Rare Books and Collectibles

Hardcover Books
Hardcover books are bound with rigid protective covers with flexible sewn spines (sometimes stapled or glued). They are printed on high quality paper and frequently come with ‘dust jackets’. Dust jackets or book jackets are detachable outer covers made of paper, printed with biographical information about the author, a summary of the book (a [...]

Classical Literature
What makes a book a classic? There is no definite answer to this question, depending on who is making the classification and what characteristics are viewed as essential.
One way of determining whether a book is classic, is to examine the influence it has had on other literature, arts and culture. Classical literature is often [...]

Defining rare books
For something to be rare it could be valued because it is not widely known and therefore quite uncommon, not widely distributed and therefore difficult to obtain, or unique in its features- whether its age, origins, type, and so on. As a result, things that are rare are often highly valued and sought [...]