1/10/2024 0 Comments Iscribe booksAt 15, I first read To Kill A Mockingbird and was so enamored of the book that I signed my name and dated the entry as a reminder of the first exposure to such a beautifully written story. I was an avid reader as a child and teenager. This early ‘collectors education’ was an important stepping stone to my later development as a book collector. I acquired guide books, discussed coin collecting with local dealers, and attended shows. I became aware of the importance of condition and rarity. Here, I learned early the importance of a discerning eye, rapid, accurate decision-making, and the benefits of knowledge of your field. Who knew the travels of the individual coin, the hands in which they were held, the purchases they had made? This constituted a wonderful adventure of the mind. It allowed me to engage in private, historical research and provided the opportunity to touch and possess coins of past eras: concrete representations of the events and people of the time. This was time-consuming, often tedious work, but I relished these opportunities. My father was a banker who had access to bags and bags of coins which he would bring home for me to examine, bag by bag, or roll by roll. Vance: As a child, well before I discovered book collecting, I was busy laying the groundwork as a collector of traditional childhood interests such as stamps and coins. In the following interview, Vance shares with us his collecting story as well as his insights into corresponding with authors and acquiring their signatures.īooks Tell You Why: When did you first become interested in book collecting? How did you get started? After becoming interested in collecting as a boy, Vance ultimately acquired a collection of over 2,500 signed books. He obtained a Doctorate in School Psychology and Counseling from the College of William and Mary, and worked as a school psychologist for 38 years. Vance Morgan was born in New Jersey and raised in Florida.
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