Some collectors join associations such as The Fine Press Book Association, which is aimed at collectors of modern fine printing. For example, a first edition “And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street” can reach the price of $12,000 in the best condition. Book prices generally depend on the demand 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. Collectors of lesser means may collect works by a favorite author, first editions of modern authors, or books of a certain genre. Wealthy book collectors pursue rarities such as the Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeare's First Folio, books which are both famous and extremely valuable. Just like hard copy books, audio books can be accumulated over many years. Users of these sites can purchase a large library of books that they can access at any time using a phone, tablet, or computer. Large book sellers include AbeBooks, Alibris, Amazon, and, and there are independent booksellers that can be found online by searching key words such as: books, books for sale, bookseller, bookstore, rare books, collectibles, etc.īooks traditionally were only printed on paper and then pages were bound together however, in the past decade or so, books are also available in audio format through websites such as Audible, Google Audiobooks, Librivox, Kobo Audiobooks, and Downpour. The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and a person who collects books is often called a bibliophile but can also be known as an bibliolater, meaning being overly devoted to books, or a bookman which is another term for a person who has a love of books.īook collecting can be easy and inexpensive: there are millions of new and used books which are available in brick and mortar bookstores as well as online bookstores. Field, Bryce, Woolf, and Asimovīook collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given collector. Lucy G Wells, proprietor.Some inexpensive collectible books: these are, left to right, by Tyndall, Collingwood, H. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller.
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