Modern book collecting : a basic guide to all aspects of book collecting : what to collect, who to buy from, auctions, bibliographies, care, fakes, investments, donations, definitions, and more /
Everything you need to know about collecting books, in one classic guide. Modern Book Collecting answers all the most important questions a book lover and collector might have, what to collect and where to find it, how to tell a first edition from a reprint, how to build an author collection, how to...
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New York :
Skyhorse Publishing,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- What to collect
- How to build an author collection
- Starting with an unknown author
- It's never too late
- Dealers and collectors
- Buying at auction
- Other sources
- Collector's condition
- How to identify first editions
- Bibliographies
- A book production
- The care and protection of your collection
- Fakes, forgeries, and facsimiles
- Investment
- Donating or selling your collection to an institution
- Definition of terms.