While a book may not be fragile when it is first printed, it quickly and imperceptibly begins to decompose. Over time it’s materials disintegrate. Leather turns to powder. The spine releases the …

Look inside the upper inside cover of books one through four, if you see a printed sale price, then you probably have a valuable collector’s item.
Why? Because the first printing of the first edition …

I live within driving distance of the world’s largest new and used bookstore, Powell’s City of Books. Located in downtown Portland, Oregon, the store occupies an entire city block and stocks more than a million …

Written by: Louis Gereaux
Collectors in other fields usually search out hard-to-find items: rareness is valued in and of itself. Rare books are no exception.  However, the word rare does not have the same connotation in …

Fan fiction isn’t just an internet phenomenon. It’s been around since before the printing press. Hard copies of early twentieth century (or earlier) examples may be quite lucrative for rare book dealers.

In 1942 Simon and Schuster published the first dozen titles in Little Golden Books (LGB) series. They were priced at about 25 cents, marketed to department stores, and as an alternative to the more expensive children’s books, which at the time cost 2 to 3 dollars, were immediately popular.

While writing my post on bookselling and magazines a few weeks back, I was thinking how much magazine articles, tv and radio notices, blog posts, etc. drive the used and rare book trade. I decided …

Here are three links for your enjoyment.
The first one I just came across this morning and thought the content was fabulous. It is simply a rare book guide from a dealer’s perspective. About a new …

We will try and bring you a steady stream of resources related to books and book selling. Some of the things we’ll mention may seem obvious to the seasoned seller but we want to help …