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Lessons in a collecting life

Based on his own experiences and those of his clients, a seasoned rare books buyer offers advice on getting the most from the collecting journey

Collecting advice

Spencer W Stuart, an adviser to both private and institutional collections, is the author of Contemporary Issues in Rare Book & Manuscript Collecting: A Handbook for Collectors and the Trade and organiser of the monthly webinar program Collecting Insights.

In this abridgment of one of the chapters, he addresses some of the things his clients wished they had known before embarking on their collecting journey.

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