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 more
By Robert A. Wilson and Nicholas A. Basbanes
"Modern book collecting" was published by Skyhorse Pub. in 2010 - New York, NY and the language of the book is English.
“Modern book collecting” Metadata:
- Title: Modern book collecting
- Authors: Robert A. WilsonNicholas A. Basbanes
- Language: English
- Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
- Publish Date: 2010
- Publish Location: New York, NY
“Modern book collecting” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Book collecting - Collectors and collecting - First editions - Handbooks, manuals - Handbooks, manuals, etc - Literature, Modern - Modern Literature - Bibliophilie - Literature, modern (collections) - Literature
- Places: United States
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL24494927M - OL2819697W
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2010036585
- ISBN-13: 9781558211797
- All ISBNs: 9781558211797
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"Modern book collecting" Table Of Contents:
- 1- What to collect
- 2- How to build an author collection
- 3- Starting with an unknown author
- 4- It's never too late
- 5- Dealers and collectors
- 6- Buying at auction
- 7- Other sources
- 8- Collector's condition
- 9- How to identify first editions
- 10- Bibliographies
- 11- A book production
- 12- The care and protection of your collection
- 13- Fakes, forgeries, and facsimiles
- 14- Investment
- 15- Donating or selling your collection to an institution
- 16- Definition of terms
- 17- Appendix one : list of book auction firms handling books of interest to collectors
- 18- Appendix two : sources for modern first editions
- 19- Appendix three : clubs for book collectors
- 20- Appendix four : the fifty most important books of American literature published since the end of World War II.
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