Invitation to Book Collecting: Its Pleasure and Practices, with Kindred Discussions of Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints

281 pp. CONTENTS: What Are Rare Books?; Historic Collectors; Motives and Pleasures of Collecting; Collecting Literature; Collecting Americana; The Substantial World of Books; Manuscripts; Historical Prints; Old Maps; Bibliography; Buying and Selling Rare Books; Auction Buying; Book Prices; Fakes, Forgeries, Facsimiles, and Thefts; Planning and Building a Collection; Index.