Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Articles of Bookish Interest

Biblio Connection shares helpful tips, information and general bookish articles of interest to the book collector, bookseller, reader and writers.
2/5/2012
You will encounter a unique language within this world of book collecting. Here you will find some of the more commonly used abbreviations to help you along the way.
2/5/2012
Great care needs to be taken in packaging books for shipment, especially when shipping rare books.

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