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ABAA membership is a privilege extended only to those booksellers who have demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism, ethics, and expertise in the trade. Our more than four hundred members hail from an impressively diverse array of backgrounds. Some have spent their entire careers in the book business, while others have been lighthouse keepers, poets, helicopter pilots, and professional musicians. Some members own brick-and-mortar shops, some operate internet-only businesses from their home or office, some fashion livelihoods from exhibiting at book fairs. Many combine these retail strategies, or add services such as appraising and collection development. A few earn additional income and professional prestige from research and writing. But all our members share an appreciation for the printed page and for the scholarly and ethical practices which exemplify professional bookselling. ...

B & B Rare Books, Ltd.

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B & B Rare Books, Ltd.

New York, NY
http://www.bbrarebooks.com

19th & 20th Century English and American Literature, Signed and Inscribed Books, Modern First Editions, Baseball, Literary Manuscripts and Archives

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  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    First Edition
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    by Baum, L. Frank

    Chicago: George M. Hill Co. , 1900


    offered by B & B Rare Books

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  • Life on the Mississippi
    First Edition
    Life on the Mississippi

    by Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel)

    Boston: James R. Osgood and Company , 1883


    offered by B & B Rare Books

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  • Invisible Man
    First Edition
    Invisible Man

    by Ellison, Ralph

    New York: Random House , 1952


    offered by B & B Rare Books

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  • Being There
    First Edition
    Being There

    by Kosinski, Jerzy

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. , 1970


    offered by B & B Rare Books

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  • The Dwindling Party
    Signed First Edition
    The Dwindling Party

    by Gorey, Edward

    New York: Random House , 1982


    offered by B & B Rare Books

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  • Ordeal By Innocence
    First Edition
    Ordeal By Innocence

    by Christie, Agatha

    London: The Crime Club by Collins , 1958


    offered by B & B Rare Books

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Bookseller interviews

Dawson's Book Shop

Dawson's Book Shop of Los Angeles, CA opened in 1905, and is the oldest continuously operating book shop in Los Angeles. Dawson's is also a founding firm of the ABAA, joining the Association in the year of its inception. Michael is the third generation to run the shop, which he took over from his father, past ABAA President Muir Dawson, in 1998. Dawson's Book Shop specializes in Photography and Californiana. ABAA Member since 1998. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg on February 16, 2013 at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair in San Francisco.

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Member Catalogs

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331: Francois Forel Library & additions

Catalogue Four: In the Shadow of Hell Mountain

C331

Jeff Weber Rare Books

Bull's Head Rare Books

56 books, mostly French and many from before 1900. All are recent acquisitions. Topics include reli...

View 56 books, mostly French and many from before 1900. All are recent acquisitions. Topics include relig... Online >

Fine & Rare Material in Various Fields: Decorative Arts, Architecture, Poetry, Trade Catalogues, Ch...

View Fine & Rare Material in Various Fields: Decorative Arts, Architecture, Poetry, Trade Catalogues, Chr... Online >

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ABAA membership conveys recognition throughout the rare book world. A member of the ABAA is a bookseller with proven knowledge, expertise, and ethical standards.

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