Collecting Books

Below are some useful links about Books on Collecting:

Antiquarian and Rare Book Dealers@ (717)
Autographs (1)
Bibliography (16)
Book Care and Repair (17)
Exhibitions (2)
Glossaries (6)
Mailing Lists (7)

Organizations (9)
Price Guides (4)
Publications (5)
Searchable Databases@ (15)
Software (1)
Used Bookseller Associations@ (16)

See also:

Bibliomania - For book collectors, or just book lovers, a vast collection of links covering topics from book repair to identifying first editions.

Book Terms Illustrated (powells.com) - A helpful photograph accompanies each book term, along with its usage. Guide also outlines condition criteria.

The Bookplate Society - An international society of exlibris collectors, bibliophiles, artists, heralds, family historians and others dedicated to promoting the design, use and study of bookplates

Bookseller World - Bibliographies, articles and guides on book collecting and dealers.

Classic Crime Fiction - Highlights crime and mystery books, both from the reader's and collector's perspective.

Collecting Telephone Books - The story of an uncommon hobby.

Exlibrisland.com - bookplates collecting and exchange - The ultimate source for exlibris collectors. Art of bookplate collecting. Bookplate magazine: history of ex-libris, bookplate today, ex-libris personalities - artists and owners.

Guide to Rare and Old Book Values - Collectible book value guide, author autograph guide, eBay auction book selling tips, and book collecting links.

A Guide to Book Collecting in the 21st Century - Information on beginning or sustaining a book collection (Alibris.com).

Information on Facsimile Books - An introduction to facsimile books, faithful recreations of the original.

Trussel: Books and Book Collecting - A large collection of information and links useful to book collectors.

NPR : List of Top Out-of-Print Books Offers Surprises - Books on politics, sex and knitting are among 2004's most wanted out-of-print books. NPR's Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep discuss the Top 10. [1:27 streaming audio broadcast] (December 2, 2004)

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