| Description |
281 pages, [8] leaves of plates : facsimile ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
What are rare books? -- Historic collectors. -- Motives and pleasures of collecting. -- Collecting literature. -- Collecting Americana. -- The substantial world of books. -- Manuscripts. -- Historical prints. -- Old maps. -- Bibliography. -- Buying and selling rare books. -- Auction buying. -- Book prices. -- Fakes, forgeries, facsimiles, and thefts. -- Planning and building a collection. |
| Subject |
Book collecting.
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| Added Author |
Peckham, Howard H. (Howard Henry), 1910-1995.
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