Excerpt from The Pleasures of Collecting The true collector is born, not made. Yet one cannot discover the mirror Without knowledge of the reflection. The conte

Excerpt from The Pleasures of Collecting Your true collector does not apologize for his hobbies; he exalts their virtues. Necessity may occasionally compel him

Excerpt from Collecting Antiques for Pleasure and Profit: The Narrative of Twenty-Five Years Search for Antique Furniture, Paints, China, Paintings and Other Wo

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Excerpt from Book Collecting The book lover however is not content with mere acquisi tion, he feels it his duty to know something of the inner life, so to speak