Sau cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj kev nyiam ua txij thaum xyoo pua 16th, thaum cov neeg yuav khoom muaj nyiaj nrhiav cov piv txwv tshwj xeeb ntawm cov ntawv sau thiab cov haujlwm qub. Txawm hais tias qhov kev nyiam no thaum xub thawj zoo li kim kim thiab dhau ntawm koj qhov nyiaj txiag, koj tuaj yeem yuav qee phau ntawv tsawg yam tsis muaj peev txheej loj. Thiab zoo li txhua qhov chaw khaws khoom, muaj qee cov ntsiab lus thiab cov lus qhia uas koj yuav tsum paub ua ntej koj pib koj phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj.
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Ntau cov ntsiab lus hais txog cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj siv sib hloov, lossis txhais tau qee yam txawv ntawm qhov peb xav tias lawv ua. Paub qhov txawv tuaj yeem pab koj nthuav koj lub ntiaj teb sau.
- Feem ntau, cov phau ntawv antiquarian yog cov uas luam tawm nyob rau xyoo 19th thiab ua ntej. "Antiquarian" tsis yog ib txwm txhais tias "kim" - muaj ntau phau ntawv los ntawm lub xyoo pua 18th uas pheej yig, muab lawv lub hnub nyoog.
- Ib phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj yog ib qho uas pom tsis tshua muaj thiab xav tau. Ib phau ntawv qhov tsis tshua muaj tsis muaj dab tsi ua nrog nws lub hnub nyoog: muaj cov phau ntawv los ntawm lub xyoo pua 17th uas raug nqi ntau dua li phau ntawv luam tawm xyoo 1920. Kev xav tau tsav tus nqi.
- "First edition" yog ib lo lus tsis nkag siab tshaj plaws hauv kev sau phau ntawv. Ib phau ntawv thawj zaug yuav tsis tshua muaj thiab kim, lossis zoo li huab cua. "First edition" txhais tau hais tias thawj zaug uas phau ntawv tau tshwm sim hauv ib daim ntawv (nws kuj txhais tau hais tias kev luam ntawv siv tsuas yog ib txheej ntawm cov ntawv luam ntawv xwb.) Koj tuaj yeem muaj thawj American tsab ntawm Huckleberry Finn, uas tau luam tawm rau thawj zaug hauv 1885. Koj tseem tuaj yeem muaj thawj phau ntawv luam tawm nrog cov duab kos los ntawm ib tus kws kos duab nto moo xyoo 1956. Koj yuav them $38,000 rau thawj zaug; tej zaum $500 rau tom kawg. Tsis txhob dag los ntawm tus muag khoom uas hais tias phau ntawv yog thawj tsab; "Qhov twg thawj tsab?" yog lus nug.
Dab tsi los sau
Cov phau ntawv uas tsis tshua muaj sau pib vim muaj kev ywj pheej: koj muaj phau ntawv, tom qab ntawd koj hla lwm phau ntawv ntsig txog thiab tej zaum tus phooj ywg muab rau koj thib peb. Mam li nco dheev, cov phau ntawv tab tom sau, yog li kev npaj sau yuav pab tau koj mus ntev.
Tej zaum lo lus nug tseem ceeb tshaj plaws uas yuav pib koj phau ntawv sau tsis tshua muaj yog, "Kuv yuav sau dab tsi?" Cov lus teb: txhua yam koj nyiam txog cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj, suav nrog:
- Fine editions:Cov no yog cov phau ntawv tawv thiab illustrated cov phau ntawv uas ua cov phau ntawv yuav ua ntej tshaj cov ntawv nyeem. Qee zaum cov no tau muab tso rau hauv cov teeb, thiab tej zaum koj yuav tau sau koj phau ntawv sau los ntawm phau ntawv.
- Nineteenth century bindings: Nyob rau ntau pua xyoo dhau los, tus neeg yuav phau ntawv yuav ib phau ntawv khi rau hauv cov laug cam hnyav (cov duab los qhia), thiab tom qab ntawd yuav muaj phau ntawv kev cai rov qab los rau nws saj. Bookbinders feem ntau nto moo rau lawv cov tawv tawv thiab gilt ua hauj lwm, uas yog sau los ntawm lawv tus kheej.
- Titles: Yog tias koj nyiam ib phau ntawv tshwj xeeb, vim li cas ho tsis sau tag nrho nws ntau phau ntawv? Cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj nyob hauv cheeb tsam no suav nrog The Sketchbook los ntawm Washington Irving thiab Txoj Kev Lom Zem ntawm Huckleberry Finn, los ntawm Mark Twain. Ob phau ntawv tau luam tawm ntau txhiab zaus txij li xyoo 19th.
- Ib tug kws sau ntawv. Xaiv koj tus kws sau ntawv uas koj nyiam, thiab sau txhua phau ntawv kom ze rau qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws.
