AbeBooks Rare & Used Book Listings Scraper

Scrape used, rare, and out-of-print book listings from AbeBooks. Search by keyword or ISBN and extract the collector-critical fields that rare-book arbitrage and appraisal buyers need: first-edition badge, signed copy status, dust-jacket presence, full condition description, seller rating, and per-listing pricing.

What it does

• Searches AbeBooks by keyword (e.g. "Dune Frank Herbert first edition") or a list of ISBNs
• Paginates through result pages and extracts up to maxItems listings
• Returns one record per seller listing — multiple records for the same title across different sellers
• Extracts collector attributes from structured schema.org meta tags and seller-visible badges

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
listing_id	string	AbeBooks internal item ID
title	string	Book title
author	string	Author name(s)
isbn_10	string	ISBN-10
isbn_13	string	ISBN-13
publisher	string	Publisher name
publication_year	string	Year of publication
binding	string	Hardcover / Softcover / Paperback
condition	string	Short condition label (New, Used: Good, etc.)
condition_description	string	Full seller-written condition note
is_first_edition	boolean	true when listing carries the First Edition badge
is_signed	boolean	true when listing carries the Signed badge
is_dust_jacket	boolean	true when condition note mentions a dust jacket
price	number	Item price in currency
shipping_cost	number	Shipping cost in currency
currency	string	3-letter ISO currency code (USD, GBP, EUR…)
seller_name	string	Seller display name
seller_rating	number	Seller star rating (1–5)
seller_location	string	Seller city/country
quantity_available	integer	Copies available from this seller
listing_url	string	Full URL to the listing detail page
image_url	string	Book cover image URL

Input

Field	Required	Default	Description
keywords	No	"Dune Frank Herbert"	Search keywords. Used when no ISBN list is provided.
isbnList	No	["9780441013593"]	List of ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 values. When provided, overrides keywords.
maxItems	Yes	—	Maximum number of listing records to return.

Example

Search for "Dune Frank Herbert" and retrieve up to 30 listings:

{
  "keywords": "Dune Frank Herbert first edition signed",
  "maxItems": 30
}

Bulk ISBN lookup for price comparison:

{
  "isbnList": ["9780441013593", "0441013591", "9780593099322"],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Use cases

• Rare-book arbitrage — find price gaps across sellers for the same title/edition
• Collection appraisal — pull current market prices for first-edition / signed copies
• Pricing intelligence — track what rare books are selling for over time
• Academic research — census of out-of-print titles and their availability