The Official Price Guide To Collecting Books

Like fine wine, books become better with age. This title is an incredible source to the current values of thousands of titles, from the old and rare to the more modern. Photos throughout.

A Collector's Guide to the Wonderful World of Books! Whether you've found a century-old cookbook in your attic, are curious about your favorite contemporary author, or want to appraise a classic from your childhood, The Official (R) Price Guide to Collecting Books offers all the professional advice and information you need to determine the right values and the proper care for your books. COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED: The Official (R) Price Guide to Collecting Books contains values for thousands of titles, from classic to contemporary, to help you enrich your shelves with unforgettable stories and priceless collectibles! LISTINGS BY AUTHOR FOR EASY REFERENCE: Plus, there are listings of authors cross-referenced by category. EVERY GENRE IS INCLUDED: From medical texts and early travel journals to science fiction and poetry, this incredible sourcebook covers both the old and the new--from Shakespeare and Dickens to Clancy and Grisham. PROFESSIONAL ADVICE: This book contains valuable tips on buying, selling, and preserving your books, as well as a complete glossary of book-collecting terms.

Provides descriptions and prices for collectible knives, along with information about collecting the item, different types and brands, main components, and factors that can affect its value.

Books are some of the oldest and most distinguished collectibles--the newly revised, fifth edition of The Official(R) Price Guide to Books reflects the current marketplace with new books and prices! -This guide prices everything from rare signed first editions of The Wizard of Oz to today's Harry Potter blockbusters. -Contains information on popular genres, care and repair, research resources, Internet sites, dealers, and auction houses.

Modern Book Collecting offers advice that answers all the basic 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. With a handy dictionary of terms used in auction and dealer catalogs and a new section on Internet resources, this is a must-have guide for book lovers.

The antiquarian's reference to old books features thousands of listings, including hundreds of new titles, a new Internet buying guide, a complete glossary of book-collecting terms, research resources, information on dealers, and advice on buying, selling, and maintaining fragile acquisitions. Original.

This book is quicly becoming the Bible of the industry, with over 60,000 values of world's top personalities from all fields.