Our lively four-hour book school will be held November 1 & 8 from 7-9 pm. Dan, John and Karen Jones will take spellbound students through the basics of identifying first editions, finding resources for collectors, protecting and building your collection and more. It's only $40. Reserve your spot by calling the … [Read more...]
New arrivals
One of our dealers recently purchased a library of more than 3,000 volumes. The collector was a Denver native who made a name for himself in educational testing. Over the course of about 40 years, he collected books about art, science, history (particularly ancient history and history of the middle ages), Folio … [Read more...]
The 150-book-a-day habit
And you think YOU buy a lot of books... For most of us, book collections are small, personal representations of our tastes, interests and budget. But there was a time when book collections were a public representation of ego, wealth and acquisitiveness. It was the golden age of book collecting. The late 19th … [Read more...]
The Mystery of the Condensed Books
You don't have to spend much time around books before you run into copies of Readers Digest Condensed Books -- lots and lots of copies. Like the magazine from which they took their name, the Readers Digest Condensed Books were hugely popular. But we've always wondered why. Isn't a good book something you want to … [Read more...]
The hunting season that never ends
Lots of people have lots of different reasons for visiting Printed Page Bookshop -- or any other used or antiquarian bookstore, for that matter. Some are just looking for a copy of a book they want to read. Others seek the thrill that comes with finding something they never thought they'd find, or finding something … [Read more...]