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Collecting Old & Rare Books

Half of an Old Bible

Examples of Family Registers from Antique Bibles
by James Dawson Someone came in the other day with a book to sell. It was a Bible printed in 1859. The leather binding was in okay condition but not ...

Collecting Old & Rare Books: The Not So Gentle Art of Wrapping Books

Recycled cardboard
by James Dawson Recently I bought a somewhat valuable book from a beginning bookseller who didn’t understand how important it is to make sure books are properly wrapped to protect ...

To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question

To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question
To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question Collecting Old and Rare Books by James Dawson Why do we collect books or anything else for that matter? Not ...

Collecting Old & Rare Books: Grandma's Old Books

Collecting Old & Rare Books: Grandma's Old Books
Collecting Old & Rare Books: Grandma's Old Books - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - August 2012 by James Dawson One of my favorite bookshops ever was on Route ...