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Collector or Custodian?: Saying Goodbye to A Unique First Edition
December 4, 2023
I bade farewell to the Captain today, writes slang lexicographer and author Jonathon Green. Captain Francis Grose, militia officer, antiquarian and slang collector.
Bindery
Harcourt Bindery
50 Terminal Street Suite 612
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 242-5959
The oldest and largest traditional bindery in America exclusively devoted to fine
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Bookfever.com
P.O. Box 696
Ione, CA 95640
(209) 274-6960
Modern firsts, signed books, African-Americana, women authors, poetry, ethnobotany,
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Book Dealer: Children's Books
Bauman Rare Books
485 Madison Avenue
New York , NY 10022
(212) 751-0011
Whatever your interests—literary classics, landmarks in the history of ideas,
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Special Collections
Jordan Cohn Sports Library
3625 Carrick Ct.
Snellville, GA 30039
(404) 617-9315
Arguably, the largest collection of sports publications--books/magazines/programs/
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