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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 12679, member: 201&quot;]Af, the definition has evolved. Here&#039;s a quote from the President of the Interantional League of Antiquarian Booksellers...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;There are no clear definitions that distinguish “rare books” from “old books” or “antiquarian books”. The standard definition of an antiquarian book is a book over 100 years old, traditionally antiquarian books are those printed before 1800. But through usage the meaning has changed and rare books can now include 20th century books. </p><p>It must be remembered that there are 19th and 20th century books that are much more difficult to find than a good number of 16th and 17th century books. &quot;Old&quot; does not necessarily mean “rare”, &quot;rare&quot; does not necessarily mean “old”. In general I would say that any book that is rare and collectable and can no longer be obtained from the publisher, is a rare or antiquarian book, but a rare or antiquarian book is not necessarily old!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ilab.org/eng/ilab/expertise/The_Worth_of_Books.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ilab.org/eng/ilab/expertise/The_Worth_of_Books.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ilab.org/eng/ilab/expertise/The_Worth_of_Books.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, don&#039;t forget that our country&#039;s history is far shorter than yours. When my book was published, the U.S. legal system was only 76 years old.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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