Book CollectingBOOK COLLECTINGReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…BOOK COLLECTINGJ. H. SLATERChapter ITHE FIRST ENGLISH AUCTION SALE—FASHION IN BOOK COLLECTING—SPECIAL BOOKS OF REFERENCE RELATING TO PARTICULAR BRANCHES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY.Chapter IIIChapter IVTHE REASONS WHICH MAKE A BOOK VALUABLE—SCARCITY— SUPPRESSED WORKS—SOME BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE HANGMAN—WORKS PRIVATELY SUPPRESSED—WORKS OF LIMITED ISSUE—TRANSACTIONS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES—DEFECTS—"UNCUT" WORKS—IMPERFECT COPIES—"MADE-UP" COPIES—FAC-SIMILE LEAVES—LAYING DOWN—BOOKS PUBLISHED IN PARTS—LARGE-PAPER COPIES.Chapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIPRINCIPAL SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO PUBLISH CATALOGUES.SPINK & SON,Naturalists' Stores,E. SUMNER'SWATKINS & DONCASTERJAMES GARDNER,Beginning of this editionNext chapter →J. H. SLATERAll chapters and sections (19)Other sectionsBOOK COLLECTINGJ. H. SLATERChapters1Other sectionsTHE FIRST ENGLISH AUCTION SALE—FASHION IN BOOK COLLECTING—SPECIAL BOOKS OF REFERENCE RELATING TO PARTICULAR BRANCHES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY.Chapters34Other sectionsTHE REASONS WHICH MAKE A BOOK VALUABLE—SCARCITY— SUPPRESSED WORKS—SOME BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE HANGMAN—WORKS PRIVATELY SUPPRESSED—WORKS OF LIMITED ISSUE—TRANSACTIONS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES—DEFECTS—"UNCUT" WORKS—IMPERFECT COPIES—"MADE-UP" COPIES—FAC-SIMILE LEAVES—LAYING DOWN—BOOKS PUBLISHED IN PARTS—LARGE-PAPER COPIES.Chapters67891011Other sectionsPRINCIPAL SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO PUBLISH CATALOGUES.SPINK & SON,Naturalists' Stores,E. SUMNER'SWATKINS & DONCASTERJAMES GARDNER,A GUIDE FOR AMATEURS◇BYJ. H. SLATER →