David Butterfield, 2007 Collegiate Book Collecting Champion, on Books, Collections and Classics a Biblio.com Exclusive Feature

Recently, David Butterfield became the First Place winner of the 2007 Collegiate Book Collecting Championship, after taking top prize in the Rose Book Collecting contest sponsored by Cambridge University. His collection, "Landmarks of Classical Scholarship", is comprised of 2,500 volumes centered on Roman and Greek authors. Despite being heavily engaged in academic research at Cambridge University, David agreed to talk with us a little regarding his love of books and the academic passion which fuels it. Read more >>

An Overview of Charles' Dickens Work brought to you by Bookmarks Magazine

Arguably one of the most well-known authors of all time, most readers are aware of his writing only through adaptations to stage and screen or from one or two popular titles. Anyone interested in delving further into the works of this master of the novel will appreciate this overview of his influential body of work. Read more >>

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Book Review "Lost Libraries : The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since Antiquity" by James Raven courtesy of Fine Books and Collections Magazine

An eyewitness account of the sacking and destruction of the Iraqi National Libraries in April 2003 leads Philip Hensher to note, a?The burning of books "is so powerful a symbol of barbarism that the stench of it hangs in the air long afterward: It is something impossible to forgive, impossible to forget." Unfortunately, this was not the first time books were destroyed in Iraq. According to Lost Libraries, "Genghis Khanas grandson burnt the city in the thirteenth century and, so it was said, the Tigris River ran black with the ink of books." Read more >>

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Essentials of a Well-Stocked Home Library: The Reference Section by Rachel Jagareski Rachel Jagareski is co-owner of Old Saratoga Books in upstate New York

There is no substitute for having the information at your fingertips. Even Google and Wikipedia can't compete with the dictionary or book of quotes you have on hand when it comes to finding information efficiently. Rachel Jagareski, owner of Old Saratoga Books in Schuylerville, New York shares her insight on a well-chosen home reference collection. Read more >>

How to Take the Library Out of a Book by Bern Marcowitz and Margot Rosenberg author of "Care and Feeding of Books Old and New"

From Biblio's Collector's Connection, Bern Marcowitz and Margot Rosenberg offer an education on preserving and improving books found at library sales. Read more >>

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