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    An antiquarian or antiquary (from Latin antiquarius 'pertaining to ancient times') is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More...
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  • The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain is a guide book written by Julian Cope, published in 1998. It is written as...
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  • A list of antiquarian societies. An antiquarian society is a learned society or professional association for antiquarians, people who study history with...
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    The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century...
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    John Disney (29 May 1779 – 6 May 1857) was an English barrister and antiquarian. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1832 and Fellow of the...
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  • the tradition of English antiquarianism. Other scholars have discussed why Tolkien spent so much effort on these antiquarian-style elements. Some of the...
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    commission once the books have sold. In Paris, the Bouquinistes are antiquarian and used booksellers who have had outdoor stalls and boxes along both...
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  • The Cambridge Antiquarian Society is a society dedicated to study and preservation of the archaeology, history, and architecture of Cambridgeshire, England...
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    new titles. Look up used bookstore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Antiquarian book trade in the United States Bookstore tourism List of used book conditions...
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    John Smith (1567–1640) of North Nibley in Gloucestershire, was an English lawyer and antiquary and was the genealogist of the Berkeley family. He served...
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  • the history of astronomy. It publishes a research journal called The Antiquarian Astronomer and a regular Bulletin. The Society for the History of Astronomy...
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    Thomas Hearne or Hearn (Latin: Thomas Hearnius, July 1678 – 10 June 1735) was an English diarist and prolific antiquary, particularly remembered for his...
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  • Edward King (1735?–1807) was an English barrister and writer. His best-known works were on castles and antiquities. Born about 1735, was the only son of...
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    John Brand (19 August 1744 – 11 September 1806) was an English antiquarian and Church of England clergyman. He was author of Observations on Popular Antiquities:...
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    areas of Liverpool. According to the account of a 19th-century Liverpool antiquarian, James Stonehouse, these houses were eccentric in design and "of the...
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  • Richard Gough FSA FRS (21 October 1735 – 20 February 1809) was an English antiquarian. He served as director of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 1771...
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    broken up, and their contents often destroyed. There was an English antiquarian reaction to Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries. The commissioners...
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  • Ceredigion Historical Society (formally the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society) was founded in 1909. Founding members included: Revd George Eyre Evans...
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    opened another Booked Up in Archer City. It became one of the largest antiquarian bookstores in the United States, carrying between 400,000 and 450,000...
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  • The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar, founded in the late 1970s, provides training for dealers in out-of-print, used, and antiquarian books. The Seminar...
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    (23 April 1810 – 23 December 1877) was an English writer, scholar, and antiquarian. He was a prolific writer and an editor of medieval texts. He was also...
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  • looking at continental Europe and Ireland. Like its predecessor—The Modern Antiquarian—the book is split into a shorter, discursive introduction with the bulk...
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    The Plymouth Antiquarian House (also known as Hedge House or "Hammatt House") is an historic house museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts owned by the Plymouth...
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  • The Finnish Antiquarian Society (Finnish: Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistys) is a scholarly society for the purpose of promoting archaeological, ethnological...
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    Robert Wood (1717 – 9 September 1771) was an Irish-British traveller, classical scholar, civil servant and politician. He was the son of the Revd James...
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  • The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Austria, formed in 1949, includes those Austrian antiquarian booksellers who exclusively or primarily buy and...
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    Elliot Stock, and in 1882 launched the rival Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer (renamed Walford's Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographical Review 1885)...
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  • March 1752 - died Fermo, 16 March 1809) was an Italian historian and antiquarian, specializing in the antiquities of central Italy. His works include...
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  • Cole a portrait of Michael Dalton. Several of his drawings are in the Antiquarian Repertory. An account by Tyson of a fish brought by Commodore John Byron...
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  • Edward Thomas CIE FRS (31 December 1813 – 10 February 1886) was an English civil servant of the East India Company, known for his writings on Indian antiquities...
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