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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.
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Interviews & Articles
To Catch A Thief: A Rare Book Expert on His Literary Obsessions
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t read books. In grade school, I devoured library books. I also loved comic books, and was whe… [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 a book with it… [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 holdings range … [more]
Rita Smith on the Story of Children’s Books
I started working as the curator of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in 1994, but I’d worked with the mater… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Great War Dust Jackets
Alan Hewer's comprehensive site is devoted to World War I books and dust jackets from 1914 to 1939. Most of the boo… [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]
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
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1604 Mexia Emperors Of Ancient Rome, Medieval Holy Roman Empire First English Ed
1656 Fine Leather Mary Queen Of Scots & King James Scotland History Sanderson
Charles Bukowski - War All The Time Poems 1981-1984 - Special Signed Hardcover
Imperial Family Bible 1860 Unmarked Huge Folio Leather Antique Civil War Blackie
Fine Leather Peter Heylyn History Of The Reformation 1661 1st Edition
1796 George Washington Book Letters Regarding Revolutionary War - Vol Ii Scarce
Winston S. Churchill 12 Leatherbound Books By Gilbert Collector's Edition
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Complete Set The Second World War Winston Churchill Easton Press Leather History
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated History Of The Civil War, 1895
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History Of Columbia County, Wisconsin/1880
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New Naturalist - The Natural History Of Shetland - 1980 1st Edition
1829 History Of Nova Scotia Canada
History Of The War In The Peninsula And South Of France Vols. I-v 1863
1912 Antique Book - Legends And Lays Of The Isle Of Wight - History, Folk Tales
1957 Photographic History Of The Civil War Book Set 10v In 5v Huge Battle Photos
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History Of Toronto And The County Of York, Ontario 1885 Two Vol.mulvany& Adam
Set Winston Churchill Britain Revolution New World Easton Press Leather History
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Wwii History 35th Infantry Division
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1944 Wwi 80th Division Operations Large Maps By Us Gov History Must See Book
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1841 History Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania Book Revolutionary War Battle Illus. 1e
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1883 Civil War Officer Memoir Confederate Union Rebel Prisons Gettysburg Glazier
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1862 History Of The Salem Witch Craft Trials Ouija Planchette Occult Demon Rare
1863 1866 The History Of The Civil War In America 2 Volume Set-abbott Leather
Dennis Lehane - A Drink Before The War - Signed 1st Ed/1st Prtg
Very Rare 1897 Palestine Lebanon Turkey Syria Holy Land 6 Big Maps History Uk #1
Rare Chapman's Interest Tables 1821 1st Ed Pre- Civil War Banker Actuary Banking
