Collected Books: The Guide to Identification and Values, 4th Edition
Praise for past editions: "If any single item can be considered essential equipment for today's book collector, it isCollected Books...this richly informative reference volume offers authoritative guidance for every manner of bibliophile, from beginning bookhunters to hard-core veterans..." --NICHOLAS A. BASBANES, author ofA Gentle Madnessand other books on books and printing"There are a few, a very few, reference works that belong on the shelves of every book collector, serious or casual. These provide the basic information required to participate in this wonderful idiosyncratic passion. Among them are . . . Allen & Patricia Ahearn'sCollected Books." --FIRSTS: The Book Collector's Magazine"A fine reference work ... one I have referred to many times over the years." --LARRY McMURTRY, Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning author and bookseller