Have you ever found something interesting in an old book? Photographs, or perhaps a note from the author?
It never hurts to diversify your business. Here’s an example of a rare book dealer who’s gotten filthy rich by trading literary archives — like notebooks or letters from famous writers.
His clients include university libraries, publisher Steve Forbes, and Martha Stuart, who collects inscribed first editions of cookbooks.
A lot of rich people are collecting all sorts of things these days. The supply of high-point collectible books is finite, but there’s probably a ton of archives sitting around in attics and basements, just waiting to be discovered.
Today someone listed an obscure author’s letter archive on eBay with a Buy-it-Now price of $3,000. I’ll be interested to see if it sells.
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Serious collectors want more than books
Have you ever found something interesting in an old book? Photographs, or perhaps a note from the author?
It never hurts to diversify your business. Here’s an example of a rare book dealer who’s gotten filthy rich by trading literary archives — like notebooks or letters from famous writers.
His clients include university libraries, publisher Steve Forbes, and Martha Stuart, who collects inscribed first editions of cookbooks.
A lot of rich people are collecting all sorts of things these days. The supply of high-point collectible books is finite, but there’s probably a ton of archives sitting around in attics and basements, just waiting to be discovered.
Today someone listed an obscure author’s letter archive on eBay with a Buy-it-Now price of $3,000. I’ll be interested to see if it sells.
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