Verification Tools: Out of Print, Rare and Antiquarian Agents
Agents (also known as bots, robots, and spiders) use software to search vast amounts of data -- in this case multiple Web sites of antiquarian vendors and booksellers. Thus, with one search, you can in seconds simultaneously check the inventory of dozens of booksellers for a particular title or author.
For a more complete listing of antiquarian booksellers, see AcqWeb's Directory of Rare & Antiquarian Book Vendors.
Note: Given the international nature of the Web, this geographic breakdown is somewhat artificial, and primarily indicative of the home office, not necessarily of the listings.
AUSTRALIA
- BibliOZ.com, with books from Australasia and the Pacific
- Books and Collectibles, from J.A. Brebner Pty Ltd.
EUROPE
- Antiqbook, from the Netherlands Antiquarian Booksellers' Network (NAN)
- Antiquarian Books Cyberstore, Switzerland
- Antiquarian Books in Scandinavia
- bibliophile.net, Switzerland, with interface in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
- Bibliopoly, a multilingual site for early and rare books of international dealers, developed by Bernard Quaritch Ltd
- France Antiques
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, rare book search engine for online booksellers on five continents
- Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne, (SLAM)
- Used Book Search, based in the UK; can restrict search to the UK or worldwide
- Verband Deutscher Antiquare e.V.
NORTH AMERICA
- ABAA-booknet, Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America
- AddALL Used and Out of Print Search
- Advanced Book Exchange Inc.
- Alibris, (formerly Interloc, Inc.)
- Amazon.com, includes listings from used and rare book dealers
- Biblio
- Bibliofind, (purchased by Amazon.com)
- Bookfinder.com, (formerly MX BookFinder)
- TomFolio.com