Collecting books for fun and profit by Arthur H Minters (1932-2014) - 1979

xvi+199 pages with plates, appendix, glossary, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Whether you are an experienced and seasoned collector or one who is just starting out in the fascinating field of book collecting, this book should interest, amuse and inform you in equal degree. Arthur Minters, one of the world's foremost dealers in books and periodicals on art, architecture sand literature, has written what is at once an informal history of his vocation, a practical guide to forming and disposing of a collection, a tour through the international book market, and a charming and amusing memoir by a man who has seen all there is to see in the world of books. Condition: Jacket with light edge wear else very good to fine in like jacket.