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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 2795946, member: 84179"]From your OP, it sounds like you are still trying to determine which area(s) to collect. The Sayles Books are great for this. There are 6 volumes (although not all may be applicable) and are usually less than $25 each (a lot cheaper if you look). You can occasionally find them in a local library. Sayles gives a great overview of the many different collecting areas. That should help you narrow it down.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you've set on a collecting area or 2, then you can get recommendations on specific books to that topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or you can do what I did 20 years ago, buy a bunch of uncleaned junk and spend a fortune on some of the RIC volumes. In the days before chat groups and forums, it took me the better part of a year to figure out how to use RIC. Very frustrating but I ended up learning a lot[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 2795946, member: 84179"]From your OP, it sounds like you are still trying to determine which area(s) to collect. The Sayles Books are great for this. There are 6 volumes (although not all may be applicable) and are usually less than $25 each (a lot cheaper if you look). You can occasionally find them in a local library. Sayles gives a great overview of the many different collecting areas. That should help you narrow it down. Once you've set on a collecting area or 2, then you can get recommendations on specific books to that topic. Or you can do what I did 20 years ago, buy a bunch of uncleaned junk and spend a fortune on some of the RIC volumes. In the days before chat groups and forums, it took me the better part of a year to figure out how to use RIC. Very frustrating but I ended up learning a lot[/QUOTE]
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