Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books
For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information on first editions and reader's copies, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, strategies of professional "book scouts," and buying and selling on the Internet.\ \ \ An experienced insider in antiquarian book markets offers advice on finding,...
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An updated edition of the essential insider's resource. For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information on first editions and reader's copies, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, strategies of professional "book scouts," and buying and selling on the Internet.Antiques & the Arts...[A] timely and practical guide for serious collectors who wish to make a profit from their hobby....[B]reaks down the process of acquiring and selling rare books...
Ch. 1Getting started1Ch. 2The book9Ch. 3Edition, condition, and scarcity39Ch. 4Book scouting66Ch. 5The art of book trading101Ch. 6Spotting trends and picking authors140Ch. 7Brave new world : books and the Internet155Ch. 8Auctions and dealer catalogs186Ch. 9Signed editions, autographs, and ephemera203Ch. 10Book repair, restoration, cleaning, and care218Ch. 11The business of dealing242Ch. 12Reference sources247Ch. 13The changing world of books264Ch. 141,001 (give or take a few) collectible - and findable - books275AppIdentifying first editions301
\ Antiques & the Arts...[A] timely and practical guide for serious collectors who wish to make a profit from their hobby....[B]reaks down the process of acquiring and selling rare books...\ \
