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Collecting Lynda La Plante Books

Is it worth collecting Lynda La Plante First Editions?

I would say it definitely is worth collecting Lynda La Plante first editions for the following reasons:-

Her first novel Widows published in 1983 by Severn House portrayed four women who did a daring bank heist after their bank robbing husbands who had planned to do the heist had died. It was the first time on British TV that women were seen as violent whilst carrying out the robbery. Instead of being perceived as grieving widows these women were just as cold and calculating as male bank robbers. These ordinary housewives rejected societal rules of how women are perceived on television. Crime series on British TV were usually always centred around the male dominant police officer including the no-nonsense Scottish detective in Taggart. Women in other crime dramas were often police officers following rules and regulations such as Juliet Bravo where two female police Inspector’s handle crime in a male-dominated Lancashire police station. In the series The Gentle Touch, a female police detective whose husband had died grieved for him whilst carrying out her police work helping to catch criminals. When writers do something different from others which is seen as groundbreaking their books often become highly collectable. The book Widows was published alongside the TV series and not as a standalone fiction book. The book was published in an initial small print run in hardcover mainly for libraries. To find a copy without library stamps or signed and with the original dust jacket would be quite an achievement but not impossible. As it is considered quite scarce purchasing and collecting a copy to hold onto for a number of years could be quite beneficial. Copies without the dust jacket or with library stamps can be picked up quite cheaply. If you do collect this title always purchase with the dust jacket as this is in part what makes the book more expensive even if it is a library copy providing the condition is good.

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Collecting Salman Rushdie Books

Salman Rushdie rose in popularity as and became a highly acclaimed author as he blended folklore, politics and fantasy into his storytelling which made his books popular within literary circles in the West but division arouse in the East. Religious authorities and Eastern governments plus half of the general public who read his works in the East were not impressed by his satirical writings on powerful establishments so much so they Rushdie had to go into hiding when a bounty was placed on his head. Books that result in controversy are always worth collecting as history shows.

I would concentrate on the following books by Salman Rushdie if you really want to make a profit.

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Louis Broder Books

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Louis Broder was a Swiss national who became popular whilst working in France as a publisher for pioneering artist’s books. He published original artworks by famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Arp, Andre Masson and Georges Braque in small print runs which makes them harder to find hence the high values achieved at auction. He also published suites of original plates. The difference between the suites and the books is that the books have text so are not classed as suites. The suite plates and the book plates are the same size. The print run of the suites is usually smaller than the published book edition and 50 is an average. He combined these original artworks with modern letterpress and chants from famous poets within his books which were published during the 1950’s to the 1970’s.

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Audubon Birds of America

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John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a very famous French/American artist during his time. He was a great lover of the natural environment and painted 435 paintings of the birds of America which are depicted in the Birds of America series which he published himself after securing down payments from his subscribers mainly in Britain and Europe and a little later some from America including noble and titled people such as the King of England at the time; King George IV, the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, King Charles X of France. Many other English and European notability including Lords and Peers of England. He was introduced to many English peers when the highly influential and very wealthy merchant of the Rathbone family of Liverpool took Audubon into his home. He could not find enough backers in America and England had the skilled artisans and the special technical printing processes that Audubon needed for his double elephant folios.

Prices have rocketed over the past decades and are highly sought after fetching staggering prices at auction. But what makes his books so expensive? Let’s take a look.

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Dropshipping Furniture UK

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Having dropshipped furniture in the UK in the past I am fully aware of the pros and cons and the books that help you understand dropshipping in more detail. I have listed all the pros and discussed why although highly profitable I stopped for various reasons as discussed in the cons. By giving an honest account of the good and the bad you can decide whether it is suitable for you depending on various factors that may or not be applicable to you.

