October 12, 2008
Books, next to art, may be the most widely collected human works on the planet. There are endless varieties of interesting collectible books, from religious and historical books to literature, art books, childrens books, cookbooks, catalogs and first editions. Here we present a small sampling for your browsing pleasure.
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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1589 Geneva Bible- Very Rare- English Leather Very Good$1,775.00 Ends in 5 hours 32 bids
History Of England 8 Vols Illust Great Leather Set 1900$425.93 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids
1810 Leather 3-volume Set: Works Of Alexander Hamilton$305.01 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Magnificent 17 Vol Set! Lord Byron,leather,plates,1847!$255.00 Ends in 6 hours 13 bids
Giant Antique Rare Leather Family Bible 1884 Pa2u$251.01 Ends in 9 hours 16 bids
Homer Works Of Iliad Odyssey 1794 Fine Leather Bindings$248.83 Ends in 5 hours 2 bids
1867 Mormon Holy Scriptures Joseph Smith Jr. Leather$235.83 Ended 6 mins ago 20 bids
Jane Austen Northanger Abbey Persuasion 1897 Leather$227.02 Ends Monday 4 bids
Naval History. Fine Leather. 6 Vols. 1837$192.52 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
History Of England 3 Vols Prize Leather Pretty Set 1857$187.41 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid
North Dakota History And Biography.1900. Leather Bound$167.72 Ends in 4 hours 7 bids
Works Charles Dickens Leather Set 34 Volumes$162.56 Ends in 5 hours 16 bids
12 Leather Pocket Poets Easton Press T.s Eliot, R Frost$157.50 Ends Monday 7 bids
Leather Set; The History Of England!!! [charles Knight]$152.50 Ends in 9 hours 10 bids
Practical Navigator,moore, Plates,tables,leather, 1791!$152.50 Ends in 6 hours 7 bids
The Liturgy Of The Hours ~ Fine Leather, 4vol Boxed Set$149.50 Ends in 8 hours 14 bids
Perpetual Laws Of Massachusetts 1801, 2 Vols., Leather$149.00 Ends in 8 hours 1 bid
Antique Early 19thc Leather Medical Books Illustrations$127.50 Ends Tuesday 9 bids
Lds Employee Invecchiato Leather Scripture Set Mormon$114.25 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids
Chick Evans' Golf Book, Signed Leather Special Edition$112.50 Ends in 10 hours 8 bids
Rare 1898 Leather Book Of Mormon And Doctrine Covenants$111.11 Ends Friday 11 bids
Russian Very Old Church Prayers Slavonic Russia Leather$100.00 Ends Saturday 13 bids
Antique 1765 Leather Cover Spanish Book On History!!$99.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
25 Vol~1904~historians History Of The World~leather$99.95 Ends in 8 hours 1 bid
Leather William Paley Works 5 Vols 1837$99.95 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Scarce Leather Set 20 C1890 Works Of Captain Marryatt$99.00 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid
1935~rubaiyat~limited Editions Club~leather W/case Fine$89.00 Ends in 8 hours 9 bids
1835-36 Dublin Penny Journal - Ireland, Leather-bound$80.00 Ends Monday 2 bids
Jane Austen Easton Press Leather 6 Volumes$76.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
1880's Bird Life Giacomelli Leather Illustrated Birds $69.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
1712 William Beveridge Christian Life Part Ii Leather$68.13 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid
1680 L’estrange Discredits Catholic Popish Plot Leather$62.02 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Easton Press Gilt Leather Jefferson Davis W C Rare Book$60.78 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Easton Press/jules Verne The Mysterious Island/leather$55.00 Ends in 11 hours 11 bids
1880 Miltons' Paradise Lost Gustave Dore' Leather Good$52.00 Ends Monday 3 bids
1750 Antique Leather Veterinary Medicine Horse Cattle $51.00 Ends Friday 3 bids
Antique Leather Hb Book Story Of China And Japan 1894$50.00 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids
1879 Williams' Law Of Executors Vol I & Ii Leather Rare$49.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1900 Leather Rites Ceremony Essenes Enoch Occult Wob 1$49.99 Ends Friday 2 bids
Spenser Faerie Queen 2 Vol Leather Limited Edition$49.00 Ends in 9 hours 6 bids
Cannery Row John Steinbeck Easton Press Ornate Leather$46.00 Ends in 8 hours 4 bids
A.a Milne Winnie The Pooh 4 Volume Easton Press Leather$46.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Antique Leather Celluloid English Church Hymnal Book $45.22 Ends in 1 hour 7 bids
Beautiful Complete Set Oscar Wilde, Leather, Gold,1905+$45.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Oscar Wilde Salome Beardsley Illustrations Leather 1907$45.00 Ends in 3 hours 14 bids
The Re-enchantment Of Easton Press Leather Signed$44.00 Ends in 9 hours 2 bids
Morocco Leather Asv Bible - Very Attractive!$43.00 Ends in 18 mins 11 bids
Wonderful 1884 V. Rare Leather Bible Silver Clasp Nr$41.00 Ends Monday 3 bids
Leather Collection-17 Vols-c. 1830-1905-decorative$41.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Jane Austen ~ 7 Novels ~ Exquisite Leather Gift Edition$39.98 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
1855 Travels In Syria And Lebanon / Two Leather Volumes$36.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Dante's Divine Comedy ~ Leather Gift Ed ~ Illus By Dore$35.95 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Edgar Allan Poe ~ Gold Raven Cover ~ Leather Gift Ed$35.95 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid
The Hobbit J.r.r Tolkien Easton Press Leather $35.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids
Easton Press ~ Leather ~ Stories Of O. Henry$34.56 Ends in 6 hours 3 bids
1863 Book Of Praise - Bible Hymns - Royal Full Leather$34.55 Ends Monday 6 bids
Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales 1792 Leather$34.11 Ends in 22 hours 6 bids
Charles Darwin 2 Volumes Easton Press Leather$34.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Antique,1862,civil War,leather,pocket/soldier's Bible$31.00 Ends in 8 hours 10 bids
Antique,1869,post Civil War,leather Holy Bible-new York$31.00 Ends in 8 hours 9 bids
