book collector

I sometimes encounter at book fairs, trade shows and the like, book collectors who complain that "there's nothing new to collect."  This often is after these collectors have come away
Time was when readers kept commonplace books.
We all collect according to our interests and circumstances.
Folks sometimes forget that not everyone living in late 18th century America supported the
Why are so many cookbooks devoted to the humble potato?
If one were to survey a very large and random group of book collectors, I strongly suspect that not a single one of them would fess up to collecting
Libraries and bookshops have always been great places for people watching.