Book Collecting : A Comprehensive Guide

This guide to book collecting covers everything: from the fundamentals of the trade -- how to begin a collection, where to find books, what to look for -- to the finer points, such as ³knowledgeable buying,² price variances, and investment potential. In addition, the guide includes an extensive list of ³first books² for 3,500 authors, and provides estimated values for each title (in 1989 prices). It explains what to collect: how to identify first editions, proofs and advance copies, limited and paperback editions; pricing variances: how condition, age, and other factors determine a book¹s value; and building a collection: how to develop and care for it and determine its worth. Also: useful information on first-edition identification and authors¹ pseudonyms.Ahearn, Allen is the author of 'Book Collecting : A Comprehensive Guide', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756770518 and ISBN 0756770513.