Modern Book Collecting

Modern Book Collecting
Author: Robert Alfred Wilson
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1602399859

A new edition of the classic guide to book collecting includes a new section on Internet resources.

Arkham House Books

Arkham House Books
Author: Leon Nielsen
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2015-02-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476603227

This reference work covers the supernatural and speculative fiction published by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., of Sauk City, Wisconsin. In 1937, promising Wisconsin writer August Derleth decided to publish a collection of the stories of his recently deceased friend, H. P. Lovecraft. After two years of failed attempts, Derleth and another Lovecraft fan, Donald Wandrei, published the collection themselves under the name of Arkham. In the years that followed, Arkham House published the works of many of the foremost American and British writers of weird fiction, including Basil Copper, Lord Dunsany, Robert E. Howard, and Robert Bloch. Arkham published Ray Bradbury's first book, Dark Carnival, in 1947. The work begins with a history of the house and biography of August Derleth; it also includes a chapter on H. P. Lovecraft's connection to Arkham. The main body of the text consists of chronologically listed descriptions and current values of the more than 230 titles published by Arkham House and its two imprints, Mycroft & Moran and Stanton & Lee. These entries detail editions, reprints, special points, restoration, care, buying and selling, investment, and future trends. Other features include alphabetical indeces of titles and authors, lists of scarcity and value ranking, a list of annual stock lists and catalogs, and a bibliography of reference literature. The book is illustrated throughout with dust jacket reproductions and photographs.

Comprehensive Guide for Camera Collectors

Comprehensive Guide for Camera Collectors
Author: David Williamson
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9780764319761

Illustrated with over 500 color photographs of vintage cameras and many images captured with them, here is a comprehensive book for collectors. It tells the story of photography from the camera obscura to digital imaging, with all the major cameras in-between. Early inventors and photographers are highlighted in a discussion of the evolution of cameras Camera groupings are based on format and function. Collectors will learn how to examine, care for, and test a camera, and will find the current price ranges of classic cameras invaluable. The glossary is a primer for the beginning collector and a refresher for the professional.

Collector's Guide to Children's Books, 1850 to 1950

Collector's Guide to Children's Books, 1850 to 1950
Author: Diane McClure Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1998-10-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781574320787

Lists prices for children's books and includes information on publishers to assist in identification

Collecting Children's Books

Collecting Children's Books
Author: Jonathan Scott
Publisher: Diamond Publishing Group Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Book collecting
ISBN: 9780953260171

This book contains a complete list of children's works by over 200 collectable authors and illustrators, and provides help in identifying the collectable editions of all the works listed. It also includes a guide to the value of every first edition.

How to Buy Rare Books

How to Buy Rare Books
Author: William Rees-Mogg
Publisher: Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1985
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed
Author: John Mortimer
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0141959843

When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but to the ruthless, social-climbing Tory MP Leslie Titmuss, the Rector's two sons react in very different ways. Henry, novelist and former 'angry young man' turned grumpy old reactionary, decides to fight the will and prove their father was insane. Younger brother Fred, a mild-mannered country doctor, takes a different approach, quietly digging in Simeon's past, only to uncover an entirely unexpected explanation for the legacy. An exquisitely drawn saga of ancient rivalries and class struggles, featuring a glorious cast of characters, Paradise Postponed is a delicious portrait of English country life by a master satirist.