http://bookhuntersholiday.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/chapter-121-becoming-an-antiquarian-bookseller-knowledge-adds-value/ Adventures with Books and Manuscripts Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:15:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://bookhuntersholiday.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/chapter-121-becoming-an-antiquarian-bookseller-knowledge-adds-value/#comment-1726 learning about rare books and be careful on eBay | Bookshop Blog Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:33:05 +0000 http://bookhuntersholiday.wordpress.com/?p=330#comment-1726 [...] Still on the topic of learning a few things, Chris from Book Hunter’s Holiday shares some ideas on getting a real education on rare books. *We’re still hoping Chris will write something for us. When I decided to become an antiquarian bookseller, I wondered how I could obtain the kind of specialized knowledge that adds value to books. Was this knowledge something I should possess innately? Was it something that could be taught, and if so, where could I go to learn it? Did antiquarian booksellers ever share their research secrets? In answer to these questions, I learned that several things help build the knowledge of an antiquarian bookseller: experience, education, and expansion. [More…] [...] [...] Still on the topic of learning a few things, Chris from Book Hunter’s Holiday shares some ideas on getting a real education on rare books. *We’re still hoping Chris will write something for us. When I decided to become an antiquarian bookseller, I wondered how I could obtain the kind of specialized knowledge that adds value to books. Was this knowledge something I should possess innately? Was it something that could be taught, and if so, where could I go to learn it? Did antiquarian booksellers ever share their research secrets? In answer to these questions, I learned that several things help build the knowledge of an antiquarian bookseller: experience, education, and expansion. [More…] [...]

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