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How to Identify a Book Club Edition

Are you a novice book collector? You may already know that Book Club editions are generally worthless to collectors, but how do you identify one? Many are "disguised" as first editions and may seem valuable at first glance. Don´t be fooled! Vist the IBCA´s informational page at http://www.rarebooks.org/bookclub.htm to learn the methods professionals use to identify Book Club editions.

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