Foreword by J. M. Edelstein. 8vo. Light gray gilt decorated cloth, with green boards and gilt spine titles. Blue top stain. 270 pages, with Appendices and Index. With b/w photographic images and drawings. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket, which has slight wear at corners and spine ends.

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Title

MODERN BOOK COLLECTING: A Guide for the Beginner Who is Buying First Editions for the First Time

Publisher

Knopf, New York

Publication Date

1980

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394501144

ISBN 13

9780394501147

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First edition.

Condition

Very good

Dust Jacket Condition

very good

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Bound in the publisher's original gilt decorated quarter cloth and green boards.

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This guide describes everything you need to know about collecting recently published literature. Robert Wilson indicates how to identify known and emerging authors worth collecting; how to find those first editions, with a list of the various labeling styles of well-known commercial and small presses; how to spot a fake; and how to sell your collection to an institution. The appendices alone are a valuable resource for collectors, with lists covering such information as book auction firms, clubs for book collectors, and Wilson's picks for the 50 most important American books since World War II.

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