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Category: Collector’s Blog

This is a blog to discuss book collecting! We post one article every week in relation to collecting Antiquarian and Collectible Literary Works.

Posted on December 17, 2018May 2, 2019 by Ashley — 2 Comments

A Glossary for Rare Book Collecting

shelf of old books at Queens rare book library

There are many terms used among Antiquarian book dealers and collectors that can be confusing for anyone “new to the game” of collecting.  Here is an abbreviated list of many of the most commonly encountered terms when referring to old, rare, and out-of-print books.…

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Category: Collector's Blog
Tags: glossary for book collecting, Rare book collecting terminology
Posted on December 3, 2018April 30, 2019 by Ashley — Leave a comment

Deciphering “RARE” in relation to Antiquarian books

images of rare books from Whitmore-Library

What is a Rare Book? What makes a book go under the category of RARE?  Are there any set guidelines?  There are many books that are old, antique or unusual but this does not mean that any of them are rare books. To earn…

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Category: Collector's Blog
Tags: First Editions, How to Identify a Rare book, what makes a book Rare?
Posted on November 20, 2018April 29, 2019 by Ashley — 4 Comments

The Lore and Lure of Book Row

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For those who are unfamiliar with the term Book Row, it is referring to ‘a comparatively small area of New York City, [a] collection of phenomenal booksellers who begun to ply their trade from the 1890s to the 1920s and beyond, on and around Fourth…

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Category: Collector's Blog
Tags: biblioenthusiasm, bibliophile, Book Row, Fourth Avenue Booksellers Association, New York City's Book Row
Posted on October 24, 2018April 26, 2019 by Ashley — Leave a comment

Virtual Bookshops

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Here at Ash Tree Books, we are an online bookshop.  So the reality is, we are just as much “here” as we are “anywhere”!  Presently we do not have a physical storefront, although that is a future dream for us.   For our weekly Collector…

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Category: Collector's Blog
Tags: bookshops online, bookstores online, Virtual Bookshops
Posted on September 21, 2018May 3, 2019 by Ashley — 8 Comments

How to Care for Books

cleaning-old-rare-antique-books

Us collectors love our treasured books, we want to take care of them and know they will stay in good condition under our care. I wanted to share an excerpt from a book that covers the biggest enemy of books;  Fire, Water, Gas and…

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Category: Collector's Blog
Tags: fire damage to books, how to care for books, water damage books

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