How to Invest in Rare Books

Here's a look at what you need to know about investing in rare books with advice from Rebecca Romney, a manager at Bauman Rare Books.
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[@finddeniro]

I stacked heavy in the early 1990's. .Thift stores. .Many WW2 Veterans were pasting. .I found rare and important books. .A prayer book dated 1865 from Boston. .$1.99. .a real surprise. .

[@stefanoricardo7209]

Yes dude,some People's don't know about rare books.One dollar for a rare book dated 19th?.

[@ianian8572]

Stefano Ricardo, do you think any book from the 19th century is rare? At that time, books were already being printed in very large counts. Especially at that time, many Christian books were being produced. Although I live in Russia. And I say more for the printing of the Russian Empire.

[@bngr_bngr]

Tommy. Bee. . Prayer books are not very rare. My used book store sells them fir $4.99. They are beautiful.

[@mikesemi3920]

Yess this week I found a holy grail - shakespeare the first folio "sign" still don't know what to do next 🙆🏾‍♂️

[@haimbenavraham1502]

So Rebecca is a guardian. Beautiful video. Digitization cannot replace the life of books.

[@finddeniro]

Collect for your Interest..Simple Fun. .

[@vissitorsteve]

The first reason should be because you like it.

[@BoldBooksandBones]

Very nice episode. Thank you for sharing.

[@ZH8050]

Rare books are fun to collect and own, but it is almost impossible to sell them with profit, that's why they are not an investment.

[@LoremasterRelomi]

I once met a man that said the same about stocks: he treated them like a game. The trick is not using a love for books outweigh the investment value; I love books, but when I collect books to hold value- they're not generally things I'm going to be reading again and again. Rare books are rarely the most enjoyable to read in my humble experience

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Disagree

[@BillyBassBen]

I found a John Muir first edition book for 30 dollars online! From 1918

[@blackcrowe318]

It's weird seeing her without Chumlee grossly hitting on her.

[@abdulcunt2831]

man i wasn't sure if it was her, been literally comparing two videos for like 10 minutes

[@bngr_bngr]

blackcrowe318 they would offer $100 for a DaVinci codex.

[@nanisg8162]

she is so adorable

[@OrchestratedChicanery]

SIMP

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

It’s easy. Don’t invest in rare books and avoid specialist book dealers who charge double the price compared to what you could but the same editions from at auctions

[@PatchyTheFox]

Wanna watch me destroy Shakespeare’s legacy?

[@amchich]

..I believe book is a living being .. I'm sure it has a soul .. everything has a soul ; )

[@DirtBikes_MathGarden]

are you familiar with the term "panpsychism"?

[@classicartfoundation639]

Of course it does love, take your pill

[@TaxingIsThieving]

@@classicartfoundation639 You're hard

[@zimikkachui5766]

Where you at, Rebecca Simps?

[@bunnyfish714]

she's in this video,ACE..."HELLO"

[@MaressaHolt-z2y]

Hmmm

[@Goodoldjustice2428]

I would invest in Rebecca.

[@nanisg8162]

you the man

[@OrchestratedChicanery]

Fr

[@undertakerf.teixeira1165]

u cannot invest in rare or scarse books cose u cannot find them ,now a days even worst due the so much info available in every corner. Before internet 70,80, u would find in a carboot sale a ian fleming 1st ed. now not even a paperback 1st ed-

[@rogerdiogo6893]

Old books are not hard to find... Here in Europe there´s plenty, ( Special in old towns or villages), however must of them are in bad shape and in Europe they are not as valuable as in the USA.

[@booklover3490]

@Rijkaard or English may not be their first language. Their point is true about it being harder to find rare books now, but you can still get lucky at yard sales or estate sales.

[@rubbishbin2447]

I collect old and some rare books and they aren't that difficult to find at least for me. Here in the US you can find plenty of old books at thrift stores, flea markets, yard sales, and antique shops. I find almost all my books there. Then again my collection isn't that big but you can still find some good stuff out in the wild.

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

-Ayn Rand huhuhu imagine if I get it-

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

I take that back.

[@sheepboy2560]

i have a few thousands of books on my phone. it's efficient.

[@bngr_bngr]

Sheep Boy thats an investment with no return.

[@anonymousstout4759]

@@bngr_bngr you need to read the book to get any profits from it

[@sheepboy2560]

@@anonymousstout4759 that's the only value of books. their information. i invest somewhere else.

[@fd7231]

You don't have books on your phone. You have the rendered contents of books on your phone. Very different. About the same difference between a person and a photo of them. A book includes, but does not coincide with what's written in it. And, in my view, one should never buy a book for the sole purpose of making money out of it. The profit one could or could not make selling a book they own is accidental. The book is, in its essence, an object of enjoyment, pleasure, inspiration. People who merely want to invest should go the usual ways: buy real estate, mutual funds, stocks, obligations, precious metals etc.

[@sheepboy2560]

@@fd7231 you're a stiff guy i can tell. loosen up

[@classicartfoundation639]

Books are a waste of time as money making items, forget it!

[@TrampConnoisseur]

Not if you know what you’re doing

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Noooo

[@jocelyncooper1738]

Not as a short term investment, it’s a good thing to hold for a few decades and sell or leave in your will.