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A Beginners Guide to Secondhand Bookdealing
Stuart Baldwin, 1999. x + 214pp, appendices., illus. Hard covers in dust jacket. This book is a very detailed examination of what is involved in succeeding in the book trade. It covers making a business plan, marketing, advertising and Internet dealing and much more besides. £24.00 + p & p £2

This is an excellent beginner's guide to bookdealing which deserves to be widely read. Barry Shaw, Editor, The Bookdealer

 

A Bibliographical Checklist of the Work of Harry Clarke
33 plates including 6 colour; 128 pages, 250 x175mm; soft card covers; 300 copies printed; Books & Things 2003. Covers all the books & all known ephemera. ISBN 0954439503

A "must have" book for those interested in the work of this superb illustrator. . £25 inc p &p

 

ABC for Book Collectors
John Carter & Nicholas Barker: 8th edn, British Library Publishing, 2004. 224pp, hard covers in dust jacket. The seminal work for book collectors and book dealers., comprehensively revised with over 450 alphabetical entries and a new introduction by Nicholas Barker.

The advent of the Internet has created its own lexicon of new bibliographical terms that have also been incorporated into this new edition. - £12.95 + £1 p & p

 

ABC of Bookbinding
A unique glossary with over 700 illustrations for collectors and librarians. Oak Knoll Press & The Plough Press, 2002. pp. xii+ 184 (last blank). Line illustrations, index of binders identification marks, sources of drawings, bibliography, index of alternate terms. 28cms, hard cover in dust jacket

Jane Greenfield is a highly respected teacher, bookbinder and noted professional n the world of binding.

ABC of Bookbinding belongs on the reference shelf of every biblophile. - £25.00 + £3.50 p & p

 

Book Collecting
A guide to antiquarian and secondhand books. Stephen Miller: PBFA, 1994. x + 190pp. Hard covers. "Written in the form of a series of short essays, this book provides an introduction to all aspects of book collecting and is the perfect complement to ABC for Book Collectors. - £5.00 inc p & p

 

Low Profile
A life in the world of books. Frank Herrmann. Plough Press, Nottingham England, 2002. pp. (x) + 398. Frontis., + 77 black/white photos and line illustrations. Index. 23cm. Hard cover in dust jacket

The author had a long career in publishing and compile the history of Sotheby's, the auction house, and later became a director of overseas operations. He then founded an auction house of his own which specialised in books and printed material only - Bloomsbury Book Auctions. This triple role of author, publisher and auctioneer gave him unrivalled opportunities to observe the workings of the literary world and the book trade - £25.00 + £3.50 p & p