February 21, 2021
Here is a video on how dealing in rare books leads you down many intellectual rabbit holes – a pleasurable pursuit no doubt – but unfortunately without the never-ending tea parties.
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December 28, 2020
If you have thought about starting a business or career in rare books, but are a little intimidated to jump in or don’t know how, here is a video with a few pointers.
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October 25, 2020
You don’t have to be a practitioner of the Dark Arts, to appreciate these rare books
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July 14, 2020
If you are new to the antiquarian rare book world, I can understand you may find it intimidating with great rarities in glass cases and high prices. However, with modest sums you can acquire some very interesting rare books from centuries past. Sure, you may not be able to purchase an illuminated manuscript or an incunable for next to nothing, but with a little digging you can find rare book treasures at affordable prices for everyone. I made another rare book Youtube chat to highlight some examples for $50/each. There is a superb 19th publisher binding, a travel book owned by a clerk to Alexander Hamilton and others. It is not a sales video and any actual sales go to the ABAA Bookseller’s Benevolent fund which helps booksellers in times of need.
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June 27, 2020
I got a little bored of lecturing about things I know about rare books, so I thought I would talk about four thing I don’t know about books. I’ll explore an illuminated manuscript (A Book of Hours), Renaissance book storage, the origins of gilding on bookbindings – and the very humble often overlooked tissue guard.
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