The 53rd California International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to Pasadena, California February 7-9. It features booksellers from the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. As in recent years, the show is being held at the spacious Pasadena Convention Center where more than 160 dealers from xx countries and yy states will be offering collectible material for sale. In 2020, on the west coast, this is the year’s most important event.
This show has two objectives; to provide encouragement to collectors, and opportunities for the larger community to celebrate the beauty and power of collectable paper. Where once there were hundreds of old and rare book shops to attract nascent collectors in California, these days, with significant sales online and at auction, this and other fairs have embraced the need to provide in-person experiences for both the new and experienced collector.
As in past years while the show is ongoing there will be seminars.
Saturday, February 8
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF WOMEN'S WORK
1:00 PM: Women's work. The phrase usually conjures up domestic duties or occupations largely associated with women-such as teaching, nursing, or housekeeping. The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection at Duke University's Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture upends those associations. By bringing together materials from across the centuries, Baskin reveals what has been hidden—that Western women have long pursued a startling range of careers and vocations and that through their work they have supported themselves, their families, and the causes they believed in. Lisa Unger Baskin leads an illustrated talk about collecting this unique material, how crucial her relationship to the book trade was in the process, and the scholarship involved in the catalogue that introduced it to the public. Presented by the Bibliographical Society of America and ABAA.
3:00 PM: PROFILES IN SUFFRAGE: DEPICTIONS OF WOMEN AND THEIR STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, this panel discussion will explore the people, the movements, and the literature that helped women win the vote and how women have been depicted in literature.
Panelists:
Discussion moderated by best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning and Emmy-winning reporter Patt Morrison (Los Angeles Times, NPR)
Ellen Carol DuBois is a professor of history and gender studies who retired in 2017 from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2017. She is the author of numerous books on the subject of suffrage, including Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote (2020), which was recently published by Simon & Schuster.
Lisa See is the author of numerous best-selling books, including On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), which was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. The book traces the journey of Lisa's great-grandfather, Fong See, who overcame obstacles at every step to become the 100-year- old godfather of Los Angeles's Chinatown and the patriarch of a sprawling family.
Bookseller Miranda Garno Nesler earned her PhD in literature and gender studies from Vanderbilt University and is the director of women's history and the institutional liaison for Whitmore Rare Books in Pasadena.
Sunday, February 9
SOMETHING WONDERFUL THIS WAY CAME: 100 YEARS OF RAY BRADBURY
12:00 PM: Honoring the centennial of the celebrated science fiction writer Ray Bradbury's birth, our panel of experts explores his mastery of the subject and enduring legacy. This event is moderated by David Kipen, former literature director of the National Endowment for the Arts. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kipen opened the Boyle Heights lending library Libros Schmibros in 2010, contributed to multiple volumes of California cultural history, and teaches in the UCLA writing program.
Panelists:
Steven Paul Leiva, author, film producer, and long-time friend of Ray Bradbury, is the author of Searching for Ray Bradbury (2013). Levia was the lead organizer of Ray Bradbury Week (2010) and involved in the naming of Ray Bradbury Square in Los Angeles, as well as the dedication of the Ray Bradbury Room at Palms-Rancho Park Library.
John F. Szabo, City Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library and Chair of the OCLC Board of Trustees, hosted the naming of Ray Bradbury Square in Los Angeles.
Tim Powers, bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy (On Stranger Tides, Last Call, Anubis Gates), is the two-time winner of both the World Fantasy and Philip K. Dick awards. His novel, On Stranger Tides, was adapted into the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean film of the same name (2011).
Obadiah Baird, owner of The Book Bin in Salem Oregon, is a specialist in rare and collectible science fiction, fantasy and horror. He also edits and publishes The Audient Void: A Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy.
DISCOVERY DAY
1:30 – 3:00 PM: Discovery Day is open to the public, free with paid admission. Exhibitors will offer interested individuals an opportunity to receive free appraisals on up to three books. Appraisals are available on a first-come, first-served basis within the scheduled times.