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Ashendene Press Books

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Many people decide to collect books that were published by the Ashendene Press between 1895-1935. They were one of the finest private presses and produced many beautiful books. Some were made like pamphlet style booklets, some with flexible, limp covers (like modern day card cover books) with little silk ties to fasten them together and others with strong leather binding. Even wedding booklets with the order of service that the founder of Ashendene Press produced for his own wedding and that of his son. Let’s take a look at why books that were published by the Ashendene Press are so highly regarded and collectable and some of the prices they have achieved at auction houses. As so few copies come up for auction as buyers hang on to them the prices shown will be from sales either in the UK, Europe or America with there respective currency.

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Collecting Henri Matisse Books

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Why Collect Henri Matisse Books?

Henri Matisse helped revolutionise modern art through his bold use of colour to express emotion breaking the rules of traditional realistic art much to the annoyance of the art critics who called him and other artists who followed his style ‘Fauves’ meaning wild beasts. Mastering flat perspective using colourful bold stencil style printing and hand colouring and used scissors to cut out his bold shapes to create a new type of art. Collecting or finding certain Henri Matisse books can grow your investment a lot more than cash in the bank over 10 years. For example, Henri Matisse’s Jazz yield over a 10-year period was 100%-120% compared to cash in the bank at a similar value only achieved 20%-22% (UK). Matisse original artworks are to be found in many books and the demand is high so they make for a good investment. You must ensure that you are purchasing these books with the correct date and publisher as later editions are less valuable as these will not have original artworks in them. Some of these books may be in your price range some may not but people do find them or are inherited them. We will discuss this further and look at the chances of finding these titles and where to look if you want to seriously invest in Matisse books.

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Forensic Science Books

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Why Forensic Science Books Help You Write Crime Novels

If you are thinking about writing a crime novel the first thing you must do is buy and read a forensic science book before you plan your plot. By doing so you will create a better, more believable story that will get you much more sales bringing in more revenue for yourself. Here are some reasons why a forensic science book will help you plan your plot and characters better.

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Make Money From Gardening Books

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Learning a few basic skills from gardening books can help you make extra money, the amount you can make depends on how much garden space you have. You can make a decent amount of money even if you live in an apartment if you have windowsill space near natural light or unused shelving.

For example, taking small cuttings from leylandi conifer trees and planting them in small pots until they are about 12 inches long can earn you around £6 per tree. If you can grow 100 in small pots you have made yourself £600. Conifers are the easiest trees to grow and they grow fast and big. Once they get to get to 12 inches sell them free on Facebook marketplace and have customers collect them from you. The cost to you is nothing. If you don’t want customers coming to your home offer next day shipping adding the next day delivery costs and the packaging box to the price.

The amount of people that buy conifer trees is vast and constant. They act as hedging and many people want to cover the borders of their gardens for privacy. They act as shady parts in the garden and with hot summers many more people are looking to create shaded areas in the garden. They act as a defence for flooding and act as a natural habitat for garden birds. They stay green all year round which is always a bonus for those that want all year-round colour in the gardens.

For every foot they grow you can treble the price so if you have the space in your garden to grow these you can make a vast amount of money. The demand for conifers is constant every month people buy these so it is not a seasonal thing. Garden centres charge around £30 for a 12-inch conifer. Garden books about plant and tree cuttings can show you the angle to take cutting, the best time to take them and how to grow them. The glossy pages in the books are so much better than the images you find online as adjustments to the screen size and colours often take out the sharpness of the images. Professionally photography in the books always looks so much more appealing than from a phone, table or iPad. Books also give you other ideas than you can create from gardening of which you can make a decent living from.

You don’t need to buy any plants to begin with as you can take cuttings from public trees near where you live. Wooded areas like forests and parks etc are ideal for taking cuttings. You can literally take hundreds and it wouldn’t have an impact. A few cheap pots and a bag of compost and away you go.

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Bookplate Removal For Artworks

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There are mixed views on whether book illustrations should be removed from books. Some believe that the book itself is too precious to start cutting out the illustrated pages as the illustrations are part of the desirability of the book. Some may not care about the book at all. We take a look at some of the pros and cons of removing the illustrations and why some people do it in the first place.

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