I am a rare book dealer in NYC and wanted to show that rare book collecting is not a sport for the rich. While there are extraordinary treasures that can be found at astronomical prices, I dug out as examples 5 VERY affordable treasures- 5 amazing books priced at only $50/each. This is not a sales video and 100% of any actual sales benefit the ABAA Antiquarian Booksellers' Benevolent Fund - which helps the very worthy cause of booksellers in time of need. So, if you want to see how you can start exploring the world of rare books on a budget or just love rare books, please check out the video.
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A 1797 American FRANKENBOOK so-called because of the heavy stitched repairs to its binding - a craft often practiced by women of the period
A 1780 Book on India with the BURNING OF THE DEAD - and a copy owned by the clerk for TWO FOUNDING FATHERS, Alexander Hamilton and Gouverneur Morris
A 1667 copy of the great epic - the Aeneid - with engravings of the CYCLOPS
100,000 Words Printed in a 3.5 inch book in 1650. One of the tiny books printed by the famed House of Elzevir
The Stunning 1897 Art Nouveau PEACOCK ENDPAPERS of American Book designer Albert Angus Turbayne
