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Book Smell
Book Smell for the 21st Century
April 17, 2015
Ask an antiquarian book collector what a room full of books smells like, and responses will probably include the familiar scents of glue, ink, various types of paper, even mold.
Appraisals
Ed Smith Books
14283 Sunrise Dr NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 201-3231
1st editions, signed books, authentic movie/theater scripts. Photography, Appraisals
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
BATTLEDORE LTD
Post Office Box 2288
Kingston, NY 12401
(914) 439-6020
Rare Books specialist: original children's book illustration art including
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Book Fair
Dayton Book Fair
2181 Embury Park Rd
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 999-4491
The Dayton Book Fair is the largest sale of second-hand books in the Ohio region,
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Patrick Olson Rare Books
74 Wentworth Avenue
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 806-3364
Early books in all fields. Regular catalogs and low-traffic mailing list. Find us at
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