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43Lion from New Hampshire spotted
by Exile Bibliophile
Folks are setting goals, evaluating old ones. For instance, a couple months ago I decided to go ahead and write a little on bookseller ephemera, my own book collecting, and getting a collector club started. I... published 9 months ago
52Fire in New York, 1853
by Exile Bibliophile
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HARPER & BROTHERS IN RUINS. OVER $1,000,000 OF PROPERTY DESTROYED! "The enormous Printing, Stereotyping, Binding, and Publishing Establishment of HARPER BROTHERS, which... published 9 months ago
65Booksellers and Stereoviews
by Exile Bibliophile
Scouring the world for bookseller ephemera for the American Book Trade Index, I've discovered stereoviews. I love 'em. Stereoviews are taken with a special camera which will produce two very similar images. ... published 10 months ago
63American Book Trade Index
by Exile Bibliophile
Check out my excursions in book collecting and persuing the American Book Trade Index. Books and book trade ephemera! http://exilebibliophile.blogspot.com/ Tuesday, September 25, 2007Belated Introduction ... published 12 months ago
50Alcoholics Anonymous and Ephemera Collecting
by Exile Bibliophile
A recent arrival for my collection. Typically I buy items and put them away once a decent image is uploaded to the American Book Trade Index. Then I'll go back and poke around, recording details as I can find... published 9 months ago
50Captains of Industry and Rural Kansas
by Exile Bibliophile
This trade card is the type of thing I'm hoping to preserve through the American Book Trade Index. I know nothing about it. It's like millions of other trade cards from the end of the 1800s, but this one is... published 9 months ago
57Lost Books, Cerventes and Dali
by Exile Bibliophile
Friend of mine at work has been reading. This is dangerous enough, but he's been reading old books. He's asked for recommendations of 19th Century American fiction. Reading old books can be downright alarming.... published 9 months ago
53American Book Trade Index at Flickr
by Exile Bibliophile
I've tried building a database as a free reference to bibliographers, archivists and collectors that would include all known ephemera and information on different companies related to the book trade in... published 12 months ago
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