639:'s works can still fetch about the price of a small house but are more readily available and relatively obtainable, whereas almost all extant copies of the First Folio are owned by libraries, museums or universities and thus are unlikely to appear on the market. For the antiquarian collector, how a particular book's production fits into a larger historical context can be as important as the edition, even if it may not be a first edition.
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for a given edition which is based on factors such as the number of copies available, the book's condition, and if they were signed by the author (and/or editor or illustrator, if applicable) or by a famous previous owner. For example, a first edition “And To Think That I Saw It On
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or incunabulum. Such books command a premium and are particularly sought after by collectors interested in the history of printing. There is also an interest among antiquarians for books beautifully made with fine bindings and high quality paper. For many books printed before about 1770, the first
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in the 18th century and its focus on the past, book collectors began to show an interest in old books, antiquarian editions and manuscripts. This new emphasis was nourished by the flood of old books onto the market following the dissolution of monastic and aristocratic libraries during the
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was skeptical of those who collect books they do not read, asking: "What is the use of possessing numberless books and libraries, whose titles their owner can hardly read through in a lifetime?" Book collectors in western antiquity prized accurate transcription and high-quality materials.
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A book in good condition should be a rectangular solid when at rest, whether upright or on its back, with the covers at right angles to the spine. If a book is out of square, usually from resting crooked on a shelf, or leans to the right or left when on its back, it is
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and first printings, although they can be. European books created before 1455 are all hand-written and are therefore one-of-a-kind historical artifacts in which the idea of "edition" and "printing" is irrelevant. Any book printed up to the year 1501 is known as an
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on a house. However, the first illustrated folio edition of 1688, technically a later edition, is worth a fraction of the first edition, but still fetches in the thousands of dollars as an illustrated book from the era in which Milton lived.
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in the late 15th century. Editions of his books from the 15th century are very rare. Occasionally, 16th-century editions similar to Caxton's books appear among antiquarian book dealers and auctions, often fetching very high prices. The last
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edition is not always obtainable, either because of price and/or availability. Later editions/printings from an era of interest are still often desirable to the antiquarian collector as they are also artifacts.
301:(1758-1834) collected tens of thousands of volumes. Strengths of his collection included first editions of the classics; works produced by important early presses, and notably an almost complete collection of
315:(1792-1872) collected 40,000 printed books and 60,000 manuscripts. He was "the greatest collector of manuscript material the world has ever known". His zealous collecting efforts, which were termed
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garner hefty prices, but not as much as the first edition of the Pope translation. This may be in part due to a significant number of copies of Ogilby's first edition that probably perished in the
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would achieve a value many times its stand-alone market value, simply because it was once in
Voltaire's possession. Previous owners of books often signed their copies or labelled them with
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sold for $ 14.7 million. Both of these religious texts were sold in 2012. The
Northumberland Bestiary sold for $ 20 million in 2007. The New Book of Tang sold for $ 17.1 million in 2018.
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can reach the price of $ 12,000 in the best condition. Some collectors join associations such as The Fine Press Book
Association, which is aimed at collectors of modern
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brought together a collection of "about six hundred manuscripts in his possession at the height of his reign", which was the largest private collection of his day.
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The Book
Collector: A general survey of the pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at home and abroad from the earliest period to the present ...
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of a given copy. As with other collectibles, prices rise and fall with the popularity of a given author, title, or subject.
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Out of the Flames: The
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Collectors of Books & Manuscripts (1530-1930) and Their Marks of Ownership. The Sandars Lectures 1929-1930
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Holzenberg, Eric J. (2019-09-16). "Book Collecting". In Eliot, Simon; Rose, Jonathan (eds.).
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How to Buy Rare Books: A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market
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Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World
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A Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World
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Hofer, Philip, Ray Nash, Harold Hugo, and Roderick Stinehour. 1968.
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Richard D'Aungerville de Bury, 1287-1345 (England, Bishop of Durham)
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Revolution and the Antiquarian Book: Reshaping the Past, 1780-1815.
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A librarian's choice of the best Web resources for book collectors
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The Small Library: A Guide to the Collection and Care of Books
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Conservation OnLine: Resources for Conservation Professionals
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Warmly Inscribed: The New England Forger and Other Book Tales
1408:. Emory University. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, p. 24.
1145:(天一閣), the oldest existing library in China, or the imperial
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Book Collecting: A Guide to Antiquarian and Secondhand Books
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as well as online bookstores. Large book sellers include
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Taste and Technique in Book-collecting, with an Epilogue
1952:"Exploring Rare Manchu Books at the Library of Congress"
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2434:. Fourth ed. Peoria, IL: The Spoon River Press, 2001.
2285:. New York and London: R.R. Bowker and Company, 1977.
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A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions
1581:"For Rare Book Librarians, It's Gloves Off. Seriously"
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Franklin, Ralph. 1974. “Conjectures on Rarity.”
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New Paths in Book-Collecting: Essays by Various Hands
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Twentieth Century Book Collectors and Bibliographers.