- Sau ntawv luam: Thaum koj hla ib phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj kos npe los ntawm tus sau, cia siab tias yuav them nyiaj ntau dua. Tab sis tsis muaj ib yam dab tsi zoo li kov tus sau lub npe kos npe thiab ua rau koj tus kheej rov qab rau lub sijhawm. Nathaniel Hawthorne tus kos npe yog qhov tsawg tshaj plaws.
- Ib lub ntsiab lus: Sau tag nrho cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj luam tawm txog steamboats lossis khawv koob yuav coj koj mus rau lub neej saib, tab sis kev yuav los ntawm lub ncauj lus cia koj tshawb nrhiav cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj los ntawm ntau lub sijhawm.
Txhob Cia Siab Rau Koj Phau Ntawv
Koj cov ntawv sau muaj nuj nqis thiab cov phau ntawv qub siv qee qhov kev saib xyuas yooj yim. Cov ntawv feem ntau tsis yooj yim, cov npog raug hnav thiab muaj ob peb lub kua muag. Yuav ua li cas?
- Yog tias koj phau ntawv xav tau kev pab, nrhiav tus kws saib xyuas phau ntawv, leej twg tuaj yeem pab koj txiav txim siab txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws los khaws thiab khaws koj cov khoom sau.
- Tsis txhob kho cov phau ntawv uas siv cov khoom siv hauv tsev xws li daim kab xev, kua nplaum lossis cov staples. Txhua yam koj ua rau ib phau ntawv yuav tsum thim rov qab, thiab cov nplaum niaj hnub ua rau qhov no yuav luag tsis yooj yim sua.
- Thaum kawg, khaws koj cov phau ntawv nyob rau hauv ib cheeb tsam uas tsis muaj av noo, huab cua ncig thiab indirect tshav ntuj; noo noo ntau dhau los yog lub teeb tuaj yeem ua rau phau ntawv rot.
Lwm yam ua thiab tsis suav nrog:
- Tsis txhob tso cai rau koj cov phau ntawv kom lean - qhov no ua rau tus txha nraub qaum, thiab cov ntaub npog tsis zoo.
- Cov phau ntawv qub yuav raug kev txom nyem los ntawm liab rot, ib qho mob uas cov tawv nqaij deteriorates thiab pov cov hmoov. Nws tsis tuaj yeem thim rov qab, tab sis liab rot tuaj yeem ua rau qeeb nrog qee yam kev siv tshuaj lom neeg, uas yog ib txoj haujlwm rau phau ntawv khaws cia. Yog tias koj pom ib phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj thiab nws raug mob los ntawm liab rot, koj tuaj yeem muaj phau ntawv rov qab, txawm tias xav tias yuav them ob peb puas duas las rau tus kws tshaj lij phau ntawv.
- Tsis txhob kho cov tawv npog nrog txhua yam tshuaj ntxuav. Ua li no los ntawm tus kws tshaj lij.
- Xaiv kos (pab pawg ntawm nplooj ntawv) yuav tsum tau sewn rov qab rau hauv. Tsis txhob sim lo rau hauv.
- Tsis txhob khoov tus txha nraub qaum kom koj thiaj li tso tau phau ntawv tiaj tus. Yuav ib phau ntawv menyuam txaj, uas txhawb nqa phau ntawv qhib thiab tso cai rau koj los tso saib nws yam tsis tas ua rau tus txha nraub qaum.
- Khaws cov phau ntawv kom deb ntawm cov ntaub ntawv uas ua los ntawm cov ntoo nyoos lossis tsis tau ntim. Xaiv cov khoom siv hlau lossis cov txee kaw thiab muab cov phau ntawv txee txaus kom ua pa.
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Nws yooj yim zoo nkauj: phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj nqi npaum li tus neeg xav them rau nws. Qhov no yog vim li cas tus nqi kwv yees feem ntau dhau los ntawm ntau txhiab daus las; ob tug neeg xav tau phau ntawv txaus them ntau dua. Tab sis txawm hais tias qhov quirk no, muaj qee cov lus qhia siv los ntawm cov tswv lag luam los teeb tsa cov nqi phau ntawv, thiab cov no yuav tsum pab koj nkag siab tias vim li cas lub khw thiaj li them nws ua dab tsi.
- Cov tswv lag luam siv sijhawm ntau los tshawb fawb. Lawv saib cov ntawv teev npe, lwm phau ntawv lub vev xaib, xov xwm, txhua tus saib seb phau ntawv twg muag rau, thiab thaum twg. Tsis muaj ib tus tswv lag luam yuav muag ib phau ntawv deb tshaj tus nqi lag luam tus nqi, yog li tsis txhob cia siab tias yuav tau txais ntau qhov kev sib tham thaum yuav khoom classics xws li Finnegans Wake lossis Sense thiab Sensibility.
- Cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj tsawg. Tsuas muaj ntau yam luam tawm thiab raws li kev lag luam rau lawv nce, yog li ua tus nqi. Tej zaum koj yuav pom qhov hloov pauv ntawm tus nqi, tab sis tsis tshua muaj qhov poob qis.
