RC = RARE, COLLECTIBLE ITEMS
Books listed here as rare/collectible are single copies. The same titles can also be viewed by searching other internet dealers' listings. Prices here are adjusted from findings there, along with evaluation based on condition and edition as well as pertinence to their subject matter. Many other titles listed on VistaBooks Encore are priced at points other than when published, based on similar evaluations, and may even be at lower prices. Also see Pricing and also see Condition.
How did we get rare and collectible books? It was not planned. The parent VistaBooks publishing of VistaBooks Outlet, Encore, and Vintage got the idea of reprinting first-person or participant-observer accounts of events important in American history and making them available for sale at interested parks and museums relating to those events. The idea was to make the stories of those sites more real than could later historians. Material was needed for these stories and so prowls were made of out-of-print bookstores. When a potential title for reprinting was discovered, it was purchased to await its turn for publication. Some of these sources resulted in nearly one hundred reprints that were made available to park and museum visitors through onsite outlets where the events occurred--but most did not. In both cases, however, the original material was retained--and has been sitting on shelves for decades ever since--and in many cases increasing in value. Other material was acquired for resale from other publishers but did not completely sell out and likewise in many cases has become scarce. After over 50 years of these programs, VistaBooks is now downsizing and much of this material will never be used. Hence VistaBooks Encore was formed to find homes for books and magazines that should continue to be part of Americana foundlings that are retained for the future. Hopefully you as a reader will find even more meaningful the reading of accounts on pages where they appeared early as well as help continue their history. Or perhaps as an investor or a reseller you will be aiding in the continued existence and availability of materials important to our history, especially in an environment where they will continue to be understood and appreciated, rather than face an uncertain destiny.
While we have separated out as Rare/Collectible some of the more special books on VistaBooks Encore (these are also being listed on VistaBooks Vintage), there are many more on the site that have special interest and even value that can be found by browsing by author, subject, region, and more on the site's home page. Many also appear on eBay and vialibri.net.
These books are stored offsite; please allow one week extra for order fulfillment--email us if needed sooner.
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