Rick Grunder-Books
Specializing in Mormonism, pro/anti, Local History
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Set deep in the woods of Central New York, RICK GRUNDER – BOOKS is not a walk-in store, but an original source for the origins of Mormonism. Think of this as a safe retreat in a fertile forest where words like "rare" and "fine" are used with discrimination and hopeful expertise. As the first Chairman of the Brigham Young University Library Bibliographic Department until 1981, then an antiquarian bookseller for forty-four years, I have worked full-time as a specialist in this field for half a century. I am located an hour's drive from both Palmyra, New York, and Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, places where Mormonism began. In a setting such as this, amazing things can happen.Members
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My first general Americana catalog in years, with a number of interesting items not previously offered. PDF, 7 MB. 56 pages, numerous illustrations. Items priced $75 - $7,500, including the first magazine publication of the "Star Spangled Banner" lyrics, 1814, in original wrappers.
A biblio murder mystery by Rick Grunder, just published. "The Slyde household was often clean, but it lay in constant disarray from old books bulging from every shelf, and letters hiding in many drawers - treasures generally lost, temporarily, in unaccounted places." (p. 14) Available in hardcover with dust jacket (549 pages), softcover, and eBook. “I am having SUCH a good time reading 116!!! . . . The plot is definitely thickening - you are terrific!” Diane DeBlois, editor, The Ephemera Journal. “It’s wonderful to be able to enter the world that you’ve created.” Joel Silver, Director, Lilly Library. “I REALLY enjoyed it! . . . your character development was great, and there were some truly wonderful turns of phrase.” Christian Goodwillie, Director and Curator of Special Collections, Hamilton College, Burke Library; Associate Editor, Richard W. Couper Press.