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    MEMBER DIRECTORY LIST OF BUSINESS NAMES GO GO GO GO 20 Ants Fine Books Michael Watson Offering fine press, small press, limited editions, literature, and eclectic categories that strike our fancy. Online and catalogs issued since 1998. Member of Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) since 2004 and an adherent to its Code of Ethics. VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE books@20ants.com 317-514-3829 90 Indian Trail Rd, Williamsville, NY, 14221, United States 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera Theodore Jablonski Offering an eclectic assortment of used, rare and out of print books and print materials. VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE info@32.1rarebooks.com 6177211317 255 Nassau Street Unit 202 , Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States 84 Charing Cross Road Books Dr Marino Guida Dreaming in Books! VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE twitterdeleuze@googlemail.com 07903092702 10 Vawser Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0AR, United Kingdom 86 Books Jeremy Moberg-Sarver VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE 86books@gmail.com 718-344-0346 50 BURROUGHS WAY, MAPLEWOOD, NY, 07040, United States A.M. Rapach Angling Books Andy Rapach antiquarian, collectible, and out-of-print fishing and sporting books. VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE bksales@anglingbooks.com 724.216.6770 PO Box 2, Harrison City, PA, 15636, United States Aardvark Rare Books Joshua Hirschstein VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE office@aardvarkrarebooks.com 541-683-3131 2141 Crest Drive, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States About Those Books Fowler Jones Rare, Vintage & Collectible Books — Connecting Good Books with the Right People VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE AboutTBooks@gmail.com 9135682453 10100 W 87th Street, Ste. 116, Overland Park, KS, 66212, United States Ainsworth Books D.E. (Betty) Kilner VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE ainsworthbooks@gmail.com 604-818-7014 #118 - 6540 Dogwood Drive, Chilliwack, BC, V2R 0W7, Canada Alan Angele Popular Culture Alan Angele VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE aapcbooks@aol.com 845-353-2650 11 Riverton Drive, Nyack, NY, 10960-1400, United States Alkahest Books Patricia Martinak VIEW PROFILE VIEW WEBSITE alkahestbooks@toast.net 847-236-1154 P.O. Box 492, Deerfield, IL, 60015, United States LOAD MORE

  • Spisherbocker Books

    Continue VISIT WEBSITE Spisherbocker Books OWNER: Erin Whaling Member since: 2026 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): query@spisherbockerbooks.com 4039330137 4038913445 216 A Centre Ave W, Diamond Valley, AB, T0L 0H0, Canada More about this bookseller 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale

  • IOBA Member Desk | IOBA

    MEMBER DESK IOBA FILTER BY CATEGORY CATALOGUING AIDS KNOWLEDGE BASE REGULATORY SALES AIDS JUMP TO TITLE SALES AIDS July 28, 2026 Dealer Etiquette at In-Person Book Fairs In-person book fairs are built on more than the books brought into the room. They also depend on trust, referrals, good judgment, and the small courtesies that booksellers often learn by example. Lynne Owens’ question-and-answer exercise offers an experience-based discussion of common fair-floor situations involving customers,… VIEW POST KNOWLEDGE BASE July 26, 2026 Roman Numerals for Booksellers and Cataloguers Roman numerals appear frequently in publication dates, volume statements, chapter headings, preliminary pagination, and plate counts. IOBA_Roman_Numerals_for_Booksellers_and_Cataloguers.pdf provides a quick conversion table, examples of common publication dates, and notes on historic forms that may be encountered in older books. It also explains such cataloguing conventions as… VIEW POST KNOWLEDGE BASE July 28, 2026 Early Printed Letterforms and Transcription Older books often contain letterforms and printing conventions that can be mistaken for modern letters or numerals. Early Printed Letterforms and Transcription provides a quick guide to the long s, terminal j, interchangeable u/v and i/j, ligatures, and other forms that booksellers may encounter when reading… VIEW POST KNOWLEDGE BASE July 27, 2026 Latin and Latinate Terms Encountered in Books Latin and Latinate terms still appear frequently in older books, title pages, bibliographies, footnotes, provenance notes, and cataloguing references. This one-page guide provides booksellers and cataloguers with quick practical meanings for commonly encountered citation terms, editorial abbreviations, book features, imprint phrases, and ownership and provenance language. VIEW POST SALES AIDS April 16, 2026 SELLING ON IOBA TRADEBOOKS As many of you know, I post somewhat prolifically on IOBA's Tradebooks listserv. I've noticed over the years that relatively few members post on Tradebooks and I've never really understood why. We all have books to sell, and it is a worthwhile venue to sell them… VIEW POST SALES AIDS November 19, 2024 iPhone Photography for Booksellers Presented by Ed Lefkowicz In this visual culture, great photos will help you sell books, manuscripts, and ephemera. This webinar will help you up your photographic game using just your iPhone. (And if you have an Android phone, don't worry—this webinar applies to either platform.) Topics… VIEW POST KNOWLEDGE BASE August 20, 2021 Useful Links A part of our collective knowledge comes from knowing how to makes use of the wide variety of resources that are now available on the Internet. This note will list some of those sources of information related to books and bookselling. FEdPo.com : First Edition Criteria and… VIEW POST KNOWLEDGE BASE August 20, 2021 Bookjacking [ Andrew Langer, Andrew Langer, Bookseller (Editor)]: Bookjackers are a part of the world of Internet selling for booksellers. These are sellers that work with data describing books and not with the books themselves. They use databases with basic information about books and use automated pricing to offer… VIEW POST SALES AIDS August 27, 2021 Garry Austin's Guidelines for using Trade Lists to SELL books Editor's Note: I first met Garry at the 2013 edition of the Colorado Antiquarian Bookselling School. He was from the opposite side of our country and very much seemed to know what he was doing. We struck up a conversation that lasted on occasion until his… VIEW POST CATALOGUING AIDS January 13, 2023 Watermark identification using catalogs, databases, and library holdings A watermark is a distinguishing mark or design incorporated in paper during the making. The mark may be incorporated by die impression or rolling, or by variation in the mesh used for making laid paper. The mark varies in thickness and is thus translucent and visible when… VIEW POST REGULATORY March 7, 2022 US HARMONIZED TARIFF CODES FOR BOOKSELLERS The following quick guide to the codes most likely to be used by booksellers has been provided by Nathan Barker of Kayleigh Books. Before he was a bookseller, Nathan was a licensed import/export broker so if you have questions not answered below, he has offered to… VIEW POST KNOWLEDGE BASE April 23, 2026 ASSOCIATIONS ON ABEBOOKS VIEW POST CATALOGUING AIDS June 23, 2026 Special Character Keys The Easy Way to Insert Special Characters into Your Descriptions Booksellers frequently encounter accented letters, ligatures, fractions, currency symbols, and other typographic characters in titles, author names, publishers, and bibliographic descriptions. Entering these characters correctly improves accuracy, professionalism, and searchability in online catalogues and marketplaces. The… VIEW POST

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    Featured Items Browse items that our members have chosen to feature on their profiles. Click the "Learn More" button to visit the member's profile and to get more information about purchasing and shop terms. 1 2 3 4 5 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... 22 Vintage Pulp Bound2plzBooks LEARN MORE Spirit of Borneo Martin & Osa Johnson Journey – 2012 1st Ed HCDJ in Slipcase About Those Books LEARN MORE Sigmund Freud 1893 First Edition Cerebral Diplegia Neurology About Those Books LEARN MORE Whispers from Eternity – Swami Yogananda – 1929 2nd Ed Signed 1933 Inscription About Those Books LEARN MORE O’Hara, Frank, [Jim Dine, illustrator], Arion Press 20 Ants Fine Books LEARN MORE Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises – 1930 Modern Library First Edition About Those Books LEARN MORE See Hear Yoko – Signed by Yoko Ono, Bob Gruen & Jody Denberg 2015 Lennon Legacy About Those Books LEARN MORE The Comprehensive History of England (1858 Edition) Complete in Twelve Volumes Walden Books LEARN MORE I COULD NEVER BE SO LUCKY AGAIN An Autobiography by General James H. Jimmy Doolittle Captain's Book Shoppe LLC LEARN MORE Signed: The American Commonwealth by James Bryce – 1913 Revision 2-Volume Set About Those Books LEARN MORE The Complete Works of Laurence Sterne - 1779 Armitage Edition Rebound in Leather About Those Books LEARN MORE Verve Vol VI No's 21 et 22 (Cover by Matisse) Walden Books LEARN MORE 1 2 3 4 5 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... 22

  • Handwritten Ex libris

    Handwritten Ex libris PRICE $ 48.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Inside our 1921 copy of The Sheik by E.M. Hull is a unique ex libris that she (Edith) penned herself warning friends to return books borrowed or else.... more info and photos on our website. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Bound2plzBooks Vintage Pulp See Item Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets VARIANT See Item Handwritten Ex libris See Item Signed Gorey Pop Up See Item The Knave of Hearts illustrated by Maxfield Parrish See Item

