How To Collect Books On A Budget | Q&A

The key to book collecting is buying the best possible material - and that’s why it’s important to work in a field where you can do that. And if you get creative, you can do this on any budget. In this video I answer questions about this, and other things you’ve asked recently: 00:00 How to collect rare books on a budget? 03:31 What have I read recently? (The Book At War by Andrew Pettegree and Einstein In Time And Space by Samuel Graydon). 05:46 Do green books contain arsenic? 06:48 How were old books made? 08:03 Should we digitise old books? 09:00 Charlotte Bronte anecdote. 10:18 A book recommendation (So Long See You Tomorrow By William Maxwell) 11:20 A favourite poem (Musee De Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden) 13:05 Clive James on a Lost Vienna. To buy or sell rare books and manuscripts, visit To follow me or the bookshop on social media visit: @tomwayling