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Title: Slightly Chipped : Footnotes in Booklore by Lawrence Goldstone, Nancy Goldstone ISBN: 0-312-26395-3 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 05 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.19 (21 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Yeah, Slightly Chipped but a fun read.
Comment: Many of the Amazon reviews are, in my opinion, accurate relative to a degradation from USED AND RARE, the Goldstone's first book extolling their rare book exploits. However, SLIGHTLY CHIPPED is nevertheless a fun and enticing read.
In USED AND RARE, the Goldstone's are introduced to the world of used and rare (appropo title) books via a bet to purchase a substantive yet cheap birthday present. USED AND RARE throws the reader into the incredibly obscure but fascinating "cult" of rare book collecting. For the bibliophile, this is analogous to an "edge of your seat" mystery. For the unafflicted, perhaps just a different albeit fun ride. SLIGHTLY CHIPPED is the sequel (Book 2 of 3 in the series) to USED AND RARE and continues the Goldstone's journey toward "BiblioNhirvana." By the way, Book 3 in this series is WARMLY INSCRIBED (if interested).
SLIGHTLY CHIPPED finds the Goldstones as now seasoned collectors of rare books and dives into a variety of peripheral side stories which detracts from the "romance" of the original storyline. Perhaps the most interesting tangental story in this offering was the Goldstones venture to the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia. This foray was specifically to view the manuscript to Bram Stoker's DRACULA. They go into great detail in describing the Museum, Stoker's biohistory, and the manuscript itself. This is truly a fascinating story.
On the other side of the coin, we are subjected to the same level of detail regarding Bloomsbury. I'll not bore you with the detail of this equally obscure mini-series of books except to say that while potentially entertaining, it was out of place in this book. This type of off-tangent minutae is the only reason this book is "slightly chipped."
Another side story is the auction of the contents of the Duke and Duchess of Windor by Sothebys. This auction ultimately brought approximately $24 million and included a number of collectible books. The Goldstones go into great detail as to how they obtained admittance to the auction (as contract writers for "Biblio" magazine) to the procedural aspects of the auction itself. This discussion is interesting, if for no other reason than to glean the details of an auction of this size and notoriety.
One of the more poignant issues raised by the Goldstones is their discussion of the internet's dramatic and unexpected (at least to them) impact on rare book collecting. This reader picked up numerous resources to locate and secure first editions and other rare tomes. Its quite obvious that the internet is becoming the leader in used and rare book offerings.
This should be considered a solid followup to USED AND RARE albeit less entertaining. Still, if collectibles or general book knowledge is your cup of tea, you will absolutely enjoy this book. A word of caution: read these books in order 1) USED AND RATE and then 2) SLIGHTLY CHIPPED.
Rating: 1
Summary: Pretentious and distasteful
Comment: If you like name-dropping and looking down your nose at honest helpful people, you might like this book. The Goldstones seem pretentious and obnoxious. Too much of the book is filled with discusions of fashion and restaurants. I was hoping they'd talk more about books.
The book is a disservice to book lovers. I wish someone would write a book about book collecting that was infused with a love of books, rather than this blather. Save your money. Buy books by Nicholas Basbanes and John Dunning and John Baxter and Robert Wilson and Paul Collins instead.
Rating: 3
Summary: Slightly Chipped
Comment: Having first read Used and Rare I was disappointed in the quality of this work. This collection of essays is too disjointed, never really focusing on anything for long enough or maintaining a single theme. While the stories themselves are entertaining it just isn't on par with the rest of the Goldstones work. Having later read Out of the Flames I must say that the Goldstones need to stick to one topic per book and not to try another collection of essays without a common thread between them.
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Title: Warmly Inscribed : The New England Forger and Other Book Tales by Lawrence Goldstone, Nancy Goldstone ISBN: 031226268X Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 20 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book-Hunter in the 21st Century by Nicholas A. Basbanes ISBN: 0805051597 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 06 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: A Gentle Madness : Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books by Nicholas A. Basbanes ISBN: 0805061762 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions by Bill McBride ISBN: 0930313062 Publisher: McBride Pub Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books by Ian C. Ellis ISBN: 0399526544 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 06 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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