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Throughout our journey as a couple of book lovers, we’ve learned a few different tricks of the trade. We share those stories and our knowledge for others to read, comment, and enjoy!
Collecting Franklin Library – The Oxford Great Book Series As it is widely known, Franklin Library leather-bound books are an eye catcher. While there are an assortment of smaller series and finely bound titles created by Franklin Library, the most exclusive of their larger sets …
We love collecting any type of book. But leather books and booksets just have that extra spark on a bookshelf. It doesn’t seem to matter if they still posses that new leather smell or if they are nearly in pieces, leather books have a place …
Collecting Franklin Library – The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series Praised for their decorative fine leather-bound books, Franklin Library offered several stunning series for book collectors built specifically for the home library. The most basic of these series is known simply as, “The …
Standing Tall – Caring for Book Spines Books need support too. We often turn to our old favorites or new discoveries for lessons or relief in our lives, but those pages need our help. When the pages are bound together, they form a textblock and …
Buyer Beware – Understanding the term “First Edition” What it is and what it isn’t We recently acquired a rare and collectible book, one that you only find every few years. While searching through comparable books and doing some price comparisons prior to listing the …
How to Handle Books There are several things that many so called book “lovers” do that can be quite irritating: such as writing or highlighting, dog-earring pages, attaching ex-libris stickers, or otherwise damaging a book. But there is nothing as frustrating as seeing other book …
At its basic level, there are three parties involved in the book buying process: 1. book collector, 2. book scout, and 3. book dealer.
Safely Shipping Books You’ve sold a unique and wonderful book online to a new customer or simply giving it as a gift. No matter the recipient, your hope is for the book to arrive in the same condition as it did prior to shipment. Unlike …
Dealing with Book Club Edition Books You’re browsing through a section of newly discovered books and see a book you’ve been hoping to find. You’re beyond excited but you temper your enthusiasm as you think to yourself, “Is this too good to be true?” You …
A Day in the Life of a Book Scout In a nutshell, a book scout can be described as a combination of treasure hunter and dumpster diver. While the former is a more glorious observation and the latter a bit of an exaggeration, the truth …