- Txhua tus neeg muag khoom paub tias nws lub khw tuaj yeem ua li cas. Nws paub tias leej twg yuav dab tsi thiab lawv txaus siab them npaum li cas. Koj tuaj yeem nkag mus rau hauv ib lub khw tsis tshua muaj phau ntawv thiab pom qhov ntim rau $ 100; lwm lub khw, tus nqi yog $200.
- Cov tswv lag luam tam sim no yuav tsum sib cav nrog Is Taws Nem, qhov twg txhua tus paub tias tus nqi twg muaj nyob ntawd. Cov npe hauv lub vev xaib pab khaws cov nqi phau ntawv tsis tu ncua txij li koj tuaj yeem sib piv ntau cov ntawv luam hauv online. Tus nqi teev rau tib phau ntawv tuaj yeem sib txawv ntawm $ 10 lossis $ 100, yog li khw ncig.
- Qhov zoo dua, tus nqi siab dua. Daim ntawv luam zoo yuav coj ntau dua li tus dev-eared, scraped copy. Cia siab tias yuav them raws li.
- Ua koj cov ntawv ua tom tsev thiab siv sijhawm sib piv cov nqi, cov lus piav qhia thiab cov tswv lag luam. Bauman Rare Books yuav qhia koj txog qhov kawg ntawm kev sau phau ntawv, nrog tus nqi topping $ 250, 000.
- Cov phau ntawv hauv cheeb tsam feem ntau muag ntau dua hauv lawv cheeb tsam dua li lawv ua lwm qhov. Yog tias koj sau phau ntawv hais txog thaj chaw tshwj xeeb, tshawb xyuas online ua ntej yuav.
Nyob qhov twg yuav kav
Muaj ntau txhiab tus neeg muag phau ntawv muag online los ntawm kev sib tw, koom haum thiab khw muag khoom. Lawv feem ntau zoo siab los teb cov lus nug txog lawv cov khoom thiab ntau ntawm lawv muaj cov ncauj lus kom ntxaws txog cov phau ntawv, uas yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo los kawm txog kev sau. Reputable online book dealers yuav sawv ntawm lawv cov phau ntawv; Yog tias nws tsis yog qhov koj xav tau, koj tuaj yeem xa rov qab cov phau ntawv, tab sis nco ntsoov xyuas tus neeg muag khoom txoj cai ua ntej koj yuav.
Ob lub portals zoo heev rau cov neeg sau phau ntawv yog American Book Exchange (ABE), uas tso cai rau koj yooj yim nrhiav cov qhab nia ntawm cov tswv lag luam los ntawm tus sau, luam tawm hnub, ib tsab, thiab lwm yam thiab Alibris, uas nqa phau ntawv tshiab thiab tsis tshua muaj, thiab muaj lub zog tshawb nrhiav cav. Qee qhov kev pabcuam rau phau ntawv yuav khoom suav nrog:
- Lub Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (zoo dua thiab yooj yim dua lub npe hu ua ABAA) yog ib pawg tswv cuab ntawm cov tswv lag luam uas nqa cov ntawv tsis tshua muaj txiaj ntsig zoo. Ib qho khoom plig tsis ntev los no yog $ 65,000 paj huam kos npe los ntawm tus kws sau paj huam, Emily Dickinson. Ntawm qhov tod tes, cov ntawv tshaj tawm Kev Tsov Rog Ntiaj Teb Zaum Ob yog $ 100 thiab nce.
- Lub Koom Haum Thoob Ntiaj Teb ntawm Antiquarian Booksellers muaj cov kev pabcuam tib yam li ABAA. Lawv kuj muab cov ntawv tshaj tawm online ntawm cov khoom tshiab thiab cov ntawv teev npe thoob ntiaj teb.
- Argosy Phau Ntawv yog ib lub npe nrov NYC cov neeg muag khoom, nrog rau xyoo pua 19th cov phau ntawv pib ntawm $ 50 thiab siab dua. Ib phau ntawv tsis ntev los no hais txog kev sib ntaus sib tua Civil War hauv Missouri yog $ 1500.
- Swann Auction Galleries tuav auctions ob peb zaug hauv ib xyoos, thiab cov phau ntawv nrov heev nrog cov neeg yuav khoom. Kev muag khoom txee tsis ntev los no (kom tshem tawm qhov chaw hauv lub khw) muaj cov phau ntawv kho mob, 45 ntim ntawm lub xyoo pua 19th tau teev nyob rau ntawm $400-600.
Nkauj tawm tshiab
Sau cov phau ntawv tsis tshua muaj tuaj yeem yog "kev npau taws siab," raws li tus sau thiab sau Nicholas Basbanes hu nws, thiab ib txoj hauv kev siv sijhawm thiab nyiaj txiag. Tsis muaj leej twg pib ua tus sau zoo, tab sis yeej muaj kev lom zem sim mus txog qhov ntawd.
