What follows is a glossary of terms that we use when grading or describing a book. Its our shorthand code that tells about its defects and other information. These terms are the standard in the trade and are...
Most book collectors do not want to find they have a book club edition book. Occassionally, a book club edition will be collectible, but that is usually because of ornate bindings. So how do you tell a book...
Beware the Oz books advertised as first editions on Ebay! Many of these books are not actually the original printings of these books. Usually this is an innocent mistake on the part of the seller, stemming...
The purpose of this guide is to provide information on collecting U.S. and U.K. Harry Potter Books. It is a snippet from a web page I maintain on a popular Harry Potter fan site. Harry Potter books are my...
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Collecting The First Edition Identifying the First Edition: There are only two things that you have to know to insure that you are buying a true First Edition in...
Depending on the year of publication there are a couple of ways to determine if a book is a first edition first printing! The first way is on the copy right page (this is the page right after the title...
HOW TO IDENTIFY A FIRST EDITION BOOK How to Identify a First Edition of a Book: Positively identifying a first printing from a later printing in the shortest possible time greatly increases the enjoyment and...
This guide is for the eBay Seller that is without contacts or access to wholesalers. Introduction Whatever it is, you can get it here. At least I sincerely hoped so, back in 2002, when I...
Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum wrote many books besides those about the Land of Oz. Book collectors, after completing their collection of vintage Oz books, often go on to search for other titles written by...