What's a Rare Book Seller? | Bite Sized Book History

This special episode is all about the business of books... selling them that is! Learn about the ins and outs of being a rare book dealer with Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy of Type Punch Matrix!
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0:20 Antiquarian/ rare terminology
3:51 Welcome Rebecca and Brian!
4:08 How did Rebecca become a bookseller?
5:27 How did Brian become a bookseller?
6:50 Differences in their experiences
7:28 What makes a book rare?
9:59 Value vs. scarcity
11:54 How do you sell a book?
14:33 What makes a book collector? Can I collect books?
18:43 Filtering as part of bookselling
19:43 Booksellers in the bibliographic ecosystem
20:41 Wrap-up
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