Modern book collecting
Subtitle: a basic guide to all aspects of book collecting--what to collect, who to buy from, auctions, bibliographies, care, fakes and forgeries, investments, donations, definitions, and more
By: by Robert A. Wilson ; introduction by Nicholas Basbanes
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781558211797
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What to collect; title: How to build an author collection; title: Starting with an unknown author; title: It's never too late; title: Dealers and collectors; title: Buying at auction; title: Other sources; title: Collector's condition; title: How to identify first editions; title: Bibliographies; title: A book production; title: The care and protection of your collection; title: Fakes, forgeries, and facsimiles; title: Investment; title: Donating or selling your collection to an institution; title: Definition of terms; title: Appendix one : list of book auction firms handling books of interest to collectors; title: Appendix two : sources for modern first editions; title: Appendix three : clubs for book collectors; title: Appendix four : the fifty most important books of American literature published since the end of World War II.