For many people,the question of whether a book is a first edition or not is very important. To collectors it makes a big difference, and the value of a book that is a first edition is quite different from that...
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There are a myriad of ways one can determine an approximate (or sometimes an exact) date for your old postcard. Among them are: Look for the Obvious, First. Postcard Styles The Number of Stars on US Flags ZIP...
Just in case you re unfamiliar with what an Advance Uncorrected Proof is, allow me to inform you a bit about it -- and a few other related subjects... As a marketing tool, publishers provide free copies of new...
A Borzoi Book is simply a brand name -- there's nothing special about it, really, no matter how the book manufacturer tries to spin the story. It's a marketing technique to make the buyer think they've really...
Stephen King has written scores of books now and decifering all the in's and out's of first edition/first printings can be a bit hard. I will give a quick summary of the things I have learned while collecting...
We thought it might help both Buyers and Sellers to know exactly what is a 1st Edition and what is not. Daily we witness people selling what they believe to be First Editions on Ebay. Save yourself the...
I am frequently confounded in my hunt for books by sellers who do not include the basic information I need when trying to decide whether to bid. Every listing should have the following: The title of the book...
If Book Collecting were easy to figure out, there would be prosperous Booksellers and contented Book Collectors. So because of that impossibility, you really should deal only with reliable and professional...
First Issue of a Comic Book Publisher (note - Marvel comics was originally Timely Comics) (also note -This is possibly an incomplete list, if you can help fill it in please E-mail me new entries and I'll...