Monday, December 28, 2020

Rare Book Moment 7: What makes a book valuable? Here's what you should know

Welcome back Hope you had a great Christmas. Here we are between Christmas and New Year's Day, and we thought we'd resume our revisits to our Rare Book Moment series we first started producing nine years ago. This particular one was created eight years ago. 

You know, some one once asked why we call this Rare Book Moment because it really isn't just a moment. In a sense, that's true. However, in a larger sense, we're really only here for a moment, aren't we? And we're custodians for some wonderful tomes that span the centuries. So, if you think of it that way, the name Rare Book Moment is perfectly appropriate. 

This time (and next) were probably among our most popular entries ever. People want to know if their book is valuable. In this episode, Mike offers a way to think about that question. Next time we'll be talking about how to build a great collection. We hope you can join us then, too. 

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Rare Book Moment 6: 19th century childrens' books – what you ought to know about them

One of Mike Slicker's favorite genres for collecting is children's books from the 19th century, and he shares some details of books from that period in this installment of Rare Book Moment. Lately, we been revisiting videos we made several years ago on a wide variety of topics of interest to collections. This is episode 6 in the series, and it was produced in 2012. We hope you enjoy this video and you find it useful. Please leave a comment to let us know what you think or if you have any questions.

Monday, December 7, 2020

Rare Book Moment 5: How old is that map?

Mike Slicker has some tips about old maps that may help you figure out how old your recent discovery is as we continue in our series revisiting our Rare Book Moment videos. If you have questions about this video or anything else related to antiquarian books, please let us know.

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Our specialties include Floridiana (Florida History, Florida Authors, Florida Related Ephemera), American History, Literature of the South, Military History (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), Children’s Literature, Maps, Leather Bindings and Rare & Unusual items.

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Condition of the book, demand for it and history of comparable sales are among the factors considered in evaluating the value of a book. Other factors may apply as well.

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Florida Antiquarian Book Fair

Michael Slicker was the founding president of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and has served as chairman of its annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair since its inception.

The 39th annual book fair was set for April 24-26, 2020 at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic intervened so the book fair had to be postponed. It will be rescheduled at a later time.

The fair is the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast. Learn more about the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair and the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association.

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