Rare Finds: A Guide to Book Collecting by David and Natalie Bauman
Release Date: June 2007
Publisher: Bauman Rare Books
Age Group: Adult Non-Fiction
Pages: 106
Source: Borrowed from Library
Summary (goodreads.com): Rare Finds is a
friendly, wide-ranging introduction to the world of rare book collecting. It is
intended for those with a budding interest in this exciting field rather than
simply professional booksellers and librarians. The guide contains an
easy-to-use Glossary as well as sections devoted to Frequently Asked Questions,
Book Production, and Format. Lavishly illustrated, it includes chapters on all
major collecting areas.
My Review:
I think this is a must have
for book collectors and people who might not collect but still love books. I
borrowed this from the library and found it so useful that I’m going to buy my
own copy. It’s a good introduction to the terms used by book collectors. It
offers several categories that are popular among collectors, ranging from
Americana to Music and everything in between. I was most interested in the
Children’s and regular Literature categories. It has photos of the most prized
first editions in the world, many of which I have had the honor of seeing and
in some cases holding (for more on this see here). It’s a surreal feeling
reading a book about the rarest books in the world and knowing that you’ve
actually held it and leafed through its pages and are one of the few in the
book world who have had that privilege.
~Laura!
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