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About Antique Bookmarks
Ever since there were books, people had to take a break. And as collectibles, many antique bookmarks have outlasted books themselves. From ivory to silver to Victorian silk and 20th century paper, collectors prize bookmarks for their design, workmanship, imagery, and of course, utility.
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Upcoming Events
- Kenneth Patchen: Painted Books and Picture-Poems
Feb 26–Mar 21. San Francisco, CA. - Virginia Festival of the Book – VABC Open House
Mar 21. Charlottesville, VA. - Friends of the Mission Viejo Library Children's Book Sale
Mar 26. Mission Viejo, CA.
Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Silver Bookmark Collector Howie Schecter
I’m a packrat, so in 1995, I was itching to collect something. I went around to local flea markets here because the… [more]
An Interview with Rare Book Collector and Appraiser Ken Sanders
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t read books. In grade school, I devoured library books. I also loved comic boo… [more]
An Interview on First Editions with Vintage Book Appraiser Matthew Haley
Strictly speaking, a book’s edition refers to the setting of the text. So the first time you set the text and print… [more]
An Interview With American Cookbook Expert and Rare Book Curator Peter Berg
Special collections is where we keep non-circulating rare materials which have to be used in the reading room. Our … [more]
An Interview With Children’s Book Curator Rita Smith
I started working as the curator of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in 1994, but I’d worked… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Mirage Bookmark
Actually, it's real - check out this excellent exhibition of vintage bookmarks, including high resolution images a… [read review or visit site]
Silver Bookmarks
Howie Schecter's incredible collection of over 1000 silver bookmarks dating back to 1865. Also includes some bookma… [read review or visit site]
Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]
Google Book Search
Want to do one quick search and pull up the mother lode of vintage books? Try Google Book Search, a database filled… [read review or visit site]
Baldwin Library of Childrens Literature
If you’re interested in collectible childrens books, check out this special digital collection from the Universit… [read review or visit site]
Feeding America
This archive of 76 influential American cookbooks from the late 1700s to early 1900s, assembled by the Michigan St… [read review or visit site]
Gallery of Book Trade Labels
Greg Kindall's collection of over 2100 colorful and historic book labels, pasted into books by publishers, printers… [read review or visit site]
Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves
This great blog, by an anonymous mom in Texas, is an ongoing bibliography of hundreds of vintage childrens books, c… [read review or visit site]
Vintage Cookbooks Photo Pool
This Flickr photo pool features over 2,000 photos and scans of vintage cookbooks and old recipes from the 1940s to … [read review or visit site]
Rare Karate Book Collection
This visually interesting and highly specialized collection from the Hawaii Karate Museum focuses on rare and histo… [read review or visit site]
Czech Book Covers
This Smithsonian microsite showcases Czech avant-garde book cover designs from the 1920s and 30s, complete with hig… [read review or visit site]
Bookscans.com
Bruce Black's gallery of paperback book covers from the 1940s and 50s. With help from numerous contributors, he's a… [read review or visit site]
Got a site to suggest? Let us know.
Clubs & Associations: Books
- Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America
- Bibliographical Society of America
- American Society of Bookplate Collectors
- The Bookplate Society
Other Great Reference Sites: Books
- Bookmark of The Week
- Bookmark Collector
- Childrens Books Online: The Rosetta Project
- Pop-up and Movable Books: A Tour
- BibliOdyssey Blog
- Stanford Dime Novel and Story Paper Collection
- Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Collection
- War of the Worlds Cover Collection
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