  • Biblio Book Search | IOBA

    Search for books on Biblio being sold by IOBA members. SEARCH FOR BOOKS POWERED BY: Most, though not all IOBA members choose to list their books on Biblio.com. You can search the books of all of these members here. BOOKSELLERS' FEATURED ITEMS Collected poems by Jo Corsen, including poems in Papiamento Black Dog Rare Books View on Profile Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Swineherd," hand-colored miniature book Head to Tail Books View on Profile VIRCHOW, Rudolf - Cellular Pathology as based upon Physiological and Pathological Histology Reginald C Williams Rare Books LLC View on Profile Cosmographia - Peter Apian, 1575 (second Spanish edition) View on Profile Lamb, Charles With an introduction by Andrew Lang Beauty and the Beast 1887 Finely Bound Blind-Horse-Books View on Profile 1660 Octavo King James Bible with 176 Hand-Colored Plates by the Naval Binder Dungeness Books, LLC View on Profile The Civil War Art of Mort Kunstler (Signed) View on Profile Amphigorey Also (Extremely Rare Signed Association Copy - 1 of 6 First State Copies) Rare Collections View on Profile First appearance in extended format of Livingstone's activities and discoveries in Central Africa John Atkins View on Profile Almanach des Gourmands Books for Cooks View on Profile William Penn: Some Reflections n Solitude; 2nd Ed.; 1693 By The Way Books View on Profile WILDE, Oscar. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL by C.3.3. - First edition Excelsa Scripta Rare Books View on Profile ACE DOUBLE: THE QUAKING WIDOW / THE DEEP END SIGNED BY ROBERT COLBY Astro Trader Books View on Profile INSCRIBED Gertrude Atheton LOS CERRITOS View on Profile DOXEY'S GUIDE to SAN FRANCISCO and the Pleasure Resorts of California. San Francisco: William Doxey Andrew Langer, Bookseller View on Profile Collected poems by Jo Corsen, including poems in Papiamento Black Dog Rare Books View on Profile Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Swineherd," hand-colored miniature book Head to Tail Books View on Profile VIRCHOW, Rudolf - Cellular Pathology as based upon Physiological and Pathological Histology Reginald C Williams Rare Books LLC View on Profile Cosmographia - Peter Apian, 1575 (second Spanish edition) View on Profile Lamb, Charles With an introduction by Andrew Lang Beauty and the Beast 1887 Finely Bound Blind-Horse-Books View on Profile 1660 Octavo King James Bible with 176 Hand-Colored Plates by the Naval Binder Dungeness Books, LLC View on Profile The Civil War Art of Mort Kunstler (Signed) View on Profile Amphigorey Also (Extremely Rare Signed Association Copy - 1 of 6 First State Copies) Rare Collections View on Profile First appearance in extended format of Livingstone's activities and discoveries in Central Africa John Atkins View on Profile Almanach des Gourmands Books for Cooks View on Profile William Penn: Some Reflections n Solitude; 2nd Ed.; 1693 By The Way Books View on Profile WILDE, Oscar. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL by C.3.3. - First edition Excelsa Scripta Rare Books View on Profile ACE DOUBLE: THE QUAKING WIDOW / THE DEEP END SIGNED BY ROBERT COLBY Astro Trader Books View on Profile INSCRIBED Gertrude Atheton LOS CERRITOS View on Profile DOXEY'S GUIDE to SAN FRANCISCO and the Pleasure Resorts of California. San Francisco: William Doxey Andrew Langer, Bookseller View on Profile

  • IOBA | Independent Online Booksellers Association

    The Independent Online Booksellers Association is an international trade organization of internet booksellers. INDEPENDENT ONLINE BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCEMENTS FEATURED ITEMS ARTICLES TERMINOLOGY EVENTS PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS IOBA Members Talk Tariffs with The Washington Post Oct 2, 2025 An Open Letter About Book Tariffs Sep 19, 2025 David Ruggles Prize 2023 Winners Aug 27, 2023 VIEW MEMBERS-ONLY ANNOUNCEMENTS IOBA WORKS FOR BOOKSELLERS Supporting independent online booksellers since 1999. We are an international trade association dedicated to ethical business practices that promote customer confidence. The organization offers members scholarships for continuing education, a mentorship program, excellent resources for booksellers, and a virtual community for discussions on all aspects of the bookselling profession. IOBA members enjoy a reputation as professional and trusted sellers of books and ephemera in the online bookselling world. With a diverse international membership of over 350 booksellers, IOBA members created and follow standards for ethical and safe bookselling online. Our members provide clear and accurate descriptions and prompt shipping with fair return policies. LEARN MORE BOOKSELLERS' FEATURED ITEMS BROWSE ALL FEATURED ITEMS RECENT & FEATURED POSTS IOBA Members Talk Tariffs with The Washington Post David Ruggles Prize 2023 Winners Bibliographic Association of America Events SEE MORE ARTICLES UPCOMING EVENTS These events are listed as a courtesy to members and friends of IOBA. Every effort is made to post accurate information. Inquires for more information should be to the point of contact named in the event listing. Fri, Nov 20 Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair (November 20 - 21, 2026) / Northampton Book Fair Learn more Nov 20, 2026, 5:00 PM – Nov 21, 2026, 4:00 PM Northampton Book Fair, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA 01060, USA Some of the best used & antiquarian booksellers; print, map, postcard, & ephemera dealers; and respected book artists including engravers, book designers, bookbinders, papermakers, paper marblers, and fine letterpress publishers from Western Massachusetts and beyond. SEE MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Signed Gorey Pop Up

