ARC at the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminars
Two members of Better World Books’ growing Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Department (ARC), Ryan van Plew-Cid and Rudy Reyes Jr., along with Dustin Holland, Director of the Library Division,...
View ArticleIntroducing Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable (ARC) Books
Better World Books now has a dedicated Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books (ARC) department at its Mishawaka, Indiana, Distribution Center. Employing knowledgeable bibliographers who specialize in...
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The e-Book Side Show
A friend and I hopped a train to Chicago last month to catch the Lyric’s performance of Verdi’s La Traviata. As we boarded the train, it was the usual aisle shuffle, weaving past newspapers, crossed...
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A Pilgrim’s Progress
A few years ago, in the midst of my doctoral studies, I had the privilege of joining with a professor of early Christianity at the University of Notre Dame to teach a course on pilgrimage. One of the...
View ArticleSeeing is Believing
In the course of our days in the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books (ARC) section at Better World Books, we come across a number of gems and treasures. At least once a day, one of our...
View ArticleAntiquarian Ramblings: The Obsession
This is how it all starts. The obsession. Someone e-mails customer service. It’s an ARC book, featuring a Picasso lithograph. The email is forwarded to me, as I respond to ARC emails. Because I’m nosy,...
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Better World Books Antiquarian, Rare and Collectable on eBay
Check out our store on eBay featuring part of our multi-million dollar Antiquarian, Rare and Collectable section! Whether you’re an antique dealer, a book collector, map connoisseur, or you just love...
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Antiquarian Ramblings: A Diamond in the Rough
When the American Archives Series books came to the ARC department, many of them had missing boards and other issues compromising their structural integrity. They also smelled of the ancient organic...
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Mr. Jefferson’s Love for Books
The man that gets credit for the quote “I cannot live without books,” is none other than the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Many of us would say that we cannot live without...
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