Collecting
How to tell if you have a first edition at home
The copyright page, the price on the jacket and one small number. What to look for before Grandma's books go for recycling.
No. 24
We write about books
September 2026
Collecting
Why old books smell nice, and when they don't
Vanilla, grass or mould. What your nose tells you about a book's condition.
What to do with your parents' books
What's valuable, what the library will take and what really goes for recycling.
“A book without its jacket loses half its value. A jacket without its book has none.”from the article on first editions