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Book Collecting ResourcesPlease email me if you'd like to suggest a resource for this list.Beat Books - Booksellers & Resourcesindependent Beat & poetry-related bookstores & publishers
about collecting the Beats
more Beat Generation & arts links A collection of links to the official websites of Beat writers, artists, and other copacetic souls.You'll find online literary journals, and counterculture sites, too. Lots to keep you busy! (On this site.) Browse the Beat, Arts & Counterculture links...
Resources for Book Collectors (All Types)about book collecting
bookseller directories
book listing services - search for & buy books onlineThese sites list books by multiple booksellers. Some are based outside the US.
search for new booksYou can search many bookselling sites at once with the sites below: presses of notesearch for literary sitesbook sale events (held by libraries, organizations)
Organizing Your Book Collectiononline book cataloguing services
More Information On This Site!book collecting info
beat poets / authors info
More Beat Generation links.... Books for Book CollectorsYou'll find these at your local bookshop, or Amazon.com .
Instant Expert: Book Collecting by Matthew Budman. House of Collectibles, 2004. Book collecting essential knowledge, written in a frank & easy manner.
In the words of a reviewer at AB Bookman Weekly, "what this book does is open doors and minds to the art and the science of book collecting, painlessly."
Available at a discount from Amazon.com 
Book Collecting 2000 : A Comprehensive Guide by Allen & Patricia Ahearn, Putnam. Prices and information for authors' first books, good advice on book collecting, and a wealth of other resources.
Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions andPoints of Issue: A Compendium of Points of Issue, both by Bill McBride. Small paperbacks which can tuck into your pocket on book-hunting excursions. 
ABC for Book Collectors by John Carter, Oak Knoll Press. This comprehensive glossary of book terms is a staple of every bookseller & book collector's library. The parts of the book are even labeled so you can learn what they are! This classic has been newly updated.
Modern Book Collecting by Robert A. Wilson, The Lyons Press. 1992. A must-have for the collector of modern poetry or the Beats, this book was written by the former proprietor of New York's legendary Phoenix Book Shop, the author of bibliographies of Gregory Corso, Gertrude Stein, and Denise Levertov. Chock full of insights you'll find nowhere else. Learn more or buy it at a discount from Amazon.com
Book Finds, 3rd Edition: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books by Ian C. Ellis. Perigree Trade, 2006.
When I first began selling books, in 2000, I bought an earlier edition of Book Finds & have often referred to it since. Ellis has experience as a book buyer & seller, an engaging writing style, and a practical perspective on the bookselling trade. You can learn more, or buy it at a discount from Amazon.com We've got more to tell you!For further info on book collecting, first editions, and values, check out our book collecting articles. | ||
