Product Description
by David Gregor (Author)
"Into the Fold: A Primer for Beginning Book Collectors" is the most comprehensive introduction to the exciting world of book collecting. This valuable resource provides anyone new to book collecting with the fundamentals of building a first class book collection. "Into the Fold" addresses the essential topics which apply to all book collecting categories, including first edition identification, book terminology, condition assessment, valuation, book resources, and much more. A sound understanding of the elemental collecting criteria is essential to successful book collecting, and here the author--a 30-year veteran in the book trade--provides indispensable core strategies and specific examples to help the novice book collector embark on a rewarding personal collecting adventure.
Author Biography
David Gregor is the owner of Gregor Rare Books and since 1985 he has been selling distinctive literature in the first edition to collectors all over the world. He operates his open shop in Langley, Washington on Whidbey Island. Mr. Gregor is also a poet, novelist, lecturer, songwriter and leader of the blues band Deja Blooze.
