Hello and welcome to the first issue of the Canadian Antiques Roadshow newsletter! Once a month we’ll be visiting your inbox with lots of exciting news about the show, which airs on CBC television starting January 12th and on Newsworld starting January 18th. (Watch your local listings for air times!) We’ll also point out what’s new on the Canadian Antiques Roadshow web site www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com

This month’s featured story is for book lovers.

Bibliomania: The Art or Addiction of Book Collecting

By Jeri Bass

From the earliest illuminated manuscripts, long before Gutenberg’s printing press, certain individuals have been smitten by the need to collect the written word. Poor scholars and bibliophiles have often gone without decent shelter and food to spend their last few dollars on old books from the barrows and boxes of antiquarian booksellers such as those on Charing Cross Road in London.

However, bibliophiles are not totally undisciplined in their collecting mania. Good collectors follow certain rules and patterns to insure their collections will be both pleasing and of value in the future.

So, if you find yourself addicted to collecting old books or if you have simply found a trunk full of old books in your grandmother's attic, here are some basic guidelines to consider.

Read more…http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/article_bibliomania.htm

ALSO NEW THIS MONTH AT www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com

Learn a little bit about the venues and cities picked for the 2004 tour!

http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/2004tour.htm

Our experts have hundreds of years of experience…if you add all those years together, that is. Read all about our appraisers.

http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/experts.htm

Ever wonder about the distinction between an antique and a collectible? Our glossary should answer many of your antique-related questions.

http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/glossary.htm

Curious about silver design techniques?

http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/silver_design_tech.htm

Want to know the difference between porcelain and pottery?

http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/how_to_tell_porcelain.htm

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