Note: personal appraisal items cannot be taken into the in exhibition hall and should be safely held at coat check.
Fair hours
Friday, February 7, 2020 • 3 pm to 8 pm
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 11 am to 7 pm
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 11 am to 5 pm
$25: Preview on Friday 7th (includes Saturday and Sunday)
$15: Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th
- Students: $5.00 off admission (with current valid ID)
- ABAA and ILAB members: Free admission (with membership card)
Use your California Book Fair ticket stub for $5 discount into the Huntington Library during February 2020.
Here is a link to the show’s website: https://www.cabookfair.com/
A list of exhibitors:
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Company |
Booth No. |
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Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. |
108 |
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Nick Adams & Co. Rare Books |
110 |
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aGatherin' |
112 |
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Charles Agvent |
602 |
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Antiquariat Aix-la-Chapelle |
717 |
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Amanda Hall Rare Books |
709 |
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Libreria de Antan?o LLC |
417 |
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Aquila Books |
823 |
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Argonaut Book Shop |
413 |
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James Arsenault & Company |
821 |
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Athena Rare Books |
418 |
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Auger Down Books |
204 |
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd. |
815 |
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Back of Beyond Books |
517 |
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Antiquariat Michael Banzhaf |
705 |
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Bauman Rare Books |
206 |
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Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd |
814 |
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Antiquariat Reinhold Berg eK |
217 |
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David Bergman |
209 |
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Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc. |
618 |
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Biblioctopus |
617 |
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Carl Blomgren Fine Books |
118 |
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Bolerium Books |
419 |
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The Book Bin Inc. |
708 |
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Bookbid Rare Books |
803 |
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Booklegger’s Fine Books |
613 |
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The Bookpress, Ltd. |
103 |
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Books of Wonder |
111 |
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BOOKTRST |
202 |
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Bookvica |
405 |
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Antiquariat Botanicum |
218 |
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Taylor Bowie |
105 |
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David Brass Rare Books, Inc. |
813 |
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Burnside Rare Books |
805 |
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Pablo Butcher |
112 |
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Caroliniana |
609 |
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Carpe Diem Fine Books |
403 |
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Jeffrey D. Carr |
607 |
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Rodolphe Chamonal |
601 |
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Chanticleer Books |
402 |
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Coconut Rose Rare Books |
306 |
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Daniel Crouch Rare Books, LLC |
604 |
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Cultural Images |
211 |
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James Cummins Bookseller Inc. |
215 |
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Robert Dagg Rare Books |
415 |
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Dark Parks Books & Collectibles |
505 |
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Davar Antiquarian Books |
710 |
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Dawson's Book Shop |
410 |
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De Wolfe & Wood |
203 |
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Nat Des Marais Rare Books |
116 |
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Eclectibles |
718 |
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Christopher Edwards |
818 |
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Scott Emerson Books |
511 |
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Evening Star Books |
101 |
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First Folio |
101 |
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Foldvari Books |
406 |
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Wilfrid M. de Freitas - Bookseller |
506 |
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Robert Frew Ltd. |
615 |
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Elena Gallego Rare Books LLC |
310 |
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Garcia-Garst, Booksellers |
102 |
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Gilann Books |
602 |
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Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books |
611 |
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James Graham, Bookseller |
714 |
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Hackenberg Booksellers |
411 |
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David A. Hamilton Americana Books |
612 |
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Peter Harrington |
501 |
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Donald A. Heald Rare Books, Prints & Maps |
824 |
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Heartwood Books And Art |
810 |
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Heritage Book Shop, LLC |
512 |
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller |
216 |
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Hordern House Rare Books |
702 |
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House of Mirth Photos |
107 |
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John Howell for Books |
212 |
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HS Rare Books |
616 |
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Imperial Fine Books, Inc. |
307 |
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Antiquariat Inlibris Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH |
605 |
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books |
611 |
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Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers |
119 |
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Johanson Rare Books |
304 |
