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Collector or Custodian?: Saying Goodbye to A Unique First Edition
December 4, 2023
I bade farewell to the Captain today, writes slang lexicographer and author Jonathon Green. Captain Francis Grose, militia officer, antiquarian and slang collector.
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Fantasy Illustrated
P.O. Box 248
Silvana, WA 98287
(425) 750-4513
Specializing in Pulp Fiction Magazines, Science Fiction, fantasy and horror. Also
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Dark and Stormy Night Books
"Rare, Antiquarian and Other Interesting Finds"
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 255-3992
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Rare Books LA
Pasadena Convention Center
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 634-0075
Join Rare Books LA in 2025 for three book fairs: Rare Books San Francisco February 1
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Foster Books
183 Chiswick High Road
London, London W4 2DR
United Kingdom
+44 208 995 2768
Shop with old & rare books. 7 days. ABA & ILAB members, established 50+
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