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Important collection of ownersigned lawbooks of famous american historical persons. Heres is a little taste of the rare books and items of print epheme. Member of the antiquarian booksellers association of america abaa and the international league of antiquarian booksellers ilab. We hope to be able to reschedule the book fair for sometime in the fall. Donating books special collections research center the. Philippa bernard, leo bernard, angus oneill, the library quarterly 65. Abaa members offer fine rare and antiquarian books and other printed materials, including maps, prints, photographs, ephemera, manuscripts, documents, and handwritten materials such as journals and diaries, correspondence, logbooks and ledgers from the beginning of the print era to the present. Illinois street, chicago, il 60611 usa 3124641110 directions to afterwords bookstore. We sell a highly curated selection of used books, zines, and rare titles, with a focus on the literary, the local, the strange, and the adventurous.
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