Book Finds, 3rd Edition How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books

Name: Book Finds, 3rd Edition How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books
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ISBN: 9780399532382

ISBN-10: 0399532382

ISBN-13: 9780399532382

Edition: 3rd 2006

Authors: Ian C. Ellis

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An updated edition of the essential insider's resource. For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information on first editions and reader's copies, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, strategies of professional "book scouts," and buying and selling on the Internet.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.20" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English




Getting started



The book



Edition, condition, and scarcity



Book scouting



The art of book trading



Spotting trends and picking authors



Brave new world : books and the Internet



Auctions and dealer catalogs



Signed editions, autographs, and ephemera



Book repair, restoration, cleaning, and care



The business of dealing



Reference sources



The changing world of books



1,001 (give or take a few) collectible - and findable - books



Identifying first editions