Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Collecting rare books for pleasure and profit (Record no. 10499)

020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 039911775x
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 020.75 Mat
Item number 6
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 020.75 Mat
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Matthews, Jack
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Collecting rare books for pleasure and profit
Statement of responsibility, etc Jack Matthews
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc G.P. Putnam's
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1977
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 317 p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Title Preface
I. Introduction
II. What and why is a rare book?
III. Rare books as investments
IV. The point of points
V. Old raritities
VI. Americana
VII. Modern first editions
VIII. Illustrated and private press books
IX. Collecting the kiddies
X. Detective Novels, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the ever-expanding present
XI. Other specialties for the collector-Investor
XII. The factors of completeness, condition, care and protection of books
XIII. Some strategies and tactics for buying and selling
XIV. Conclusion
Glassary
Selected list of booksellers who issue catalogs
A brief sampling of estimated price values of books by contemporary authors
Selected bibliography
Index
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This is the most complete and up to date volume available on acquiring, enjoying and selling rare books, from fifteenth century books to modern first editions.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note 45841
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Book collecting.
General subdivision bibliohraphy
-- rare books
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 0 - 99
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Permanent Location Current Location Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out
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