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A worldwide association of booklovers and collectors
1889:"Library of 10,000 Rarities To Be Sold at Sotheby's"
1723:(1. ed.). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books.
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The Library of Jean Grolier: A Preliminary Catalogue
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Collecting Books and Magazines: Authors and Artists
2241:. Sixth ed. Hartford, CT: McBride/Publisher, 2000.
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Cambridge University Library: The Great Collections
1864:. Harvard College Library. c. 2010. Archived from
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627:of 1623 (first edition of the collected works of
2430:Zempel, Edward N. and Verkler, Linda (Editors).
1787:. University of Virginia Library. Archived from
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2412:. Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 1988.
2211:Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
1250:Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies
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2300:. New York and London: R. R. Bowker, 1979.
1463:, Cambridge University Press, 1998, p. 142.
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2704:Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
2432:First Editions: A Guide to Identification
2397:. Bendigo, Victoria: Bread Street Press.
2226:. Hartford, CT: McBride/Publisher, 1997.
2077:. London & New York: Routledge, 1907.
1759:"Lancashire Evening Post Darren Ashcroft"
1536:, princeton.edu. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
2538:Used And Rare: Travels In The Book World
2070:. Aldershot, Hants., Scolar Press, 1994.
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2742:Collegiate Book Collecting Championship
2717:The Conservation of Books and Documents
2633:黄燕生,《天祿琳琅:古代藏書和藏書樓 》,台北:萬卷樓圖書有限公司,2000.
2552:Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore
2419:. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992.
2256:. Third ed. : McBride/Publisher, 1996.
2179:. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1988.
1286:
1152:Complete Library of the Four Treasuries
2812:UBC Asian Library Rare Book Collection
2568:. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001.
2554:. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.
2540:. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
2032:Book Collecting: A Comprehensive Guide
1987:A Companion to the History of the Book
1736:
2202:Philip Hofer as author and publisher.
2113:(a classic, first published in 1952).
1833:. New York: Henry Holt. p. 461.
1574:
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475:New books are readily available from
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2047:Collected Books: The Guide to Values
1225:Book Collectors Society of Australia
1203:, or else are in the public domain.
2608:For book collecting in China, see:
2378:, Eighth Edition. North Yorkshire:
1579:Schuessler, Jennifer (2023-03-09).
674:National Museum of American History
2224:Book Collecting for Fun and Profit
1765:from the original on March 4, 2016
1650:from the original on 27 April 2022
1624:from the original on 27 April 2022
1527:Collecting in 19th Century America
1092:The history of book collecting in
384:sold for $ 13.6 million while the
25:
2615:傅璇琮、谢灼华主编,《中國藏書通史》,宁波:宁波出版社,2001.
2521:. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
2507:. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
2479:. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
2298:Collectible Books: Some New Paths
1901:from the original on May 16, 2013
1500:. Vol. 45. pp. 192–195.
1294:Parker, Jacob (3 February 2020).
3550:
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2769:Infography about Book Collecting
2639:徐凌志主编,《中国历代藏书史》,南昌:江西人民出版社,2004.
2393:Stitz, Charles (editor) (2010).
2163:Collecting Modern First Editions
2107:
1950:Hoh, Anchi (February 15, 2022).
1887:Reif, Rita (December 21, 1988).
1497:Dictionary of National Biography
557:For example, a first edition of
3531:
2757:: The Book Collector's Magazine
2283:Book Collecting: A Modern Guide
1599:from the original on 2023-03-12
1558:from the original on 2021-07-24
1546:Gonzalez, Eileen (2019-12-09).
1335:from the original on 2020-11-12
1306:from the original on 2020-11-04
424:; gradually turn brown, called
2748:The FinePress Book Association
2627:任繼愈主編,《中國藏書樓》,沈阳:辽宁人民出版社,2001.
1827:Basbanes, Nicholas A. (1999).
1672:. AbeBooks Inc. Archived from
1618:"Collecting Guide: Incunabula"
278:increasingly literate public.
248:dissolution of the monasteries
1:
2781:Private Libraries Association
2410:Understanding Book-Collecting
2376:Guide to First Edition Prices
2361:Private Libraries Association
2342:Private Libraries Association
2129:Private Libraries Association
1720:The Smithsonian book of books
1698:. Harper & Brothers. 1839
1696:"The American School Library"
1389:is a translation of Seneca's
1175:, highly valued by collectors
816:Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford
595:17th-century translations of
435:, or label; soil and stains;
330:and the financier and banker
299:George John, 2nd Earl Spencer
153:Private Libraries Association
3454:Conservation and restoration
2596:. New York: Broadway, 2005.
2582:. New York: Broadway, 2002.
2061:American Book Prices Current
2045:Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.
2030:Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.
575:There were many editions of
521:; and charity fund-raisers.
410:List of used book conditions
297:The British Whig politician
92:but can also be known as an
27:Activity of collecting books
2621:焦树安,《中囯藏书史话》,北京:商务印书館,1997.
