Modern book collecting
Subtitle: a basic guide to all aspects of book collecting : what to collect, who to buy from, auctions, bibliographies, care, fakes, investments, donations, definitions, and more
By: Robert A. Wilson ; introduction by Nicholas A. Basbanes
Contributors: Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943- author of introduction
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781629147918
Subjects: Book collecting; Handbooks, manuals; First editions; Collectors and collecting; Modern Literature
Description: "Everything you need to know about collecting books, in one classic guide. Modern Book Collecting answers all the most important questions a book lover and collector might have--what to collect and where to find it, how to tell a first edition from a reprint, how to build an author collection, how to get the best price from dealers, how to understand the prices and rarity of books, and more. Robert A. Wilson reveals the world of collecting, focusing on books that are collected most often--those by important late-nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers. Covering every aspect of book collecting, this book includes a handy dictionary of terms used in auction and dealer catalogs, a comprehensive and accurate key to identifying first editions from nearly two hundred American and British publishing houses, a list of bibliographies of more than two hundred collected modern authors, a directory of book auction houses and rare book dealers, and a section on Internet resources."--From publisher description.
Notes: Previously published in 2010.

Reprint of the 1992 edition with new introduction and appendix.

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.