Collected Books: The Guide to Identification and Values

An introduction to and advice on book collecting with a glossary of terms and tips on how to identify first editions and estimated values for over 20,000 collectible books published in English (including translations) over the last three centuriesabout half are literary titles in the broadest sense (novels, poetry, plays, mysteries, science fiction, and childrens books); and the other half are non-fiction (Americana, travel and exploration, finance, cookbooks, color plate, medicine, science, photography, Mormonism, sports, et al).