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20th Century First Edition Fiction: A Price and Identification Guide--The Complete Guide for Collectors of Used Books |
by: Thomas Lee
Dewey Decimal Number: 094.4
EAN: 9780965342919
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0965342913
Label: Book Emporium Pr
Manufacturer: Book Emporium Pr
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 183
Publication Date: 1997-03
Publisher: Book Emporium Pr
Studio: Book Emporium Pr
Alternate Versions:
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Antiques & Collectibles > Books
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > General
- Books > Subjects > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > General AAS
- Books > Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Books & Reading > Book Collecting
- Books > Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Books & Reading > General
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Here, for the first time, is a book dedicated to helping the serious collector of first-edition fiction. Written by the owner of The Book Emporium, a nationally recognized book business specializing in providing high-quality, first-edition fiction to a highly discriminating clientele, this book is a complete How-To for both the beginning and the advanced collector. Information previously confined to the author's reference file cabinet is now professionally compiled to provide:
* description of terms commonly used by book dealers and collectors,
* in-depth discussion of grading and the effect of defects on grade,
* first edition points for today's most collected first editions,
* tabulation of values for six different grades of book and dustjacket,
* description of first issue dustjackets.
This is not merely a printout of auction sales or catalog prices. This is a price guide (the previous editions of which were offered for sale only to used and rare book dealers) that tells how to identify first editions and what they are worth.
Average Rating: 
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- I have no compaintsIn spite of the negative reviews, this book is just what I was looking for regarding first editions. I have an earlier edition of the Ahearn's book and that was a waste of money.
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- Talk about a limited scope!I'm not sure exactly how this guy came up with his criteria for what to include in this book and what to leave out. There is no Kurt Vonnegut, no Toni Morrison, no Saul Bellow, and no J.D. Salinger. Morrison and Bellow are both Nobel laureates in "20th century fiction"! And Salinger's first edition of Catcher in the Rye is probably one of the most sought-after books in this category. On top of this, the book is full of editorial errors. Not worth the trouble.
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- this book (...)a very shoddy and error-filled attempt at a reference manual for modern firsts. has peter benchley, but not james ellroy, dean koontz, but not dennis lehane, micheal dorris, but not robert crais. a waste of money.
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- OK, but.....Some useful info but it's absurd that this is a "2000 edition" and covers books up to about 1993! What did he do when he updated this book, close his door and stay inside from 1993 to 1999 writing this book, ignoring any books written after 1993? Weird.
What boggles my mind is how few books there are on pricing and grading first edition books, and the ones that do exist are not very good, including Aherns. Why can't someone come out with a decent one like they do for comic books (Overstreet, ... Read More
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- MISLEADING!Mr. Lee, at least in the brand new 2001 Edition (and I can only assume that this edition would be an improvement over the 2000 edition), pays little or no attention to British Editions, especially when he's considering British authors.
The first three entries in this new edition are Douglas Adams, Eric Ambler and Jeffrey Archer, all British, and in each case he either disregards the TRUE First Edition (British) or lists the American Edition first. By listing the American Edition before the correct ... Read More
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