About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100399134565

ISBN-139780399134562

eBay Product ID (ePID)1225244

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicAntiques & Collectibles, Books

AuthorAllen Ahearn

IllustratorYes

Dimensions

Item Length9.3 In.

Item Height1.1 In.

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Width6.2 In.

Additional Product Features

LCCN88-032355

Book TitleBook Collecting : A Comprehensive Guide

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal002/.075

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThis guide to book collecting covers everything: from the fundamentals of the trade -- how to begin a collection, where to find books, what to look for -- to the finer points, such as "knowledgeable buying," price variances, and investment potential. In addition, the guide includes an extensive list of "first books" for 3,500 authors, and provides estimated values for each title (in 1989 prices). It explains what to collect: how to identify first editions, proofs and advance copies, limited and paperback editions; pricing variances: how condition, age, and other factors determine a book's value; and building a collection: how to develop and care for it and determine its worth. Also: useful information on first-edition identification and authors' pseudonyms.

Publication Year1989

Dewey Edition19

FormatHardcover

LC Classification NumberZ987.A39 1989

Number of Pages336 pages