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Maine
Antiquarian
Booksellers
Association
2014 – 2015 Directory
MABA Brochure
Alphabetical Listing
Maine Antiquarian Booksellers
Association
MABA was formed in 1977 with 28 members; we now have
over 50 members dealing in a wide range of used, rare and out-of-print
books, maps, prints, autographs, bindings, photographs and ephemera.
Shops range from a general stock of over 100,000 books to specialist
stock of several hundred titles.
The MABA Directory is designed for readers, collectors,
librarians and booksellers interested in used, rare, and out-of-print books
and those items directly related to books, such as maps, prints,
autographs, bindings and
photographs.
Our members have tried
to describe their inventory
accurately, but please bear in mind
that quantity and stock specialties
are subject to availability and the
ever-changing market. Also, since
most shops are sole proprietorships,
it's best to call ahead to avoid
disappointment.
All MABA members are
signatories to a code of ethical
business practices.
Please note that many of our
members' books can be found 24/7
at Abebooks.com, Alibris.com,
Amazon.com, and Half.com as well
as their own websites.
We hope that this
directory will enrich your Maine
book shopping experience. For
more information or for additional copies of this directory, please
contact one of the officers listed below.
A. DAVID PAULHUS RARE BOOKS
Kennebunk
AIDE DE CAMP MILITARY BOOKS AND PRINTS
York
THE ARRINGTONS
Wells
ARTISAN BOOKS & BINDERY
Islesboro
BAY VIEW COMPANY
Saco
BIG CHICKEN BARN BOOKS & ANTIQUES
Ellsworth
THE BOOKLOVER'S ATTIC
Belfast
CALAIS BOOKSHOP
Calais
CARLSON TURNER BOOKS & BINDERY
Portland
DeWOLFE AND WOOD ~ Antiquarians on the Green
Alfred
DOORYARD BOOKS
Rockland
ELLIOT HEALY, BOOKS
Wiscasset
FRONT PORCH BOOKS
Orono
GEORGE P. SUTTON RARE BOOKS
Lyman
GOOSE RIVER EXCHANGE
Camden
HARDING'S BOOKS
Wells
HARLAND H. EASTMAN ~ BOOKS
Springvale
PRISCILLA JUVELIS, INC.
Kennebunkport
LIPPINCOTT BOOKS
Hampden
LUX MENTIS, BOOKSELLERS
Portland
MAINELY MURDERS BOOKSTORE
Kennebunk
THE MAINE BOOKHOUSE
Oxford
MERRILL'S BOOKSHOP
Hallowell
MYSTERY COVE BOOK SHOP
Bar Harbor
OPEN DOOR BOOKS
Bath
PENOBSCOT BOOKS
Searsport
PRESCOTT HILL BOOKS
Northport
RECORD CONNECTION
Waterville
RE-BOOKS
Waterville
SARAH'S BOOKS
Bangor
SCOTTIE'S BOOKHOUSE
Hancock
SPRUCE GUM BOOKS
Chesterville
STONE SOUP BOOKS
Camden
SUMNER & STILLMAN
Yarmouth
TWICE-SOLD TALES
Farmington
TWO BROTHERS BOOKS
Freeport
WEYHE ART BOOKS & GALLERY
Mt. Desert
WIKHEGAN BOOKS
Northeast Harbor
MABA Officers
2014-2015
John Ring, President
Open Door Books
178 Front Street
Bath, Maine 04530
(207) 443-8689
opendoor@gwi.net
Joanna Reese, Vice-President
The Maine Bookhouse
1545 Main Street
Oxford, Maine 04270
(207) 743-9300
books@themainebookhouse.com
Robert Sezak, Secretary/Treasurer
RE-BOOKS
25 East Concourse
Waterville, Maine 04901
(207) 877-2484
rebooks3@gmail.com
WWW.MAINEBOOKSELLERS.ORG
WELLS
ALFRED
HARDING’S BOOKS
DeWOLFE AND WOOD - Antiquarians on the Green
Douglas N. Harding
2152 Post Road (P.O. Box 184), Wells 04090
www.hardingsbooks.com
hardings@maine.rr.com
(207) 646-8785/fax (207) 646-0378
A very large stock of quality books, maps, and prints. Year-round:
September-June daily 9-5; July & August daily 9-6. On Route 1 North.
