As long as people have been collecting, there have been printed guides to popular items and their market prices. These books, from a variety of major and lesser publishers, are sought by collectors who wish to compile a reference library on their chosen categories. Many older, out-of-print guides are especially desireable because they contain pictures and information which are no longer available in current publications.
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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