Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Are you starting a rare book collection? Not sure how if you have a first edition? And what is a Book Club copy anyway? All these questions and more are answered in this video.
You'll learn:
– Where booksellers find all their rare books
– What's the difference between a first edition and a first print, and how to identify both
– What a Book Club edition is, and why they're less valuable
– How to grade a book's condition
– How to accurately determine the market value of a book
As comprehensive as we've tried to be, we're sure to have missed something, so please do leave us a comment with your best book collecting tips.
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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.
📚 Our bookshop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@hardysbooks
🎧 Tome Raiders (our podcast): tomeraiders.co.uk
Are you starting a rare book collection? Not sure how if you have a first edition? And what is a Book Club copy anyway? All these questions and more are answered in this video.
You'll learn:
– Where booksellers find all their rare books
– What's the difference between a first edition and a first print, and how to identify both
– What a Book Club edition is, and why they're less valuable
– How to grade a book's condition
– How to accurately determine the market value of a book
As comprehensive as we've tried to be, we're sure to have missed something, so please do leave us a comment with your best book collecting tips.
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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.
📚 Our bookshop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@hardysbooks
🎧 Tome Raiders (our podcast): tomeraiders.co.uk
