Guide to the Vincent L. Golden Bookseller Database Research on Pre-1600 Books, 2000-2008
Title:
Vincent L. Golden Bookseller Database Research on Pre-1600 Books, 2000-2008
OCLC No.:
988771297
Dates:
2000-2008
Extent:
1 box; .4 linear feet
Abstract:
Printouts of search results and tables created during Vincent L. Golden’s searches of online bookseller databases for incunabula and 16th century books available for sale in the early 2000s.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research use. Copyright restrictions may apply; please contact repository for requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce the materials.
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Vincent L. Golden Bookseller Database Research on Pre-1600 Books, 2000-2008, The Grolier Club of New York.
About the Finding Aid:
This finding aid was prepared by Allison Hughes in Microsoft Word at the Grolier Club, May 2017.
Provenance:
This material was a gift from Vincent L. Golden in May 2017.
Access Points:
Names
AbeBooks Inc.
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Subjects
Antiquarian booksellers.
Incunabula.
Genres
Printouts.
Biographical/Historical Note:
Vincent L. Golden is the Curator of Newspapers and Periodicals for the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass. This material was created during his research of online book databases for incunabula and 16th century books available for sale in the early 2000s.
Scope and Content Note:
This material includes printouts of search results for incunabula and 16th century books available from multiple online book selling databases in the early 2000s, including AbeBooks (abebooks.com), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ilab.org) and World Book Dealers (worldbookdealers.com). In addition, there are tables compiled by Golden summarizing the data by dealer, price, reference number, and date.
Arrangement Note:
This material arrived with no arrangement scheme and was arranged by the archivist alphabetically by folder title.
Container List:
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Box
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Folder
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Title
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Date
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1
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1
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16th Century Books by Dealer Table
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circa 2000s
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1
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2
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16th Century Books by Price Table
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circa 2000s
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1
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3
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16th Century Books by Reference Table
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circa 2000s
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1
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4
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AbeBooks Search Results
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August 11, 2008
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1
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5
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Incunabula Tables
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circa 2000s
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1
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6
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International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Search Results
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August 11 2008
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1
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7
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Online Sources for Used, Out of Print, and Rare Books
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circa 2000s
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1
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8
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World Book Dealers Search Results 1470-1550
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July 21 2000
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1
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9
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World Book Dealers Search Results 1551-1600
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July 21 2000
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