Rare Book Moment 8: How to build a great collection no matter where you're starting

 

Well, it's 2021 and we're back to some semblance of normalcy. The holidays are over and we're getting back to a regular routine. We hope your holidays were joyous and memorable. We're resuming our revisit to yesteryear as we consider another of are Rare Book Moments. 

This particular one is No. 8 in the series. It's a video we recorded back in 2012, and it offers some advice for building a meaningful collection of books no matter at what point you are starting. We hope  you'll enjoy this and get something useful from it. If you do, please leave us a comment, either below on this blog or over on the YouTube channel. Thank you for joining us and we'll see you again next time.

Rare Book Moment: Why a collector examines from various points of view

No. 25: Rare book appraiser Michael Slicker discusses a book that came out in 1740 that deals with sexual harassment in an English manor house, and how it might fit into a collector's consideration. He uses Pamela or Virtue Rewarded as an example of how smart collectors analyze their books and other items to expand their collections in interesting ways. Michael Slicker, a recognized authority on antiquarian books, has owned Lighthouse Books, ABAA in St. Petersburg, Florida, for more than 40 years. Michael Slicker's Rare Book Moment is recorded at Lighthouse Books, ABAA. Music by Jack Payne: Back to Those Happy Days

Rare Book Moment: This is how a collection begins -- serendipity offers a fine example

No. 24: Rare book appraiser Michael Slicker discusses some new map acquisitions and how they could form the basis for a collection. It is a prime illustration of the organic nature of collections, whether they be of books, ephemera, or in this case, maps. Items for your collection may present themselves in unusual and unexpected ways.