WISCASSET
ELLIOTT HEALY, BOOKS
Elliott Healy
53 Middle Street (P.O. Box 285), Wiscasset 04578
healybooks@yahoo.com
(207) 882-5446
Children’s and illustrated, photography, fine art and antiques reference,
antique prints and maps, and general stock. Approximately 30,000
volumes. Stock also at Avalon Antiques. Seasonal: June 1September 30 open by chance or appointment. Downtown Wiscasset
1/2-block west from Route 1.
YARMOUTH
SUMNER & STILLMAN
Richard S. Loomis, Jr.
P.O. Box 973, Yarmouth 04096
www.sumnerandstillman.com
sumner@sumnerandstillman.com
(207) 846-6070/fax (207) 846-6070
Literary first editions of the 19th/early 20th centuries: Alcott, Conrad,
Cooper, Crane, Dickens, Doyle, Eliot, Emerson, Hardy, Harris,
Hawthorne, Irving, James, Kipling, Longfellow, Melville, Meredith,
Poe, Stevenson, Stowe, Thackeray, Thoreau, Trollope, Twain, Verne,
Wells, Whitman, Whittier, and others. Catalogues issued. Year-round:
by appointment only.
Scott DeWolfe & Frank P. Wood
P.O. Box 425, Alfred 04002
www.dwbooks.com
dewolfeandwood@roadrunner.com
(207) 490-5572
Large general selection, with emphasis on Americana, Maine, and
Shakers. Also, large selection of ephemera, postcards, photography,
prints, manuscripts and autographs. Appraisals and collection
development. Member: Ephemera Society, Manuscript Society.
Year-round: May-October daily 9-4; November-April most days 9-4;
closed Sundays.
BANGOR
SARAH’S BOOKS
Sarah Faragher & Ryan King
Antique Marketplace & Café
65 Main Street, Bangor 04401
sarahsbooks@aol.com
(207) 478-5488
Several thousand used and out-of-print books in a well-organized book
booth at the Antiques Marketplace, an antiques group shop in downtown
Bangor. Emphasis on Maine, History, Travel, Literature, and Poetry.
Year-round: Antique Marketplace & Café is open daily 9-6, except
Sundays 12-5.
BAR HARBOR
YORK
MYSTERY COVE BOOK SHOP
AIDE DE CAMP BOOKS AND PRINTS
Steve Powell & Barbara Baron Gifford
1 Dewey St., Bar Harbor 04644
P.O. Box 75, Hulls Cove 04644
www.mysterycovebookshop.com
info@barharborbookshop.com
(207) 288-4665
Large general stock especially strong in nature (including MDI &
Acadia National Park), children's, nautical, history, mystery and science
fiction. Large collections of first editions, signed books and original
cinema posters. Summer: Monday-Saturday 10-5; Winter: TuesdaySaturday 11-5. Located at Crooked Rd. & Dewey St., Hulls Cove,
Bar Harbor.
Art Fossa
43 Donica Rd, York 03909
www.adcbooks.com
afossa@adcbooks.com
(207) 363-0882
New, used and rare military books and prints. All historical periods,
nations and wars. Open shop; call ahead to avoid disappointment. Exit
7/The Yorks; N 1/2-mile on Route 1; Right on Donica Rd.; #43 to rightsoldiers on mailbox post.
WEBSITE MEMBERS
Chapter Two Books
East Coast Books
Military History Bookshop
UHR Books
OTHER MEMBERS
A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts
Bickerstaff's Books • George & Pat Fowler, Books
J. Glatter, Books • Snow Bound Books
Victorian House Books • Weiser Antiquarian Books
BATH
OPEN DOOR BOOKS
John Ring
178 Front Street, Bath 04530
www.opendoorbooks.us
opendoor@gwi.net
(207) 443-8689/cell (207) 751-9061
Varied collection of 12,000 out-of-print books, ephemera, maps, with
emphasis on Maine authors and histories, maritime/ naval, architecture,
art, travel, history. Large stock of children’s/juvenile, nature, animals.
Book searches and scouting. Year-round: daily 10-5.
BELFAST
WATERVILLE
THE BOOKLOVER’S ATTIC
RECORD CONNECTION
Estelle J. Plumb
30 Searsport Avenue, Belfast 04915
ejplumb@hotmail.com
(207) 338-2450
Americana, aviation, military, hunting/fishing, music, children’s books,
American first editions, science fiction, art, photography, nautical, etc.
Recordings (LPs): jazz, Broadway, sound tracks, opera, classical vocals,
classical pop. Seasonal: May-October daily 10-5, Sun. 11-4 (some
Wednesday and Thursdays may be “off days,” please call first). North
on Route 1, through Belfast, over Bay Bridge, straight through blinking
light, approximately 200 yards on left.
Robert Richard, Jr.
252 Main Street, Waterville 04901
(207) 873-1798
Offering a stock of approximately 10,000 used and antiquarian books
with an emphasis on non-fiction. Interests include Americana, Civil War,
travel, railroads, hunting and fishing, art, natural science, and Maine
books. We also have 20,000 vintage LP and 45rpm records. Books and
records also displayed at Fairfield Antique Mall, Fairfield.
Year-round: Monday-Saturday 10-5:30, Sunday closed. One mile off
I-95 Main Street exit.
RE-BOOKS
CALAIS
CALAIS BOOKSHOP
Carole Heinlein
405 Main Street, Calais 04619
CalaisBookshop@yahoo.com
(207) 454-1110
New, used, and rare books, including quality literature and popular
fiction; nature guides and natural history; Passamaquoddy (and other
Native American culture) as well as local Maine and Canadian history
and interests. Great selection of military, nautical, world, and American
history; art, crafts, culinary arts (cookbooks); religion; philosophy;
metaphysics; LPs, and the best children’s books ever. We aim to please
both readers and collectors. Reading groups, book signings, poetry
readings, workshops. Lots more to explore. Dedicated to the fine art of
browsing. Year round: Monday-Saturday 10-5. Sundays by chance.
Winter: Monday-Saturday 10-4, best to call ahead. Located historic
downtown Calais on US-1, near traffic light.
CAMDEN
GOOSERIVER EXCHANGE
Joe Reilly & Ken Shure
P.O. Box 687, Rockport 04856
23 Bayview Street, Camden 04843
www.gooseriverexhange.com
gooseriv@midcoast.com
(207) 236-3345/fax (207) 236-8670
The GooseRiver Exchange was established in 1977. We specialize in
Paper Americana, Photographica, Post Cards, Posters, Antiques, Books
& Ephemera. We have over 10,000 books in stock. May-December
open daily 10-5.
Robert Sezak
25 East Concourse. Waterville 04901
www.biblio.com/bookstore/re-books-waterville
rebooks3@gmail.com
(207) 877-2484
Used, Rare and Out-of-Print books for readers and researchers. Enjoy
browsing our large variety of collectible contemporary and past-period
hardcovers and paperbacks, including Judaica, science fiction and
fantasy, cooking,
modern first editions,
mysteries, science,
gardening, etc. Gift
certificates available.
Accepting Canadian
$$ at par! Yearround: Monday 12-5
June-December,
Tuesday-Thursday
10-5, Friday 12-5,
Saturday 10-5, closed
Sunday. Please call if
traveling from afar.
WELLS
THE ARRINGTONS
Eleanor & George Arrington
1908 Post Road, P.O. Box 160, Wells 04090
garring1@maine.rr.com
(207) 646-4124
A large selection of scholarly and important Americana, World History,
Children’s, books on all sports, large selection of Irish History, selected
fiction with much on the Vietnam War, many rare Photos and letters,
Prints and Ephemera.
Over 35,000 Military
books covering all periods.
Many Rare and Important
American, British and
Asian titles. Unit histories
from all periods and all
forces. Many signed
books.
Year-round: July-August
daily 10-5; SeptemberJune weekends 10-5, most
weekdays 10-4 or by
appointment. On Route 1
3/4 mile north of Wells Center.
ROCKLAND
CAMDEN
DOORYARD BOOKS
STONE SOUP BOOKS
George & Julia Parks
438 Main Street. Rockland 04841
dooryardbooks@aol.com, gdparks76@hotmail.com
(207) 594-5080
Dooryard Books has over 20,000 used and out-of-print books. Shop is
well organized by subject matter. Emphasis on Maine, maritime,
military, history, sports, literature, art, especially books on the Wyeth
family. Mail orders welcome. Major credit cards accepted. Seasonal:
Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday-Monday by chance. On U.S. Route 1 in
downtown Rockland.
SACO
BAY VIEW COMPANY
Philip N. Grime
5 Elm St., U.S. Rt. 1 (Mail: P.O. Box 689), Saco 04072
pngbvc@gwi.net
(207) 283-0074
Shop features an eclectic stock of over 3,000 used and rare books,
reflecting New England’s heritage, complemented by an extensive
inventory of prints, photographs, and other paper items.
Year-round: by
chance or
appointment. Note:
Shop moved to new
location on Route
One.
SEARSPORT
PENOBSCOT BOOKS
Howard La Rue
164 West Main Street (Rt. 1) (P.O. Box 72), Searsport 04974
www.penobscotbooks.com
penobscotbooks@myfairpoint.net
(207) 548-6490
50,000 books on Art, Architecture, Photography, with many
Monographs in these areas; also general stock of Poetry, Maritime,
Religion, Zen and Eastern Thought, Arts and Crafts Movement, and
Liturgical Art Objects. Web site and telephone orders any time. Plenty of
parking. Seasonal: Mid-April to October, Tuesday-Saturday 10-4, or by
chance or appointment.
SPRINGVALE
HARLAND H. EASTMAN - BOOKS
Harland H. Eastman
567 Main Street (Mail: P.O. Box 276), Springvale 04083
(207) 324-2797
heastman@myfairpoint.net
A general stock of 4,000 volumes with emphasis on Maine town
histories, Maine non-fiction and Maine authors. Specialist in books by
G.A. Henry. Year-round: by chance or appointment, no regular shop
hours. On Route 109.
Agnes & Paul Joy
35 Main Street, Camden 04843
ssoupbks@midcoast.com
(207) 763-3354
A selection of out-of-print hardcover books, and a general collection of
second-hand paperbacks, vintage and contemporary. Specialties:
nautical, photography, art, and gardening; LP records. Year-round:
May 1-October 31 daily 10:30-5; November 1-April 30 closed Sunday.
CHESTERVILLE
SPRUCE GUM BOOKS
David Fuller
129 Chesterville Hill Rd., Chesterville 04938
P.O. Box 192, Farmington Falls 04940
www.abebooks.com
picear@yahoo.com
(207) 779-0671
Specializing in books about the Maine woods, including Maine hunting,
fishing, lumbering, Native Americans, folklore and related ephemera.
Rare, out of print and reading copies. Book searches done. Buying
related material. By appointment only.
ELLSWORTH
BIG CHICKEN BARN BOOKS & ANTIQUES
Annegret Cukierski & Chad Cukierski
1768 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth 04605
www.bigchickenbarn.com
bcb@bigchickenbarn.com, chad@bigchickenbarn.com
(207) 667-7308/fax (207) 667-3925
A large selection of quality books. We specialize in Maine books and
books by Maine authors. We also carry a large selection of cookbooks,
military, religion, nautical,
children’s, fiction, and over
20,000 magazines.
Approximately 150,000
volumes in stock. Book
searches welcome. Book
wants accepted. Yearround: open 7 days a week;
November-February
weekdays 10-4, weekends
10-5; Spring, Fall &
Summer hours vary from 104 to 9-6.
FARMINGTON
ORONO
TWICE-SOLD TALES
FRONT PORCH BOOKS
Jim Logan
155 Main Street, Farmington 04938
twicesoldtales@tds.net
(207) 778-4411
A well-organized and constantly changing general stock of over 30,000
books. More than seven bookcases of Maine books and large collections
in literature and many non-fiction areas. We feature scholarly, unusual
and important items. Year-round: Mondays through Saturdays, 10-5
(weather and family permitting). Closed holidays. Just north of the
downtown stoplight. Please call before making a special trip.
Victoria K. Erker
67 Pine St., Orono 04473
www.biblio.com
frontporchbooks@myfairpoint.net
(207) 866-3889
Front Porch Books has 3,500 gently used books. Our books are well
organized in a clean, sunny, second-floor space. We have growing
collections in cooking, gardening, crafts, travel narrative, history, poetry,
and literature. Year-round: by appointment or chance. We are often in
the shop afternoons. Please call ahead if you are traveling any distance.
FREEPORT
OXFORD
TWO BROTHERS BOOKS
THE MAINE BOOKHOUSE
David B. Young
176 U.S. Route 1, Freeport 04032
www.freeportbookshoppe.com
toadinc@suscom-maine.net
(207) 865-9524
With 30,000 volumes in stock, we have a large general collection of
used and out-of-print books, something for everyone. Good selections of
Maine material, including postcards, as well as Civil War, World War I,
and World War II books. Science fiction in first edition, Book Club
editions, and early paperbacks. Year-round: daily 10-5, Sundays by
chance; call ahead if traveling from afar.
Harry, Joanna & Vanessa Reese
1545 Main Street (Rt. 26), Oxford 04270
www.themainebookhouse.com
books@themainebookhouse.com
(207) 743-9300
A large, diverse, and eclectic selection of 15,000 quality new & used
books including collectible children’s, first editions, signed books, new
& used paperbacks from $1.75, the uncommon and more. Large bargain
area. Record albums, CDs, prints & framed art. Visa, MC, Discover &
Paypal. Year-round: every day 10-6. 2.8 miles north of New Balance
Factory Outlet, 45 min. north of Portland.
PORTLAND
CARLSON TURNER BOOKS AND BINDERY
HALLOWELL
MERRILL’S BOOKSHOP
John R. Merrill
2nd Floor, 134 Water Street (Route 201), Hallowell 04347
www.merrillsbookshop.com
(207) 623-2055
An extremely varied selection of 50,000+ volumes for avid readers and
serious collectors. Emphasis on Americana, antiquarian books, early
science and technology, medicine, Maine books, Civil War, rare and
unusual items, and all varieties of history and literature (both first
editions and reading copies). Year-round: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5:30;
call first if traveling some distance.
HAMPDEN
LIPPINCOTT BOOKS
William Lippincott
30 Wilbur Drive, Hampden 04444
www.lippincottbooks.net
lippincottbooks@tds.net
(207) 862-6946
Americana, Maine and the Maine Woods, Lumbering, Indians of the
Northeast, Mystery and Detective Fiction, Science-Fiction, uncommon
books in many fields. Approximately 10,000 books in my new shop, of
which 1800 books are online. Many of my better books and recent
acquisitions are not online. Year-round: by appointment.
Scott A. Wilson
241 Congress Street. Portland 04101
www.carlsonturnerbooks.com
swilson@maine.rr.com
(207) 773-4200
An organized collection of 50,000 selected quality used books from
inexpensive paperbacks to fine antiquarian books on all subjects. Also
maps, prints, and other works of art. Specialties include scholarly books,
Maine related, Civil War, the unusual and eccentric. Professional
bookbinding services including repairs, restoration, fine bindings, as
well as protective or elaborate boxes and slipcases. Ample street
parking. Year-round: Tuesday-Saturday 11-5, Sunday Noon-5, closed
Monday. Many times by chance or appointment, just call.
LUX MENTIS, BOOKSELLERS
Ian Kahn & Suzanne Hamlin
110 Marginal Way - #777, Portland 04101
www.luxmentis.com
ian@luxmentis.com
(207) 329-1469
We specialize in the development of personal libraries & collections. We
strive to maintain a small, significant stock, the focus of which shifts
according to the collections most recently absorbed. Our stock generally
includes fine first editions and heirloom quality books — always
eclectic, often exceptional, never dull. More than 3,000 volumes in
stock. Year-round: by appointment only, call or e-mail for appointment
and directions.
LYMAN
HANCOCK
GEORGE P. SUTTON RARE BOOKS
SCOTTIE’S BOOKHOUSE
George P. Sutton
475 Goodwin’s Mills Road (Route 35), Lyman 04002
gpsutton@roadrunner.com
(207) 590-1635
Rare Books, Americana, Prints, Autographs, Maps and Miscellaneous
Ephemera. Year-round: Tuesday-Saturday 9-5.
Michael Riggs
209 US Highway, Hancock 04640
scottybooks@yahoo.com
(207) 667-6834
Maine, art, gardening, cooking, Stephen King, travel, nature, religion,
and poetry. Approximately 35,000 volumes in stock. Year-round:
Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, closed Sundays. Only 1 mile from the Ellsworth
town line on Rt. 1.
ISLESBORO
ARTISAN BOOKS & BINDERY
Craig & Melissa Olson
111 Derby Road, Islesboro 04848
www.artisanbooksandbindery.com
craig@artisanbooksandbindery.com
(207) 734-6852
Architecture, Gardening, Design, Fine Press, General Stock, 20,000
volumes. Working hand bindery on site. Year-Round: July-August,
Tuesday-Sunday 10-5; September-June, Please call to check hours.
KENNEBUNK
A. DAVID PAULHUS RARE BOOKS
MT. DESERT
WEYHE ART BOOKS & GALLERY
Deborah W. Kiley
P.O. Box 217, Mt. Desert 04660
libris@prexar.com
(207) 288-4281
Fine and applied art books in all languages. American prints of the 30s
and 40s. Decorative prints. Year-round: by appointment.
NORTHEAST HARBOR
WIKHEGAN BOOKS
J. Fuerst
117 Main Street (Mail: P.O. Box 46), Northeast Harbor 04662
(207) 276-5079
In town since 1976. Select, broad-ranging stock of several thousand old,
out-of-print, and sometimes rare books. Strong holdings in fine and
decorative arts, and history, especially nautical. Good biography,
cookery, poetry, travel, natural history, and diverse antiquarian.
Specialists in Mt. Desert Island regional. Ephemera and photographica
organized in binders. Year-round: June-October, Tuesday-Saturday
10-5; August, Monday-Saturday 10-5; other times, please call first.
NORTHPORT
A David Paulhus
24 Ross Rd., P.O. Box 105, Kennebunk 04043
probooks@roadrunner.com
(207) 985-2728
Children’s illustrated, leather sets, and early Ameri- can Bibles. (Always
interested in purchasing early Bibles.) ALL subjects represented,
including Maine books, occasional paintings, autographs, and paper.
12-15,000 volumes. Dealer-oriented. Year-Round: by appointment or
chance. Just off Route 1, 4th house on left.
MAINELY MURDERS BOOKSTORE
Paula Keeney/Ann Whetstone
1 Bourne St., Kennebunk 04043
www.mainelymurders.com
info@mainelymurders.com
(207) 985-8706
Mainely Murders is an independent specialty mystery bookstore devoted
exclusively to suspense, crime, and detective fiction. Our stock of used
recent and hard-to-find hardcover, trade paper, and mass market volumes
ranges from classics and cozies to tough guys and thrillers. AprilDecember & Spring: Wednesday-Saturday 10-5:30. Summer: TuesdaySaturday 10-5:30. Fall: Wednesday-Saturday10-5:30. Check website for
current hours. Steps off Main Street in downtown Kennebunk.
PRESCOTT HILL BOOKS
Ron Jarvella
9 Fox Hollow, Northport 04849
ron@prescotthillbooks.com
(207) 338-6346/toll-free (866) 265-3159
General stock of about 25,000 volumes, with emphasis on history, Maine
history, military history, biography, first editions, cookbooks, and
children’s books. Year-round: by chance or appointment. From Belfast:
at intersection of Routes 1 & 52, go 3.4 miles on Route 52; turn left onto
Prescott Hill Road; go 1/2 mile to Fox Hollow, 2nd left; turn in at the
Prescott Hill Books sign, keeping left at fork in road.
KENNEBUNKPORT
PRISCILLA JUVELIS, INC.
Priscilla Juvelis
11 Goose Fair, Kennebunkport 04046
www.juvelisbooks.com
pj@juvelisbooks.com
(207) 967-0909/fax (207) 967-4466
Specializing in contemporary book arts including find binding, private
press, and artists' books. Also, American women writers and reformers.
By appointment only.
Reasons to Own
Real Bound Books
Centuries old bound books are perfectly readable, will your great-greatgreat grandchildren will be able to say the same of today's e-reader?
If you can't reach the table you can perch upon a bound book.
A bound book will work after sitting on a shelf for years and years, it
will never lose its charge.
You can hit a mugger with a bound book without worrying about
cracking the screen.
When you're finished with a bound book you can sell it, or, even better,
give it to a friend.
If you leave a bound book on the table while you go to get a refill of
your coffee most likely it will still be there when you return.
You can safely read a bound book while enjoying a bubble bath, even if
it gets wet it will still work.
In the event of a zombie
apocalypse you can use piles
of bound books to barricade
doors and windows.
Over time a first-edition
bound book at least stands a
chance of increasing in value.
When you wrap a bound book
as a present it needs a much
larger box.
If you drop a bound book it
doesn't break.
The same bound book that is
easily read in bright sunlight
can also be enjoyed by
candlelight.
A bound book will never be incompatible with a new operating system,
nor will it ever fail because a new cpu causes it to crash.
Turning the pages of a bound book burns calories, thus reading lots of
bound books will improve your physical fitness.
In your friendly neighborhood bookstore you can sample real bound
books while meeting others who share your interests.
Reading a bound book allows a direct connection to Egyptians, Chinese
and Mayans who lived thousands and thousands of years ago.
You can walk into your local library and with but a brief glance be
confronted with the most delicious dilemma of having to decide which of
the thousands and thousands of bound books you will read next.
Readers, all readers, at one time or another will find that a bound book
can be a good friend.
Rare & Antiquarian Book Terms
A.D.: Autograph Document
A.E.G.: All Edges Gilt
A.M.s: Autograph Manuscript, signed
Ads: Advertisements
ALS: Autographed Letter Signed
ARC: Advanced Reading Copy
BAR: Book Auction Records
BCE: Book Club Edition
bds: boards
bkstrp: backstrip
BOMC: Book Of The Month Club
buck: buckram
Cat: Catalogue
chp: Chipped
col: color
cv: cover
dec: decorated
dw: dustjacket, dustwrapper
ed: edition, editor, edited
eng., engr: Engraved, engraving
ex-lib, x-lib: ex-library
facs: facsimile
FEP's: Free End Papers
fp, frontis: frontispiece
FX: foxed or foxing
G., gt: Gilt
hf. Bd: half bound
hndbk: handbook
ltd: limited
Ill., Ills: Illustrated, illustrations
inscr: inscribed, Inscription
ital: italic letter
lf: lear
lith: lithograph
M.E.: Marbled Edges
Mco, mor: Morocco
mssg: missing
N.F.: Near Fine
ND: No Date
Oct: Octavo
OP: Out of Print
p., pp: Page
pamph: Pamphlet
pict: pitorial
prev: previous
ptd: printed
Q: Quotation
REM: Remainder
rev: revised
sig: signature
slpcs: slipcase
sp: spine
swd: sewed
tp: title page
unb., unbd: Unbound
vo(s): volume(s)
wt: weight
A.D.s: Autograph Document Signed
A.L.: Autograph Letter, not signed
A.N.s: Autograph Note, signed
AEG: All Edges Gilt
AMS: Autographed Manuscript Signed
B & W: Black and white
BC: Book Club
bd: bound
bkpl: bookplate
BMC: British Museum Catalogue
brk: broken
C., ca: Circa
Cf: Calf
cl: cloth
cont: contemporary
DDS: Dewey Decimal System
DJ: Dust Jacket
doc: document
endp., e.p.:endpaper(s)
Engl: English
F., ff: Folio, folios
FE: First Edition
Fo: Folio, as pertaining to book size
FTE: First Trade Edition
SC: softcover
hc: hardcover
Hf: half
hng: hinge
lith: lithograph
impft: imperfect
introd: introduction
lea: leather
lge: large
ltd: limited
mag: magazine
MS: Manuscript
n.d.: no date
N.p.: No place, publisher or printer
ob: oblong
OED: Oxford English Dictionary
or., orig: Original
P.P.: Printed Privately
photo: photograph
pref: preface
pseud: pseudonym
pub(d): publish(ed)
Qto: Quarto
reprd: repaired
sgd: signed
sl: slight
sm: small
sq: square
T.E.G.: Top Edges Gilt
TS: Typescript
VG: very good
wraps: wrappers
yr: Year