Books and Collectibles is an Australian book collecting gateway to a vast catalogue of antiquarian, rare, out of print and new books, plus antiques, fine arts and collectibles. An Australian company based in Sydney, we specialise in rare books, collectibles and antiques.
Founded in 1988, we act as a central link with many antiquarian and rare book collecting dealers from around the world, and our book search facility provides a dedicated database from which you can instantly access books & collectibles from around the world. For rare book collectors our search engine will help you find exactly what you are looking for – from around the corner or around the world.
We also feature book reviews and review sites of interest. We have novels, christian literature, classics, history, fiction, maps, ephemera, mystery, thrillers, nonfiction, politics, art books, photography, biographies, science fiction, poetry, poets, childrens books, fantasy, travel, fairy tales and hard to find books – they’re all within your reach from our online bookstore!
Book collecting
Seeking out and acquiring, storing and cataloguing rare books can be a fascinating hobby or business (many rare books represent extremely valuable investments) and bibliophiles can be passionate about their book collecting.
True book collecting is much more than just casual book ownership and accumulation. It has it’s start in the 15th century with the collecting of illuminated manuscripts. These manuscripts were very expensive and only the wealthy could indulge in expensive collections.
However with the invention of printing costs began to come down, and antiquarian collections became more commonplace.
Book collecting can be inexpensive: the thousands of online booksellers provide the collector with invaluable search tools for locating books and manuscripts from aroubnd the world very quickly and inexpensively. Collections can be of works by a particular author, first editions, or on a particular subject. Book prices are driven by demand, availability and condition.