Modern Book Collecting: A Basic Guide to All Aspects of Book Collecting--what to Collect, who to Buy From, Auctions, Bibliographies, Care, Fakes and Forgeries, Investments, Donations, Definitions, and MoreSkyhorse Publishing Inc., 1 janv. 2010 - 272 pages Modern Book Collecting offers advice that answers all the basic 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 get the best price from dealers, how to understand the prices and rarity of books, and more. With a handy dictionary of terms used in auction and dealer catalogs and a new section on Internet resources, this is a must-have guide for book lovers. |
Table des matières
CHAPTER TWO HOW TO BUILD AN AUTHOR COLLECTION | |
CHAPTER THREE STARTING WITH AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR | |
CHAPTER FOUR ITS NEVER TOO LATE | |
CHAPTER SIX BUYING AT AUCTION | |
CHAPTER SEVEN OTHER SOURCES | |
CHAPTER NINE HOW TO IDENTIFY FIRST EDITIONS | |
CHAPTER TEN BIBLIOGRAPHIES | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN A BOOK PRODUCTION | |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN FAKES FORGERIES AND FACSIMILES | |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN DONATING OR SELLING YOUR COLLECTION | |
APPENDIX ONE LIST OF BOOK AUCTION FIRMS HANDLING | |
APPENDIX FIVE RESOURCES FOR ANTIQUE BOOKS | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |
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