ABAA BOOKSELLERS

ABAA membership is a privilege extended only to those booksellers who have demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism, ethics, and expertise in the trade. Our more than four hundred members hail from an impressively diverse array of backgrounds. Some have spent their entire careers in the book business, while others have been lighthouse keepers, poets, helicopter pilots, and professional musicians. Some members own brick-and-mortar shops, some operate internet-only businesses from their home or office, some fashion livelihoods from exhibiting at book fairs. Many combine these retail strategies, or add services such as appraising and collection development. A few earn additional income and professional prestige from research and writing. But all our members share an appreciation for the printed page and for the scholarly and ethical practices which exemplify professional bookselling. ...

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Heldfond Book Gallery,Ltd.

San Anselmo, CA
http://www.heldfond.com

Fine Illustrated Books, Fine Bindings & Sets, Art Deco, Historical Military Aviation, Graphic Design, General Antiquarian,Gastronomic, Ephemera, Vintage Pulp Paperbacks

Bookseller interviews

Howard S. Mott, Inc.

Donald ("Rusty") Mott of Howard S. Mott, Inc. in Sheffield, MA was born into the rare book business, but only began selling in 1970 after holding a number of varied and interesting positions. Rusty's father, Howard S. Mott, established the firm in New York City 1936, and it became one of the founding firms of the ABAA. Howard S. Mott, Inc. specializes in First Editions, Americana, Literature, Unusual Imprints, Caribbean (especially Lesser Antilles), Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. ABAA Member since 1970. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.

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Member Catalogs

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E-List #176: Economics #1, from the Gabler Collection

E-List #175: Fiction #3, from the Gabler Collection

Second Story Books

Second Story Books

76 economics titles from the Gabler Collection.

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171 fiction titles from the Gabler Collection.

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