[Rarebooks] Announcement: New York Book Fair Miscellany Catalogue

[Charles Agvent]

Our new Internet-only NEW YORK BOOK FAIR Catalogue with 42 select items 
has just been posted on our website: http://www.erols.com/agvent

Highlights include:

* Montanus on Japan 1669

* Plate volumes from the quarto edition of Diderot's Encyclopedia 1779

* Association copy of the first book by Gerard Manley Hopkins

* Collection of signed books and letters by Darwin contemporary Herbert 
Spencer who coined the term "survival of the fittest"

* Books signed by David Ben-Gurion, Albert Einstein, Billie Holiday, 
Gertrude Stein, Kurt Vonnegut, Virginia Woolf, and others.

We will be exhibiting these and hundreds of other interesting pieces at 
the annual NEW YORK ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR, which many consider to be the
world's premier rare book fair, later this week.  We are in booth A-40 
in the far right corner.  Please note that we are unable to ship any 
books this week, but will ship any orders early next week.  If there is 
any book listed here or any in our stock that you would like to preview 
at the book fair, please let us know today.
 >
 > Thursday, April 19th - Sunday, April 22rd
 > at the Park Avenue Armory (Park & 67th)
 >
 > Preview-Thursday, April 19 5:30pm - 9pm Preview Gala Benefiting The NY
 > Public Library
 > Friday, April 20 12pm - 8pm
 > Saturday, April 21 12pm - 7pm
 > Sunday, April 22 12pm - 5pm
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All books subject to prior sale.  Cash with order; institutions may be 
billed.  Postage additional:  $8.00 for the first book, $4.00 each 
thereafter.  Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania 
residents must add 6% sales tax.  Mastercard, Visa, American Express and 
Discover accepted.  Books may be returned within 7 days of receipt for 
any reason provided they are in the same condition as sent and prior 
notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.  We carry a 
diverse stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century 
Literary First Editions, Autographed Books, and Limited Editions Club 
books.  We are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers 
Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of 
Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) as well as the Manuscript Society and the 
Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC).  Please feel free to contact 
us with any wants or offerings.  Thank you.

CHARLES AGVENT
291 Linden Road
Mertztown, PA  19539-8750
Voice/Fax: 610-682-4750
agvent at erols.com
Visit our home page:  http://www.erols.com/agvent