Grosset and Dunlap publishers were founded in 1898. Their creative approach to publishing included rebinding cheap paperbacks, putting their own dust jackets on surplus books from other publishers, binding...
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...
I buy and sell used and rare books. I am also a collector, and my personal collection spans two five-shelf bookcases at the time I write this. I do most of my buying online, although I do frequent some local...
This is a brief overview of book terminology for people just buying to read and for those who have decided to collect. What, exactly, is an Edition? What kinds of Editions are there? What should I buy? For...
(The following is a precis of the article "Collecting the Modern Library—A Gentle Introduction" from Scot Kamins's ModernLib.com website) In recent years more and more people have been collecting Modern...
Check out the fiction books on eBay, and you will most likely find many thousands of listings for Harlequin, Silhouette, Desire, Temptation, Candlelight, and Regency romances, all up for grabs for a pittance!...
First Editions Unfortunately, the rules to identify 1st editions are not always easy to define because the conventions vary from publisher to publisher. However, there are some typical criteria to look for....
In an effort to be more familiar with the terminology used in dealing in the selling and buying of collectable art prints and frames this glossary should provide you with a rudimentary understanding of many...
This is the first of a series of guides designed to help the beginning or serious book collector. It is my hope that this series of guides will teach you as much or as little about the world of books that you...
Moving right along!Gurza, Jaime. Logic, Roosevelt and the American people. Mexico: Editorial "Cultura," 1935. 126p. Halter T195 Haber, Paul. The house of Roosevelt. Rev. ed. Brooklyn: The Author's Publishing...