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Abebooks.com: Book exchange service designed for the out-of-print, used or antiquarian book buyer or seller. The inventories of over 4000 booksellers, from 30 countries are listed and searchable, comprising some 10 million titles. Includes a facility to register desired titles with the service, and be informed by e-mail when the title becomes available. The service is free to buyers and searchers.
Author: Advanced Book Exchange, abebooks.com
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: bookshop
Antiquarian Books Cyberstore: Source for tracking and ordering rare books. Database of over 29,000 titles from a partnership of antiquarian booksellers, most of whom are members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Based in Switzerland, but international in scope.
Author: Sigrist Consulting GmbH
Subjects: rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: bookshop
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America: Founded to encourage interest in rare books and manuscripts and to maintain the highest standards in the antiquarian book trade.
Author: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America
Subjects: rare books, united states booksellers
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: institution
Antique Books: Description of the Thibadeau-Benoit method of presenting access to old books, based on a philosophy of creating a photographically accurate view without making the view too artificial. Investigates scanning, print separation, print enhancement, storage, HTML, and HTTP issues.
Author: Thibadeau, Robert & Benoit, Evan
Subjects: digitisation, old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: article
Art of the Book: Exhibition of rare printed books exploring the significance of the advent of printing and its impact on the development of western civilization.
Author: Liverpool University Library
Subjects: book studies, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: image collection
Bibliopoly: Database of stock held by antiquarian booksellers around the world. Holdings are searchable by author, title, imprint, publication date, language, or category. Prices are quoted in US Dollars, Sterling, or Euros, as stipulated. English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish language options are available.
Author: Quaritch, Bernard
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: bookshop
Bid 4 A Book: Articles: A series of articles addressing what makes a rare book valuable or collectable as opposed to simply old. Includes diagrams and a pictorial glossary of common flaws for rare and antique books to assist with grading.
Author: bid4abook.co.uk
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: documents
Bookfinder: Provides a unified interface to the collections of a number of dealers in new, used, rare, antiquarian and out-of-print books. Searchable by author title, with facility to specify book bindings, formats, price range, first or special editions, or keywords. Results from different sites are displayed in a single formatted list.
Author: Chatterjee, Anirvan
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: bookshop
Bookmine: Old and Rare Books: A bookshop in Sacramento. The shop stock consists primarily of out-of-print material and first editions. Includes list of titles divided by subject. The site includes the facility to submit a query for a free book search by email.
Author: Bookmine
Subjects: old books, rare books, united states booksellers
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: bookshop
Books and Book Collecting: Resource designed to aid the location of rare and out of print books, or volumes required to complete sets, by providing access to a number of services including Amazon, Bibliofind, and BookSeek simultaneously. Searches can be conducted by category such as bibliographies, children's titles, cookbooks, glossaries, magazines, and paperbacks. A directory of author pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, and pen names is also provided.
Author: Trussel
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: opac
Bookworld: Supplier of antiquarian and secondhand books. Also offers a free book search facility. Based in the UK, but international in scope.
Author: Bookworld
Subjects: british booksellers, old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: bookshop
choosebooks.com: A worldwide marketplace for Used, Rare, Antiquarian and Out-of-Print Books, Autographs and Ephemera Items. Items listed on the site are offered by experienced and professional booksellers. Lists of categories and recommended authors, as well as a search facility are provided.
Author: Mediantis
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: bookshop
Early Manuscripts at Oxford University: Collection of documents including ancient papyri, Celtic manuscripts and other medieval manuscripts ranging from the 9th to the 16th centuries from various Oxford libraries. Resources available include Latin treatises on musical theory, astronomical texts, the 'Digby Plays', the Corpus Irish Gospels and Welsh poetry from the 14th century.
Author: Oxford University
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 091
Resource type: documents
Edward Clark Collection Project: A collection of rare books, manuscripts, and miscellaneous items illustrating the development of printing and book production from the fifteenth century to the present, including works by Aldus, Caxton, and Plantin. Includes information about Edward Clark, a biography of William Maxwell, details of the cataloguing project and a collection of images from the Clark collection.
Author: Napier University
Subjects: book studies, rare books
DeweyClass: 002
Resource type: documents
Heritage Archaeological Books: Bookshop selling new, secondhand, out of print, and antiquarian books and offprints relating to archaeology and Britain's heritage. Offers a mailing list notifying users of new stock and recent titles, an author and title search facility, and information on the content of each publication.
Author: Heritage Archaeological Books
Subjects: ancient history, archaeology education, british archaeology - general, old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: bookshop
Ken Spelman's Rare and Antiquarian Books: Includes a visual history and introduction, catalogues and link to the largest UK antiquarian book fair.
Author: Spelman, Ken
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: documents
Library Book Sales: Searchable catalogue of books being sold by libraries. Buyers can search by author, title, and keyword, and can also request a dust jacket, first edition, signed copy, or specific type of binding.
Author: Librarybooksales.org
Subjects: old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: bookshop
Mary Ward Books: Independent online bookstore specialising in second hand and out-of-print books. Supplies high quality images of every book offered for sale, on request, with thumbnails are provided online. Particular specialties include antique and vintage books, historical texts, biographies, and publications concerning adventure and travel, christianity, gardening, wines, ales and spirits and chess.
Author: Ward, John
Subjects: british booksellers, old books, rare books
DeweyClass: 070.5
Resource type: bookshop
Rare Books and Manuscripts: An illustrated guide to European Collections held by the Library of Congress.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Resource type: guide
Repositories of Primary Sources: A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Links provided according to geographical location.
Author: Abraham, Terry
Subjects: archives, rare books, research libraries, special libraries
DeweyClass: 026
Resource type: index