    Signed Gorey Pop Up PRICE 425.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile First Edition, Signed by Edward Gorey, with paper engineering by Ib Penick. An impressive gift for Gorey fans and collectors. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Bound2plzBooks Vintage Pulp See Item Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets VARIANT See Item Handwritten Ex libris See Item Signed Gorey Pop Up See Item The Knave of Hearts illustrated by Maxfield Parrish See Item

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets VARIANT

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets VARIANT PRICE $ 175.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets w/acknowledged points for determining Issue/State - The spine on both the book and dust jacket lack the YEAR 2 badge , and silver lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. The dj rear has a diagonal bar code on the left side ending w/the numbers"51795". On the verso of the title page indicating JKR's previous books the misspelling of "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone" instead of "Sorcerer's Stone" is evident, and finally on page 332, the last word of the last sentance is "ancestor" but should be "descendant". Minor foxing to the interior of the dj and the binding is cocked. Many photos and more info on our website PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Bound2plzBooks Vintage Pulp See Item Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets VARIANT See Item Handwritten Ex libris See Item Signed Gorey Pop Up See Item The Knave of Hearts illustrated by Maxfield Parrish See Item

  • Vintage Pulp

    Vintage Pulp PRICE $ 82.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Red Tide #4241 is a movie length softcover novel of visual storytelling by Jim Steranko and published by Pyramid 1976. Composed of 2-panels per page in full color with 26 lines of text. Steranko worked for Stan Lee and created the drawings for Captain American and X-Men. Very Good condition. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Bound2plzBooks Vintage Pulp See Item Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Variant See Item Handwritten Ex libris See Item Signed Gorey Pop Up See Item The Knave of Hearts illustrated by Maxfield Parrish See Item

  • HALF-TITLE

    HALF-TITLE < Back to Terminology List HALF-TITLE Feature Also Fly Title . The page preceding the title page proper, normally listing only the title of the book and no other information. While usually present in modern books, it is sometimes lacking in older publications because it was originally designed to be removed before custom binding. Previous Next

  • THE MATING CRY (THE HOUSE THAT STOOD STILL) SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY A.E. VAN VOGT

    THE MATING CRY (THE HOUSE THAT STOOD STILL) SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY A.E. VAN VOGT PRICE 300.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile [ALFRED ELTON VAN VOGT]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. THE MATING CRY. Beacon / Galaxy Science Fiction Novel, New York 1960. First Edition, First printing. First edition with this title and from this publisher. Beacon #298 with the original 35 cents cover price. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread, creases nears spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. Scarce autograph and inscription on the title page by author A.E. Van Vogt. Originally titled "The House That Stood Still" first published in hardcover in 1950 and then published in the pulp magazine, Detective Book Magazine 1952 Winter issue. Beacon was the publisher of adult novels and published many stories from the top fiction writers of the day; Poul Anderson, Philip Jose Farmer, Brian Aldiss, Charles Willeford, Cyril M. Kornbluth & Judith Merril, Sam Merwin, Jr. and many more authors including A.E. Van Vogt. Signatures on Beacon books from any of these authors is scarce and as of this writing today this is the only known copy on the market signed by Vogt. Cover art by Gerald McConnel. Classic adult science pulp fiction with GGA cover art, rare signed collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Astro Trader Books THE MATING CRY (THE HOUSE THAT STOOD STILL) SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY A.E. VAN VOGT See Item THE INNOCENT VILLA See Item KIM (MONARCH BOOKS) SIGNED BY ROBERT COLBY See Item ACE DOUBLE: THE QUAKING WIDOW / THE DEEP END SIGNED BY ROBERT COLBY See Item

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