November 23, 2008
As the most widely read book in Western civilization, the Bible offers a variety of collecting possibilities. Many collectors pursue specific themes, including very old Bibles, family Bibles containing family trees, maps, or notes, and interesting translations or foreign language Bibles.
Special collections is where we keep non-circulating rare materials which have to be used in the reading room… [more]
Bookplate mania in America and England peaked from 1890 to about 1920. That's when the really great collectio… [more]
Want to do one quick search and pull up the mother lode of vintage books? Try Google Book Search, a database filled… [more]
If you’re interested in collectible childrens books, check out this special digital collection from the Universit… [more]
This archive of 76 influential American cookbooks from the late 1700s to early 1900s, assembled by the Michigan St… [more]
Greg Kindall's collection of over 2100 colorful and historic book labels, pasted into books by publishers, printers… [more]
This Flickr photo pool features over 2,000 photos and scans of vintage cookbooks and old recipes from the 1940s to … [more]
This visually interesting and highly specialized collection from the Hawaii Karate Museum focuses on rare and histo… [more]
This Smithsonian microsite showcases Czech avant-garde book cover designs from the 1920s and 30s, complete with hig… [more]
Bruce Black's gallery of paperback book covers from the 1940s and 50s. With help from numerous contributors, he's a… [more]
This great gallery of over 100 covers of Jack Kerouac's classic 1957 novel 'On The Road' is worth a look for its co… [more]
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Rare Incunable By Sch??ffer (1471)! Constit. Clementinae$8,988.00 Ends in 10 hours 29 bids
Vita Christi - Rare Incunable From 1484 - 138 Woodcuts$6,100.00 Ends in 11 hours 44 bids
Biblia Germanica ?? Rare Post-incunable From 1508/13!$3,000.00 Ends in 10 hours 45 bids
D’auvergne: Opera. Rare Incunable Edition From 1496 !!!$1,525.00 Ends in 10 hours 16 bids
Amazing 1648 Early Cambridge Silver Clasp Holy Bible Nr$1,525.00 Ends Wednesday 17 bids
1650 Illuminated Manuscript Bible Calligraphy Paintings$1,125.00 Ends Thursday 15 bids
1577 Holy Bible Elizabethan Geneva Christopher Barker$1,076.00 Ends in 12 hours 7 bids
1st Ed Erasmus Jerome Post Incunable Folio Vellum,1516!$1,006.00 Ends in 13 hours 16 bids
1608 Holy Bible Geneva With Apocrypha $911.00 Ends Monday 17 bids
1683 Stunning King James Engraved Bible Copper Cutts Nr$810.00 Ends Monday 9 bids
Incunabula Clavasio Summa Angelica 1499 Woodcut Title$710.00 Ends Monday 9 bids
1502 Post Incunabula Life Of Aesop, Del Tuppo, Woodcuts$670.00 Ends in 9 hours 24 bids
1498 Incunabula Bible With Woodcuts, Johann Froben$610.00 Ends Sunday 22 bids
1496 Incunabula, Papias Vocabulista, Latin Dictionary$510.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1492 Historiae Fiorentini By Leonardi Bruni, Incunabula$510.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1885 Huge Antique Victorian Family Bible W Color Plates$275.00 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid
1615 Early King James Holy Bible Thanksgiving-xmas Gift$202.50 Ends Saturday 3 bids
1874 The Family Holy Bible Leather Bound Illustrated$199.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1756, Kjv Bible, Baskett, Large Quarto, Calf $160.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
1566 Holy Bible & New Testament - Comp - Contemp Bind$152.50 Ends in 16 hours 13 bids
1607 Geneva Breeches Folio Bible Bcp 4 Titles Complete$152.50 Ends Friday 8 bids
Best Huge Victorian Maine Family Bible With Clasps Nr$133.50 Ends in 15 hours 4 bids
1880 Double Clasped Holy Bible Large Tooled Leather$127.50 Ends in 15 hours 17 bids
1702 Holy Bible, Old & New Testaments, Fine Binding$117.06 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Antique 1803 Bible Pub.s.ethridge Charlestown, Ma. Rare$113.61 Ends in 10 hours 4 bids
Huge 1873 Antique Family Bible -gold Clasps- Beautiful!$102.50 Ends Friday 2 bids
Leather Antique Parallel Bible, Published 1884$99.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
1887 * Huge Parallel Family Bible * Rare Near Mint !$95.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1603 Testamenti Veteris Biblia Sacra Latin Bible Rare$89.00 Ends in 13 hours 13 bids
1610 Bible Leafs From Psalms Dated Title Leaf $79.99 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Older Holy Bible Made Specially For The Gideons$78.00 Ends in 17 hours 28 bids
Rare Antique 1800's Bible Printed @ Oxford University$76.00 Ends Monday 2 bids
Gorgeous Jerusalem Bible With Images By Salvador Dali$75.75 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
1881 Antique Bible - Leather - Gold Engraved - Large$74.95 Ends Tuesday 8 bids
Biblia Sacra Latin Venice 1616 Woodcuts Illustr Bible$74.08 Ends Thursday 9 bids
The Interpreter's Bible Commentary -complete Set 12 Vol$70.00 Ends in 17 hours 1 bid
Lds Employee Invecchiato Leather Gift Bible Mormon New$65.00 Ends Monday 2 bids
1901 Rare Antique Miniature Bible W/magnifier & Case$57.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
1812 Holy Bible Old New Testaments Leather Covers Rare$56.00 Ends in 15 hours 2 bids
Vintage Holy Bible 1929 American Standard Vg Old$53.25 Ends Monday 9 bids
1494 Incunable Leaf Set Of Early Printing Law Document $51.00 Ends in 14 hours 9 bids
1599 Geneva Bible Leaf Collection Going Out Of Business$51.00 Ends Friday 4 bids
Did Bill Gates Pay $30.8 Million For A Gutenberg Bible?$51.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids
Combination Holy Bible-ot & Nt-near Mint Condition-1895$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Holy Bible -leather 1857 ?? 2 Huge Volumes ?? Engravings $46.00 Ends in 10 hours 9 bids
1901 Antique Illustrated Miniature Bible Book$46.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids
Ca. 1897 Antique Miniature Common Prayer Bible Book$46.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Antique 1896 Large Holy Bible Old New Testaments Nice!$46.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1616 King James Bible Leaf Collection Folio Rare$45.99 Ends in 15 hours 10 bids
Rare Large 18th Century Leather Bible With Hinged Clasp Buy it Now$42.00 Ends in 10 hours 3 bids
1967 Scofield Reference Oxford Bible In Box!! Leather!!$41.01 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
C1865 Picturesque Palestine 2 Vol Bible Engravings Nr$40.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Rare Unmarked 1886 Antique Parallel Bible,no Reserve!!$39.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1875 David Retallick Heirloom Family Bible- Leather Bnd$39.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Ca. 1894 Miniature Children's Book Heiroglyphic Bible$37.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
1824 Stunning New Testament In Ancient & Modern Greek C$36.01 Ends Thursday 5 bids
1580 Geneva Bible Leaf Collection 30 Leafs $36.00 Ends Tuesday 8 bids
Antique Leather Books Catholic Christian Pocket Bible $35.00 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid
1805 Karlsruhe Press German-hebrew 2 Books Of Bible$34.99 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid
