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Kay craddock antiquarian bookseller 156 collins st, melbourne, victoria, australia 3000 rated 4. If youre an avid reader of classic books, these bookcases are the most practical choice to show your refined style. Antique bookcases fill a home with sophistication and oldworld charm. Use the tabs or the previous and next buttons to change the displayed slide. Free book appraisals lovetoknow antique collectibles. Rare, antiquarian and out of print books grants bookshop. Grub street bookshop you cant miss this fitzroy institution, with its trestle tables of wellpriced used books nestled between boutiques, bars and ice cream stores on brunswick street. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task.
Octavo, giltdecorated pictorial maroon cloth, very light foxing to edges and preliminaries, front hinge a little shaken, black and white frontispiece, pp. Since it isnt difficult to do your own research it may be in your best interests to find the value of your book yourself. We have a large and varied stock of antiquarian and secondhand books, dating from the fifteenth to the twentyfirst centuries. In 1995 we moved from being a traditional street level retail bookseller to an internet business, one of the first in this country. Fine and rare books, australiana, colonial prints, photographs, early maps. Home to many of australias best loved authors, the city is also full of great booksellers. Here are eight of melbournes best secondhand bookstores, where you can flick through dusty and dogeared novels to your hearts content. Melbournes best secondhand bookstores urban list melbourne. The best place to find a literary treasure is in an faba bookstore welcome to the digital home of the best booksellers in florida. Ideal for selling rare book collections or libraries. Florida antiquarian booksellers association members can help you find the titles that are missing in your collection or provide help and advice in the care of books you already own.
Weve gathered our favourites right here for your browsing pleasure. A carousel is a rotating set of images, rotation stops on keyboard focus on carousel tab controls or hovering the mouse pointer over images. Antique print and map room is the largest specialist dealer of rare antique maps and prints in australia. Abbeys auctions holds sales every friday with over 600 lots each session. If, on the other hand, a book has not been found in the published records or booksellers catalogues, and it is suspected it is a desirable item, it would be worthwhile to contact a local antiquarian bookseller. Aba the australian and the british antiquarian booksellers associations. Find antique dealers in melbourne, fl on yellowbook. We buy and sell rare, old, and collectible books as well as fine, used and quality second hand books. Established in 1979, our gallery is located in ultimo, near sydneys city centre 5 minute walk from the powerhouse museum. The international league of antiquarian booksellers has launched a free mentoring programme to help. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Philip and maureen fraher, proprietors of time booksellers exhibiting at a anzaab book fair. At the age of six he began with sea shells, and soon graduated to coins, the gateway drug. Free book appraisals can be helpful if you just want a general idea of what your book is worth.
Every 6 weeks a special auction is held featuring antiques, collectables and specialty items. The assembly hall building 156 collins street melbourne victoria 3000 australia t. Grants bookshop antiquarian, rare and out of print books. We wish everyone in the rare book community the very best as we deal with this issue, and look forward to your continued support during the year and the return of. We provide secure ordering through ssl secure sockets layer. Australian book auctions is the premier auctioneer in australia dedicated to rare books and historical properties.
Top 8 secondhand and antiquarian books in melbourne cbd. Kay craddock antiquarian bookseller, melbourne, vic. Antique books clearly have been around for a long time, but dont let the words antique book or antiquarian book give you the wrong impression. Michael treloar antiquarian booksellers, established in adelaide, south australia, in march 1976, is a longstanding member of the australian and new zealand association of antiquarian booksellers anzaab and the international league of antiquarian booksellers ilab. The question of how rare a book is, andor how many copies there are, say, in australia, is always of interest. Peter arnold rare books was established in melbourne in 1969 and our shop is in the. If you need an accurate appraisal for insurance or other important purposes then you should go to a certified appraiser for the most accurate appraisal. Both private and commercial buyers are welcome from melbourne and all over victoria. We have extensive experience in buying and selling choice antiquarian books. Kenneth hince books, suppliers of secondhand, old, rare and fine books, melbourne, australia, used, out of print, rare. To make things easier, most antique bookcases and old bookshelves can be classified.
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