The Top 6 Reasons to Collect First Editions
There are many reasons to collect books and many different versions of books to collect. But if you are looking to build a library that will appreciate in value over time and bring you as […]
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Understanding Bookplates and How They Affect Book Value
If you are fairly new to collecting, you may be thinking that bookplates, or ex-libris (“from the library of”), are simply labels pasted into the front cover, signifying ownership and establishing provenance. While this indeed […]
Collecting Creepshow (Stephen King softcover comic)
Here is everything you need to know about collecting Stephen King’s Creepshow, the softcover comic from the early 1980’s. Creepshow is a graphic novella published by Penguin imprint Plume in July 1982, based on the […]
The Most Valuable Book Sales at veryfinebooks.com (Fall 2013)
Gain exclusive insights into the current trends of the rare book collecting world and discover new treasures to add to your collector’s wish list. Find out which books the most advanced collectors are adding to […]
Circles of Influence
In Ecclesiastes 1:9, a writer purporting to be Solomon etches into the Bible the thought that “there is nothing new under the sun.” Thomas Wolfe, early 20th Century American novelist once wrote, “Of all I […]
Removing Bookplates Without Damage
Watch This Video of How To Remove a Bookplate from a Book To Remove or Not To Remove So you have a book with a bookplate. And you want to remove the bookplate and display […]
How Your Bookcases Can Help Your Kids Succeed
Wouldn’t it be great if our furniture could make a difference? Well, according to a 2010 Study for the Institute for the Study of Labor, it can. The study concludes that children whose parents who […]
Books on Book Collecting: Essential Titles for the New or Veteran Collector
When in doubt, look it up! For every book-lover, this command is common — the answer to the questions: What does that word mean? How is it spelled? Who wrote this-or-that book? How does this-or-that […]
The Bird and Baby: Tolkien’s Favorite Pub!
Drinking with the Inklings Are you a J.R.R. Tolkien fan? Or C.S. Lewis? Ever wondered where they whet their whistle while they were at Oxford? The two writers were part of a literary group known […]
These Just In! Leather Bound Treasures in Our Online Store
New Arrivals! These just in to our online store: Two delectable collectibles from Stephen King, a signed copy of Buzz Aldrin’s book Mission to Mars, as well as two leather bound beauties from Easton Press. […]
26 New Auctions Now Live – Win a Beautiful Leather Bound Masterpiece!
Bid on Books! Every Sunday evening, we launch new book auctions, listed here. All of our auctions have no reserve price and the highest bidder wins, no matter what. Our books are guaranteed to arrive […]
How To Spot A Fake (Facsimile) Antiquarian Book Dust Jacket
In the world of rare and antiquarian book collecting, an original dust jacket will greatly increase the value of a book over the same book without its original dust jacket. Because of this fact, it […]
Caring For Your Collectible Books
So, you’ve started collecting books of value and you want to know the ins and outs, the dos and don’ts, of caring for your valuable books… Marking Your Books First thing’s first: don’t mark your […]