Review
On few occasions any more do collectors have an opportunity to get in on the very beginning of a new hobby. Author and collector Kevin Stumpf presents that opportunity in A Guide to Collecting...in clear, and easy-to-read and engaging text...it is an important resource and provides a substantial frame of reference for collectors interested in this new collecting field. This book is a classic waiting to happen. -- Renee Johnsons review from the April 8, 1999 issue of Antique Trader
Product Description
This book wouldn't be complete without also paying tribute to the pioneers in the field and so it includes coverage of many wonderful private collections and related "how I got started" stories.
This book has nine chapters, plus a section on resources. By reading this book you'll discover what to collect, how to collect, and how to manage your collection, including how to clean and store computers. Each chapter opens with an Anecdote and ends with an Profile. A Profile tells you about another collector - why or how they started collecting and a description of their collection. I am humbled by their acceptance to participate in this endeavour. You'll know what I mean after you read about them.
Anecdotes are mostly from my own experiences. They no doubt pale in light of your own. Each Anecdote is a brief story about the trials, tribulations and thrills of collecting.
I have not tried to make this a pricing guide, although the topic of Appraising is covered, and there isn't any photographs.
I have tried to make this book: 1. a practical reference;
2. an entertaining piece of popular history;
3. an encouragement.
