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http://www.trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm
Author pseudonyms, aliases, nicknames, working names, legalized names, pen names, noms des plumes, and maiden names.
Beginners' Guide to Collecting Comics
http://nh.essortment.com/comiccollecting_rxvx.htm
Brief, introductory article about places to shop and deals to look for.
BIB: Searchable register of all British Internet Bookdealers
http://www.clique.co.uk/bibfind.htm
Used, out-of-print, old, rare and antiquarian books. Free online searching of the central register of British Internet Bookdealers handling used, out-of-print, old, rare and secondhand books, searchable by specialist field or name.
Books and Book Collecting
http://www.trussel.com/f_books.htm
A large collection of information and links useful to book collectors.
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books
http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/rare0170.htm
A manual of rules for catalogers of the Library of Congress and others working with rare materials.
Digital Librarian: Book Collecting and Book History
http://www.digital-librarian.com/bookcollecting.html
Extensive links of interest to the book collector.
How to Buy and Sell Rare Books
http://de.essortment.com/buysellrarebo_raew.htm
Brief advice article.
Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress -- Table of Contents
http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/legacy/
In addition to a history of the library there is a chronology of the collections and a selected bibliography on the library.
Library History - The British Isles - to 1850
http://www.r-alston.co.uk/contents.htm
A database with information on over 27,000 libraries in the British Isles.
Literary Resources -- Bibliography and History of the Book
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/biblio.html
An index of web resources focusing on those of interest to scholars.
rec.collecting.books FAQ
http://www.massmedia.com/~mikeb/rcb/
Information on the Usenet newsgroup and answers to commonly asked book collecting questions.
Resources for Booksellers and Book Collectors
Information on and links to UK specialist booksellers, booksellers' associations, book search databases, book binding, repair and conservation materials, bibliographies, library archives and related topics.
The History of Printing
http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/booktext.html
A history of the development of printed books, maps and manuscripts.
The International Directory of Second-Hand Bookshops
http://www.livre-rare-book.com/anninter/annuaire.html
A listing of bookshops worldwide. Some content is in French only.
Your Old Books
http://www.rbms.nd.edu/yob.html
This guide covers some frequently asked questions about rare books and book values. No attempt has been made to identify or to evaluate individual books.