Book Collecting - The Original Classic Edition

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Fiction & Literature

• Author: Slater John
• ISBN: 9781486415595
• Publisher: Emereo Publishing
• Publication: October 24, 2012
• Imprint: Emereo Publishing
• Language: English

I bought this book as I was starting into book collecting. Is is very well written and engaging. If you are starting at a slower pace than I did or if you are just thinking about becoming a book collector this is a fine place to start. It has chapter-length overviews of all the important realms and activities of book-collecting.

Overall a useful starting resource.

I started to become interested in book collecting about 2 years ago and this was one of the first books that I purchased. It is an excellent book for a beginning collector. The author describes the history of book production and how books are produced in modern times. There is also a very good chapter on the grading of books, and how to determine if a book is collectible. Another chapter describes ways to determine if a book by a certain publisher is a first edition.

Although its full of facts, the book is written in a light, easy-to-read style. The author is an avid book collector and he provides plenty of anecdotes about his experiences.

The author assumes that the reader is interested in book collecting both for pleasure and for profit. He explains in detail how to acquire collectible books as inexpensively as possible by using trade-ins.

If you collect books, or plan to start a collection, this book should be part of library.