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Stolen Columbus OH: West Point Atlas of American War and History of the...

These items were reported stolen May 14, 2020 from Columbus OH. West Point Atlas of American War. 2nd addition signed by President Esinhower with the addition of personal words from him to me it...

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ABAA Members Adjust to Self-Isolation

ABAA members are adapting to the new reality of shelter-in-place orders and self-isolation in myriad different ways. Most are finding creative solutions to serve their customers while complying with...

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Hemingway’s Green Hills of Africa

Here's the description of a book that was stolen from a local FedEx in NYC last week on or after 6/1/20. If anyone is offered the below, please contact Josh Mann of B&B at 646-652-6766. Hemingway,...

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Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...   Poster for a 1966 Appearance in France...

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Latest Rare Book Catalogs

Browse the latest catalogs, newsletters, and e-lists of rare books, fine bindings, incunabula, print ephemera, and much more from the members of the ABAA below. (Also includes podcasts, blog posts,...

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Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...   Bill of Rights: Early N.Y. Printing of...

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Let Us Do the Rare Book Searching for You!

Wouldn't you like to automate the process of searching our members' listings for the books or other items you desire? Well, you can easily let us do the searching for you!   WANT LISTS Customers can...

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ABAA Statement re Carnegie Library Thefts and Sentencing

The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) condemns the actions of the two individuals sentenced today in the Carnegie Library thefts. John Schulman ceased to be a member of the ABAA...

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Latest Catalogs of Rare Books

Browse the latest catalogs, newsletters, and e-lists of rare books, fine bindings, incunabula, print ephemera, and much more from the members of the ABAA below. (Also includes podcasts, blog posts,...

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Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...   The Bluest Eye (Signed) by Toni...

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Latest Catalogs of Rare Books

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Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...   Institutionum [bound with] Infortianum...

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Latest Catalogs of Rare Books

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The History Of Vellum And Parchment

This fascinating blog post about the history of vellum and parchment is written by Richard Norman, an experienced British bookbinder now living in France, where he runs Eden Wookshops with his wife...

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Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...   Notes on Nursing: What it is, and what...

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Latest Catalogs of Rare Books

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Collecting Dell Mapbacks

One phrase you might hear at a rare-book fair is mapbacks. No, that’s not some sort of tattoo favored by rare map dealers; a "mapback" is the informal name for a series of pulp paperback books...

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Missing: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Les Roses peintes par P. J....

The following book was apparently “delivered to” and “signed for” by Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts, but the firm never received it. Please contact Jill Mann if you know the whereabouts...

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Mistress of Terror: Shirley Jackson

[We're reposting this piece from 2017 about the great Shirley Jackson because of the interest spurred in Jackson by the new film, Shirley (now streaming). Starring Elizabeth Moss as the reclusive...

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Selected Highlights

Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions...   Five Days in London, May 1940 (Folio...

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