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010      2010036585 
020    9781602399853|qpaperback 
020    1602399859|qpaperback 
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050 00 Z987|b.W49 2010 
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100 1  Wilson, Robert A.|q(Robert Alfred),|d1922-2016 
245 10 Modern book collecting :|ba basic guide to all aspects of 
       book collecting--what to collect, who to buy from, 
       auctions, bibliographies, care, fakes and forgeries, 
       investments, donations, definitions, and more /|cRobert A.
       Wilson ; introduction by Nicholas A. Basbanes. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bSkyhorse Pub.,|c[2010] 
264  4 |c©2010 
300    xiv, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (some color) ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  What to collect -- How to build an author collection -- 
       Starting with an unknown author -- It's never too late -- 
       Dealers and collectors -- Buying at auction -- Other 
       sources -- Collector's condition -- How to identify first 
       editions -- Bibliographies -- A book production -- The 
       care and protection of your collection -- Fakes, forgeries,
       and facsimiles -- Investment -- Donating or selling your 
       collection to an institution -- Definition of terms -- 
       Appendix one. List of book auction firms handling books of
       interest to collectors -- Appendix two. Sources for modern
       first editions -- Appendix three. Clubs for book 
       collectors -- Appendix four. The fifty most important 
       books of American literature published since the end of 
       World War II -- Appendix five. Resources for antique 
       books. 
650  0 Book collecting|vHandbooks, manuals, etc. 
650  0 Literature, Modern|xFirst editions|xCollectors and 
       collecting|vHandbooks, manuals, etc. 
650  0 Book collecting|zUnited States. 
994    02|bGWU