Collecting Rare Books for Pleasure and Profit: A Practical Manual on Collecting Books- From the 15th Century to the Present Time

by Jack Matthews

determining first editions, psychology of rare books, determining forgeries

317 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Jack Matthews was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor. He published 7 novels, 7 collections of short stories, a novella, and
8 volumes of essays. He was an avid book collector, and many of his book finds served as a basis for his essays and the historical topics he explored in his fiction. His 1972 novel The Charisma Campaigns was nominated for the National Book Award.

Here's a long interview with Jack Matthews from 2010 .