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Richard Owen Roberts Booksellers in Wheaton might be worth looking at, at
least for the Bibles. They focus on religious books. Interesting shop if
you ever are in Wheaton.

http://www.rorbooks.com/home/home001.htm

Jill Berry
Elm School
Burr Ridge

On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A fellow teacher is cleaning out her parents' estate and is finding a
> number of old books. She has Bibles from the mid 1800's and many old
> political books, as her father was a politician. She has contacted local
> libraries and historical societies for items that have local historical
> significance, but she does not know what to do with the rest. She has
> searched on abebooks.com and bookfinder.com, but really does not want to
> go through the hassle of selling online. She would like to find a reputable
> rare book dealer who could give her appraisals. Does anyone have a name or
> place? She would be willing to travel if necessary. Thanks so much.
>
> Carolyn Kinsella, District Librarian
> Minooka Community High School
> ckinsella at mchs.net
>
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