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Johnson Rare Books & Archives |
608 |
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Jonkers Rare Books |
812 |
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Kaaterskill Books |
203 |
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Kagerou Bunko |
213 |
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Kenneth Karmiole Bookseller, Inc. |
809 |
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The Kelmscott Bookshop |
305 |
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Ben Kinmont, Bookseller |
716 |
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Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller |
407 |
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John W. Knott, Jr. Bookseller |
408 |
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Kotte Autographs |
606 |
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Langdon Manor Books, LLC |
117 |
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Bill Leone, Bookseller |
715 |
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JF Letenneur Livres Rares |
806 |
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Liber Antiquus, Early Books & Manuscripts |
801 |
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Locus Solus Rare Books |
817 |
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Lucius Books |
820 |
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Lux Mentis, Booksellers |
504 |
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Herman H.J. Lynge & Son A/S |
701 |
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Maggs Bros. Ltd. |
404 |
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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts |
105 |
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Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Inc. |
719 |
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books |
315 |
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Marlborough Rare Books Ltd. |
103 |
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Martayan Lan Rare Books & Maps |
502 |
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MARTINEZ D. |
113 |
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McBride Rare Books |
816 |
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Bruce McKittrick Rare Books, Inc. |
811 |
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Meda Riquier Rare Books Ltd. |
409 |
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Midway Rare Books |
603 |
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Howard S. Mott, Inc. |
106 |
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J. B. Muns, Fine Arts Books & Musical Autographs |
414 |
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Musinsky Rare Books, Inc. |
317 |
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Nudelman Rare Books |
109 |
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Oak Knoll Books |
713 |
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Ohya-Shobo co.,Ltd |
207 |
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Pacific Coast Books |
825 |
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Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscrip |
711 |
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Manus |
401 |
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Bud Plant & Hutchison Books |
826 |
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Nicholas Potter -- Bookseller |
120 |
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Powell's Books Chicago |
412 |
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John Price Antiquarian Books |
807 |
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PY Rare Books |
814 |
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Bernard Quaritch Ltd. |
614 |
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Max Rambod, Inc. |
819 |
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John Randall Books |
416 |
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Rare Books Le Feu Follet |
802 |
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Rare Photo Gallery |
822 |
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Janette Ray Bookseller |
804 |
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Read'Em Again Books |
507 |
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ReadInk |
114 |
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William Reese Company |
703 |
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Walter Reuben, Inc. |
219 |
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscript |
302 |
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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique M |
301 |
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Rulon-Miller Books |
313 |
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Sanctuary Books |
210 |
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Ken Sanders Rare Books |
610 |
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Sawtooth Books |
715 |
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Antiquariaat Schierenberg |
706 |
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Sophie Schneideman Rare Books |
508 |
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Marc Selvaggio, Books & Ephemera |
516 |
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Shapero Rare Books Ltd |
503 |
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Sims Reed Ltd |
509 |
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Ralph Sipper Books |
214 |
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Sokol Books Ltd. |
514 |
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SOPHIA ∑ RARE BOOKS |
704 |
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Benjamin Spademan |
510 |
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David Spilman Fine Books |
121 |
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Antiquariat Michael Steinbach |
308 |
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Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc. |
314 |
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books |
311 |
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Swan's Fine Books |
104 |
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Tavistock Books |
312 |
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. |
308 |
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Michael R. Thompson, Bookseller |
808 |
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Thorn Books |
202 |
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Triolet Rare Books |
309 |
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Tschanz Rare Books |
816 |
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Vagabond Books |
712 |
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Walkabout Books |
518 |
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W.P. Watson Antiquarian Books |
316 |
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Michael R. Weintraub, Inc. |
707 |
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques |
303 |
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Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. |
513 |
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller |
201 |
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Zephyr Used & Rare Books |
115 |
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ZH Books |
515 |
