LIMITED EDITIONS

John Keele asked, "I have seen many ads for limited-edition books. Are these worth the increased price? How few copies need to be in existence before a book is considered 'rare'?"

My reply: In numismatics, it doesn't take a lot of copies for a book to be common. 1,000 copies of a Steven King novel would be a rare edition, but in numismatic literature, that's common. 300 might be "scarce" 100 or less would be "rare", in my opinion.

I doubt there will be shortages of opinions among our readership; what do you think?

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 1, Number 10, December 4, 1998, Article 3

LIMITED EDITIONS

Wayne Homren, Editor