Category Book Collecting 101

One of the most common questions I see on Facebook is about newly acquired, typically inherited, books. Most people see dates spanning back 50+ years and immediately get excited, but in reality, very few books are collectible, and those that…

One of the most challenging tasks as a beginning bookseller is conditioning, which falls under the greater umbrella of fundamentals. How many of us remember a coach or teacher harping about the importance of fundamentals at some point in our…

I consider the preservation of books equivalent to the preservation of history. Clearly, I am not alone, as exemplified by the plot of ‘The Book of Eli’, in which tremendous value is placed on all books, and particularly the bible,…

Language is a weird thing. As one of my math professors in grad school once said, “I like using Greek letters because they remind me of alien symbols”, and as an editor of manuscripts written by non-native English speakers, I…