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Collectible history books run the gamut from ancient (Greek and Roman empires) to more modern (Civil War, World War Two) subjects, and can be based on primary source material or individual memories. See also biographies and memoirs.


Interviews & Articles

An Interview with Rare Book Collector and Appraiser Ken Sanders New!

I don’t remember a time when I didn’t read books. In grade school, I devoured library books. I also loved… [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… [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’… [more]

Guest Column: Bookplate (Exlibris) Collecting Basics

Bookplate mania in America and England peaked from 1890 to about 1920. That's when the really great collectio… [more]

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 bec… [more]

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Google Book Search

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]


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1814 War Of 1812 Fort Mchenry Washington Burned +++$649.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 7 watchers
Naval History: De Re Navali-on Ships-latin & Greek 1537$511.00 Ends in 22 hours 7 bids 21 watchers
History Alpha Phi Alpha 1st Edition Signd Great Debater$405.00 Ends Monday 13 bids 5 watchers
Constitution Declaration Independence Revolutionary War$301.00 Ends Saturday 21 bids 29 watchers
Scarce Jessie M King High History Holy Graal 1903 1st$279.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 34 watchers
+ulysses S Grant General Memoirs Civil War 1st Ed 1885+$248.00 Ends Saturday 18 bids 16 watchers
A History Of England * 12 Volume Set * Folio Society$227.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 10 watchers
1852 First Edition Slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin Civil War$169.50 Ends Saturday 24 bids 58 watchers
Easton Press Civil War Set Of 8, Leather Bound$167.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 10 watchers
World War I Armenian Genocide Germany Turkey Ottoman Em$157.50 Ends in 1 hour 26 bids 7 watchers
Freemasonry History Templar Occult Rosicrucian Masonic$152.50 Ends Thursday 18 bids 14 watchers
Civil War Record Book 22nd Infantry Of Michigan 1861-65$150.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 3 watchers
Rare 1878 Delaware County Iowa History Book Manchester$149.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Sitting Bull War Chief Crazy Horse American Indian 1st$134.05 Ends Saturday 16 bids 30 watchers
Rare Civil War Confederate Hymn Book!$127.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 22 watchers
History Freemasonry Knights Templar Masonic Freemason $127.50 Ends Sunday 13 bids 39 watchers
Early Description & History Wine & Liqueurs 1852 1st Ed$124.95 Ends in 1 hour 1 bid 4 watchers
Sacred Pageant Of Ages Bible Leather History Rare Dore$119.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Rare 3 Volume Set Montana History - Burlingame & Toole$108.51 Ends in 22 hours 8 bids 15 watchers
1860 Abraham Lincoln Campaign Civil War Slavery 1st Ed$102.50 Ends Saturday 19 bids 26 watchers
1865 U.s. Civil War Battle Of Gettysburg Lincoln Map$99.54 Ends Saturday 23 bids 41 watchers
Winston Churchill - 1900 1st Edition - Boer War, Maps$95.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 14 watchers
1890 Set 10 V Abraham Lincoln Nicolay Hay Civil War $91.17 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 13 watchers
1920 History Of 313th Infantry Baltimore's Own 79th Div$82.00 Ends in 1 hour 4 bids 6 watchers
History Slavery! Negro Slave Trade Civil War Black Ship$81.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 10 watchers
Negro Slavery History Civil War American Slave African$81.00 Ends Saturday 20 bids 31 watchers
Confederate Civil War History American Southern States$81.00 Ends Saturday 17 bids 36 watchers
Ten Little Nigger Boys Antique Civil War Fairytale Rare$80.99 Ends Saturday 24 bids 27 watchers
History Of Princeton Massachusetts-vol 1&2-genealogy Ma$75.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 1 watcher
1972 Civil War Heavy Artillery By S. Kerksis, T. Dickey$75.00 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Civil War Medical Surgical Antique Surgeon Instrument$72.83 Ends Saturday 4 bids 9 watchers
History Rome Egypt Greece Roman Empire Greek Occult God$71.00 Ends Saturday 11 bids 19 watchers
Benjamin Franklin American Revolutionary War Us History$66.00 Ends Saturday 15 bids 34 watchers
1890 Aldine History Of South Australia Morrison 2 Vol$52.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 14 watchers
Fifes In South Africa Fife Forfar Boer War Mafeking 1st$51.54 Ends Sunday 3 bids 22 watchers
Concordant Orders Freemasonry Masonic History & Rituals$51.00 Ends Thursday 11 bids 8 watchers
World War 2 Japanese Signed Flag And Bag$50.00 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 11 watchers
Folio Society- The History Of Ancient Greece (5 Vols.)$50.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 11 watchers
Rare! Occult- History Of Magick- 2 Volumes- Grimoire$50.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Book On History Of Lithuania Military Medals - Volume2$49.99 Ends in 8 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Four Years Of Fighting Bull Run Civill War Coffin 1866$49.99 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
1900 Boer War Four Months Besieged In Ladysmith Buller$49.85 Ends Thursday 1 bid 1 watcher
History Hudson's Bay Company,canada-1934-fur,natives$46.54 Ends in 15 hours 11 bids 8 watchers
1876 History Of Lynn Ma Massachusetts Shoe Town Mint $46.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 14 watchers
Francis Bacon Natural History New Atlantis 17th Century$46.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 24 watchers
28v Time Life Books The American Civil War Complete Vg+$46.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 15 watchers
The Illustrated War News Bound Book Ww1 1915-1916 Issue$45.69 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
1740 English History Charles Ii ~ Quarto 1st Ed. No Res$45.10 Ends Monday 11 bids 19 watchers
Gen. George A Custer Plains American Indian War Sioux$42.55 Ends Saturday 8 bids 20 watchers
Civil War Military Battle History 19th Ma Regiment Rare$41.50 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 13 watchers

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