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Enjoy the following articles from the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America...
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Valentines - The Language of Love
For more than twenty-five years, Valentines have been a passion for me - and I have constantly sought examples of virtually every kind that exists! Each acquisition seemed to lead to another, and each was a piece of the puzzle that I was assembling.
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A Tale of Two Cities
This is the best of times. A worst there isn't, not if you are lucky enough to earn your living by dealing in books.
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VIdeo of the 35th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
The 2011 Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair was a blast for exhibitors and attendees alike. Here is a video that I think will get any book lovers excited about attending a fair, and certainly puts us in eager anticipation for the upcoming California International Antiquarian Book Fair, which will be held in Pasadena this coming February (labookfair.com). Enjoy!
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Texts of Choice; The Books of the Modern Library
"No army on earth can hold back an idea whose time has come," Victor Hugo is supposed to have said, and he ought to have been speaking of the Modern Library.
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The Promise and Peril of Universal Libraries
A transcript of Professor Adrian Johns' lecture at the San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair in February 2011.
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Introduction to Book Collecting
Book collectors start as readers. This may seem obvious but is important to keep in mind, for the majority of book collectors collect authors or subjects that they are currently reading or have read and enjoyed.
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The American Gift Book
Learn about the origins and nature of the American gift book, and follow its evolution over time.
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Rare Books. Rare Brothers. Rare Chance to Profit. Closed
Snippets from the NY Times article about Heritage closing.
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Ken Sanders on NPR Discussing the Sale of Joseph Smith's Personal Bible
ABAA member Ken Sanders on NPR discussing the sale of Latter Day Saints founder Joseph Smith's personal Bible.
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Books on the Blues
Few people realize that a decent size literature on Blues has accrued over the last century and that many of the books are quite collectible and intensely sought after.
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Louisa May Alcott: A Checklist of First Editions
A collector's checklist for Louisa May Alcott, including pricing and correct edition sizes.
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Antiquarian Book Collecting in Southern California
Very few of us will contest the role of the book in the history of Western culture, yet it is surprising that very few people actually own any antiquarian books at all.
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A Virtual Tour of Mark Twain's Last Home With a Glimpse of His Library
An introduction to Stormfield, Mark Twain's last residence, and a virtual tour of the home through captions of forty-one original photographs.
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Bookmarks
A. W. Coysh in his work Collecting bookmarkers, a history of English bookmarks, states: The need for some device to mark the place in a book was recognized at an early date.
"The need for some device to mark the place in a book was recognized at an early date. Without boo
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Trade Card Designs
The author shares his research on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's trade card designs.
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Collecting the Physical Book in the Digital Age
ABAA member Ken Karmiole offers his perspective on how the Internet has affected the rare book business.
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Mark Twain Redux
A ten year update of the author's 1998 Twain articles.
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Collecting Mark Twain: A History and Three New Paths
Collecting Mark Twain; A History and Three New Paths
Mark Twain's world-wide appeal endures because his writings appeal to very different people in very different ways. Many of his contemporary readers saw him as a sort of genial corn-pone clown, a grandfatherly figure with a benign wit, and for better or worse, this is the image that persists in the popular mind today. By Kevin MacDonnell
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A Checklist Of Hawthorne's First and Major Editions
A collector's checklist of major Hawthorne editions, including information about price and condition.
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John Henry: The Ballad and the Legend
When we talk about "John Henry," we may be referring to a ballad, a work song, a folk hero, or a legend. Most familiar is the character John Henry, the man who drove steel on the C & O Road and died with his hammer in his hand. His feat(s) have been memorialized in the ballad.
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Featured Member
I began my career over thirty ago making the transition from collector (African American Studies) to dealer. Since the beginning I have never lost the “thrill of the hunt” for both objects and knowledge nor have I lost the excitement for the “tactile” experience with the material. I respect and love both the content and the presentation. I particularly enjoy finding and placing with libraries and institutions “primary source material” and in that activity play my small part in defending against “revisionist” history.
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GABA Officers
Tom Brennan
President and Treasurer
T. Brennan, Bookseller, LLC Virginia Velleca
Vice President
Books & Cases & Prints & etc. Cliff Graubart
Vice President
Old New York Book Shop Jim Strawn
Secretary
Book Fair Chairman
Smythe Books LLC Frank WalshHistorian Yesteryear Book Shop, Inc.
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