and people he has encountered over his career in the rare book world. (rarebookhub.com)
  • The central theme of the collection was books about Native Americans, with a focus on linguistics. (rarebookhub.com)
  • The very rare first edition of Vaughan's important collection of poems. (maggs.com)
  • We specialize in offering an extensive collection of books dedicated to the sciences, making us a go-to destination for enthusiasts and professionals alike. (biblio.sg)
  • Signed Books: Add to Your Collection or Find the Unique Gift! (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Scroll to the bottom of the post for a list of noteworthy signed books to add to your collection today. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Click here to see an example used for an 8th-century Old Testament Book of Esther ( Cary Collection , Rochester Institute). (abc-clio.com)
  • And the absolutely perfect gift for any book lover is the opportunity to browse thousands of books at the largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast - the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair. (blogspot.com)
  • See you at the book fair. (blogspot.com)
  • The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair will be presented March 1-3, 2024 at The Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg. (blogspot.com)
  • New York Antiquarian Book Fair (est. (alquds.edu)
  • When he was in medical school he sold his blood in order to buy books. (rarebookhub.com)
  • By ordering or enquiring about books using the Bibliophile Bookbase, you consent to the transmission to the bookseller(s) from whom you order books and to your credit card company of whatever information you have provided. (bookbase.com)
  • You're rating the book as a work , not the seller or the specific copy you purchased! (biblio.sg)
  • The 1655 reissue ( with a cancel title, " The second edition", sold by Henry Crips and Lodowick Lloyd) is as rare. (maggs.com)
  • Browse a selection of signed rare books with a personal touch, autographed presidential biographies, renowned first edition novels signed by Nobel Prize Winners, golf legends leaving their imprint on their works, and many others. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • In addition to many books on book history and book collecting, Rostenberg wrote numerous articles over the years for many publications including Journal of Modern History, American Historical Review, and Library Quarterly. (wikipedia.org)
  • She took classes at Rare Book School, and began specializing in works by the Montana Gang and "outdoor literature"-a catchall that includes adventure, Western and Native American history, hunting and fishing, natural history and anything else fun that comes in the door. (abaa.org)
  • Moreover, we also take pride in our vast assortment of antiquarian books and history-related titles, catering to the curiosity of history enthusiasts. (biblio.sg)
  • Whether you are seeking a rare find in the sciences or exploring the depths of history, we are here to provide you with a memorable and environmentally-conscious book-buying experience. (biblio.sg)
  • In a world where freedom of speech, ideas, and religion clash with various forms of fundamentalism, where, post-9/11, democratic societies debate the limits to freedom of speech, Forbidden Fruit calls on all of us to examine the long history of censoring ideas and reminds us that the impetus to ban books is still very much alive. (davidmasonbooks.com)
  • [3] Powell's City of Books is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block between NW 10th and 11th Avenues and between W. Burnside and NW Couch Streets. (wikipedia.org)
  • [5] As of 2009, Powell's was buying around 3,000 used books a day. (wikipedia.org)
  • In January 2008, Powell's announced plans to expand the downtown City of Books by adding as many as two floors to the store's southeast corner. (wikipedia.org)
  • I also feel strongly that there are enough books in the world for everyone, so there's no need to be greedy, rambunctious, obnoxious, or rude at a library sale. (blogspot.com)
  • With one of the largest book inventories in the world, find the book you are looking for. (alibris.com)
  • I have been iq option windows an online bookseller since 1999, posting used books to thousands of customers across the world, regularly sending off books to the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. (concharbooks.co.uk)
  • Of course you can try your luck at rare book stores the world over. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • The online book buying and selling world is both a blessing and curse. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • It's a blessing because of the sheer number of books at your disposal, and the unprecedented access to books from around the world right from the comforts of home. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion, 1997. (wikipedia.org)
  • As one of the premier rare book sites on the Internet, Alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. (alibris.com)
  • -Autopen Signed - An autopen signed book often comes into the equation when discussing books signed by presidents or other famous individuals who have in their possession an autopen, or a machine which automatically signs the president's or dignitary's name with a mechanical arm-like feature. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Each store is unique, and their inventories range from more recent used books to hard-to-find out-of-print books, antiquarian books, maps, and collectibles. (diatrope.com)
  • Below is a brief guide to collecting signed books, including a glossary of signed book terms and a guide to finding signed books. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • Antiquarian books, rare, used and out of print books - the Bibliophile Bookbase has them ready to buy on-line! (bookbase.com)
  • [4] The inventory for its retail and online sales is over four million new, used, rare , and out-of-print books. (wikipedia.org)
  • She teamed up with Marc Beaudin and in 2011 launched Elk River Books, an open shop in the small town of Livingston, Montana, which sits along the big bend of the Yellowstone River. (abaa.org)
  • The balance of the letter discusses literary critics, reviews of Mitchisons book, and anachronisms in her latest offering as contrasted to Mark Twains. (autographcollectionsigned.com)
  • I make no distinction between my approach to books when I am writing and my thoughts about artifacts of all kinds during those far longer periods of time when I am not writing. (virginia.edu)
  • I used to spend a lot of time visiting the bookshops along Charing Cross Road, enjoying the wonderful, musty smell of the books. (spitalfieldslife.com)
  • The best method is to email a list of titles and authors, or if possible a group photo, or photos of individual books showing the dust jacket with title etc. (fortunabooks.com)
  • In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published, unused new book. (littlestourbooks.com)
  • At least I can say that my own living room constantly brings me in touch with my past because it contains furniture, paintings, porcelain, crystal, books, and other objects that recall people and episodes from many parts of my life. (virginia.edu)
  • English Publishers in the Graphic Arts, 1599-1700: A Study of the Print-Sellers and Publishers of Engravings, Art and Architectural Manuals, Maps, and Copy-Books, 1963. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wohnungsbau significant Book Publishers, 2015. (quanz-bau.de)
  • Numbering some fifteen hundred books, broadsides, maps, and autographs, it was arguably second only to the Streeter sale in scope and importance. (rarebookhub.com)
  • Should the Bibliophile Bookbase be involved in the sale or transfer of some or all of its business, as part of that sale or transfer, the Bibliophile Bookbase might disclose your personal information to the acquiring organisation, but will require the acquiring organisation to agree to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this privacy policy. (bookbase.com)
  • -Presentation Copy - A presentation copy is a book inscribed by the author and distributed to its recipient as a gift from said author. (bookstellyouwhy.com)
  • We carry everything from antiquarian books to current best sellers (sometimes signed! (biblio.sg)
  • There is also a wonderful man that has endless lovely old books which I have bought many of over years and he is located near the stables by Chalk Farm, part of the Camden market. (spitalfieldslife.com)
  • When I write about book collecting and book preservation, these points about artifacts are obviously basic, since the emphasis is naturally on books as physical objects. (virginia.edu)