Building a Library Book By Book

For the bibliophile, nothing is more satisfying than a bookcase full of reading material, and collecting books can be as fulfilling as reading them. A collection can be built around specific authors, genres, subjects, publishers, bindings, editions, or autographed copies. And books can be purchased for as little as a quarter at local thrift stores and yard sales, or for several thousand dollars from dealers of rare and antiquarian books.

After deciding what type of books to collect, the novice collector should learn... Read more