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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. ...

John Howell for Books

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John Howell for Books

Los Angeles, CA
http://www.johnhowellforbooks.com

Artist's Books, Fine Press, Los Angeles and California, Miniature Books, Book Art, Typography

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  • Dearest Joana A Selection of Joan Hassall's Lifetime Letters and Art
    First Edition
    Dearest Joana A Selection of Joan Hassall's Lifetime Letters and Art

    by Brian North Lee (1936-2007), editor. John Dreyfus (1918-2002), Introduction. Joan Hassall (1906-1988), Illustrator.

    Denny Dale, UK : The Fleece Press , 2000


    offered by John Howell for Books

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  • Twelve Flowers Arranged According to the Month With Which They are Commonly Associated
    Signed First Edition
    Twelve Flowers Arranged According to the Month With Which They are Commonly Associated

    by Carmen Voss

    Fullerton, CA : Ampersand Workshop , 1988


    offered by John Howell for Books

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  • L'Histoire D'Un Tournesol
    Signed First Edition
    L'Histoire D'Un Tournesol

    by Carol Cunningham (1925-2013)

    Mill Valley, CA : Sunflower Press , 1992


    offered by John Howell for Books

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  • The Old Homestead [or,
    Signed First Edition
    The Old Homestead [or, "Barker Homestead," cf. Wichita Art Museum online]

    by Herschel Cary Logan (1901-1987)

    No Place : Herschel C. Logan , [1930]


    offered by John Howell for Books

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  • A Rossetti Spring
    Signed First Edition
    A Rossetti Spring

    by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)

    Bexhill-on-Sea, UK : Silver Thimble Books , 1996


    offered by John Howell for Books

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  • Landacre & Quince
    First Edition
    Landacre & Quince

    by Ward Ritchie (1905-1996)

    Los Angeles, CA : Dawson’s Book Shop , 1989


    offered by John Howell for Books

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Bookseller interviews

Locus Solus Rare Books

James Goldwasser entered the rare book trade in 1982 when he began working for the well-known dealer Glenn Horowitz. After working for Glenn Horowitz for ten years, James decided to return to school in pursuit of a PhD in German Literature, which he received from Princeton University. Even during his studies, James remained active in the trade through participation in his brother Thomas Goldwasser’s rare book business. He founded Locus Solus Rare Books with other ABAA dealers in 2000 but eventually bought them out and became a sole proprietor. Locus Solus Rare Books, Ltd operates out of Los Angeles, CA and specializes in Rare Books, Literary First Editions, Art and Illustrated, Poetry, Continental Literature, Signed and Inscribed, Fine Printing, Rare Periodicals, Appraisal and Professional Placement of Significant Archives. ABAA Member since 2005. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg on April 5, 2014 at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.

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