2316:A Collector's Book of Books
2153:Discovering Book Collecting
2063:(annual, 1894/1895 onwards)
1862:"Houghton Library: History"
956:Christoph Gottlieb von Murr
667:The American School Library
525:Antiquarian book collecting
183:In 1344 the English bishop
3593:
2395:Australian Book Collectors
2049:. New York: Putnam, 2001.
2034:. New York: Putnam, 1995.
1999:10.1002/9781119018193.ch54
1472:William Younger Fletcher,
1137:"book collecting tower"):
567:can fetch equivalent to a
407:
29:
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2808:, Vintage Paperbacks blog
2689:Books and Book Collecting
2650:AbeBooks Feature Archives
1491:"Phillipps, Thomas"
1134:
680:Prominent book collectors
671:Smithsonian Institution's
274:, began to collect them.
268:Archbishop Matthew Parker
220:. He was a patron of the
2493:. New York: Holt, 2002.
2465:. New York: Holt, 1999.
1201:Creative Commons license
1161:Jiupingzhuang (舊平裝 "old
1021:Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
901:Frederick Locker-Lampson
726:The Book Club of Detroit
226:Aldus Manutius the Elder
18:Book collecting in China
3112:Collection (publishing)
3036:Illuminated manuscripts
2281:Peters, Jean (Editor).
2170:Library Quarterly
2086:ABC for Book Collectors
1475:English Book Collectors
1392:De Tranquillitate Animi
1372:, Aubrey Stewart, tr.,
1183:Virtual book collecting
716:William Thomas Beckford
625:Shakespeare First Folio
281:With the advent of the
254:plundered and stripped
250:. The commissioners of
200:With the advent of the
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2417:Modern Book Collecting
2177:The Care of Fine Books
1925:History of Information
1404:Martin, S. S. (1986).
1141:, such as the private
891:Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
841:Arthur A. Houghton Jr.
706:Clifton Waller Barrett
554:
321:Thomas Frognall Dibdin
163:In the ancient world,
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3481:Intellectual property
3107:Volume (bibliography)
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2359:. Pinner, Middlesex:
2340:. Pinner, Middlesex:
2321:Rees-Mogg, William .
2172:44 (October): 309–21.
2127:. Pinner, Middlesex:
1817:. DLB Vol 201 p.81-88
1275:Text (disambiguation)
1016:Joaquín Rubio y Muñoz
986:Charles Dyson Perrins
876:George Frederick Kunz
766:Alexandre Dumas, père
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408:Further information:
382:Rothschild Prayerbook
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2775:Paperback Revolution
2454:Nicholas A. Basbanes
2267:McKitterick, David.
1993:. pp. 815–826.
1962:on February 19, 2022
1670:"Association Copies"
1646:. Christie's. 2020.
1620:. Christie's. 2021.
1081:Harry Elkins Widener
1071:Andrew Dickson White
1006:Lessing J. Rosenwald
991:Sir Thomas Phillipps
936:David Scott Mitchell
613:Great Fire of London
313:Sir Thomas Phillipps
2338:Apart from the Text
2097:(British Library),
2073:Brown, James Duff.
1956:Library of Congress
1761:. October 7, 2011.
1676:on 1 September 2013
1076:John Griswold White
966:Friedrich Nietzsche
941:Michel de Montaigne
906:Antonio Magliabechi
896:Josiah K. Lilly Jr.
866:John Maynard Keynes
846:Henry E. Huntington
836:Harrison D. Horblit
751:Robert Bruce Cotton
637:William Shakespeare
629:William Shakespeare
463:(bent like a drawn
390:William Shakespeare
351:history of medicine
3518:World Book Capital
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2883:The Book Collector
2804:2017-11-12 at the
2793:Terms of the Trade
2787:Publishing History
2722:2022-02-22 at the
2682:The Book Collector
2673:2005-06-14 at the
2415:Wilson, Robert A.
2357:Books in the Blood
2296:Peters, Jean, ed.
2207:Jensen, Kristian.
2175:Greenfield, Jane.
1894:The New York Times
1585:The New York Times
1532:2020-07-27 at the
1525:Stephen Ferguson,
1510:Seymour de Ricci,
1446:2016-05-14 at the
1424:2017-11-15 at the
1380:2017-11-14 at the
1219:The Book Collector
1051:Thomas W. Streeter
946:J. Pierpont Morgan
831:Henry II of France
661:association copies
579:'s translation of
555:
386:St Cuthbert Gospel
332:J. Pierpont Morgan
206:Johannes Gutenberg
177:Seneca the Younger
134:and Shakespeare's
67:
32:The Book Collector
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3396:Coffee table book
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2736:Digital Librarian
2403:978-0-646-53340-7
2388:978-1-905784-24-0
2274:Miller, Stephen.
2008:978-1-119-01817-9
1197:Project Gutenberg
1112:during the early
1011:Ellen G. K. Ruben
1001:Abraham Rosenbach
916:H. Bradley Martin
886:Robert Lenkiewicz
811:Stephen Jay Gould
791:Henry Clay Folger
731:John Carter Brown
696:John Quincy Adams
691:John Roland Abbey
547:The beginning of
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288:French Revolution
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