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 …