Book Collecting: A Comprehensive GuideThe meat of this reference for amateur and professional book collectors is a list of thousands of books with suggested prices for the first editions, which can also be used to price later editions. Other sections suggest what books to collect, where to buy them, what to look for, and the fundamentals of building and maintaining a collection. Also useful for book dealers and librarians. Updated from previous editions, the frequency of which is not noted. No general index, but most of the sections are alphabetical. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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WHAT TO COLLECT | 14 |
SOURCES FOR BOOKS | 76 |
SOME SUGGESTIONS | 110 |
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