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The Official Price Guide to Old Books
THE MOST COMPLETE COVERAGE FOR SERIOUS BOOK LOVERS AND COLLECTORS--WITH TOUSANDS OF NEW LISTINGS!
Like fine wine, books become better with age--and increase in value! Now completely revised and updated, The Official Price Guide to Old Books contains listings for a wide variety of volumes from classic to contemporary!
- COMPREHENSIVE. From fiction to nonfiction, medical texts to early travel journals, science fiction to poetry, this incredible sourcebook provides the current values for thousands of books, from the old and the rare--Shakespeare, Dickens, and Twain--to more modern volumes: Asimov, Clancy, and Grafton.
- A BRAND-NEW SECTION on buying and selling books on the Internet!
- THE HOTTEST AREAS OF COLLECTING, including mystery, military, decorative arts, children's books, western Americana, and modern first editions.
- AUTHORITATIVE. Written by a bookseller and one of the founders of the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, The Official Price Guide to Old Books includes tips on buying, selling, maintaining, and caring for these very delicate, fragile treasures.
- GLOSSARY. A complete glossary of antiquarian book collecting terms helps novices and experts alike differentiate between "blindstamping" and "vellum."
Like fine wine, books become better with age--and increase in value! Now completely revised and updated, The Official Price Guide to Old Books contains listings for a wide variety of volumes from classic to contemporary!
- COMPREHENSIVE. From fiction to nonfiction, medical texts to early travel journals, science fiction to poetry, this incredible sourcebook provides the current values for thousands of books, from the old and the rare--Shakespeare, Dickens, and Twain--to more modern volumes: Asimov, Clancy, and Grafton.
- A BRAND-NEW SECTION on buying and selling books on the Internet!
- THE HOTTEST AREAS OF COLLECTING, including mystery, military, decorative arts, children's books, western Americana, and modern first editions.
- AUTHORITATIVE. Written by a bookseller and one of the founders of the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, The Official Price Guide to Old Books includes tips on buying, selling, maintaining, and caring for these very delicate, fragile treasures.
- GLOSSARY. A complete glossary of antiquarian book collecting terms helps novices and experts alike differentiate between "blindstamping" and "vellum."
- GenresReferenceNonfiction
400 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 1994
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November 18, 2013
This book had some great information but compared to some other books that I have read on the subject it seemed a little less in depth and a little more like an overview. I did enjoy the interview questions asked to the book shop owners of different genre's which was insightful. The price guide at the back of the book is nice because where many price/value guides list only first edition or first edition signed, this book actually has some other editions listed as well. Overall I would recommend this book to someone learning about books.
March 25, 2009
The price lists were pretty incomplete, online is a much better way to research that. But the collector tips & info in the front of the book were very insightful. My prized first edition of Devil in the White City is not worth too much, but I only paid fifty cents for it so I would consider it an excellent investment.
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September 25, 2009book collecting,books about books,bookselling,reference,non-fiction
August 30, 2010
It is a reference book.
January 30, 2019
Honest. Informative- even with age. Helpful and makes the field exciting.
January 30, 2019
Makes the field exciting. Super informative.
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