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A blog about books. Rare books.](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com) [![Did you know? Check our Rare Books Page](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237126/4f5afc0e-4fe1-46f6-bebb-f93fe6f22263.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237126/4f5afc0e-4fe1-46f6-bebb-f93fe6f22263) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/8bd9c4db4ad985b13e0101cc761e1e9b) Nick Ostdick Nick Ostdick is a husband, runner, writer, and craft beer enthusiast based in Western Illinois. He holds a MFA in creative writing from Southern Illinois University and has worked as a college instructor, journalist, and blogger. ### Recent Posts: ## [The Bond Dossier: Octopussy and The Living Daylights](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-octopussy-and-the-living-daylights) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). May 25, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [James Bond](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/james-bond) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Octopussy_and_The_Living_Daylights_PD.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-octopussy-and-the-living-daylights) At some point in their careers, most great bands release a collection of B-sides. Songs that were recorded but were deemed not quite appropriate for official release on a record or CD. These songs often stray from the band’s usual sound and find the musicians experimenting with style, genre, length, instrumentation, and so on. With an author as prolific as Ian Fleming, it stands to reason there would be some B-side material with the world-renowned James Bond stories, which is where we find the 1966 volume, *Octopussy and The Living Daylights*.        [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-octopussy-and-the-living-daylights) --- ## [Important Elements of Provenance in Rare Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/important-elements-of-provenance-in-rare-book-collecting) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Apr 25, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Rare Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/rare-books), [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/maud-a-monodrama-alfred-lord-tennyson-william-morris.png)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/important-elements-of-provenance-in-rare-book-collecting) Condition. Binding. Completeness. These are all relatively easy to understand concepts in the rare book world when judging the value of a piece. But what about provenance? What is provenance? Why is it so important? Why does it impact the value of a book in such a significant way? These are the questions rare book enthusiasts need to ask as they come across rare or unique volumes where the term provenance is bandied about as a crucial indicator as to why a book is valued in such a way. And confusing though it can be, once understood, provenance adds an interesting layer of complexity to a volume’s value and place in the rare book landscape.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/important-elements-of-provenance-in-rare-book-collecting) --- ## [The Bond Dossier: The Man With the Golden Gun](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-the-man-with-the-golden-gun) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Apr 20, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [James Bond](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/james-bond) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Man_with_the_Golden_Gun-Ian_Fleming.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-the-man-with-the-golden-gun) All good things must come to an end. It’s a cliche, of course, but no truer sentiment can be applied to the string of critical and commercial successes Ian Fleming produced via his internationally loved British spy, James Bond. Fleming's run culminated with the publication of his 12th Bond novel, *The Man with the Golden Gun*. Released just eight months after Fleming’s death, *The Man with the Golden Gun* is something of a melancholic note for the series to end on, as Fleming’s health was failing throughout the composition of the novel. While both critics and fans alike believe *The Man with the Golden Gun* was not quite as polished, detailed, or nuanced as Fleming’s 11 previous Bond novels, the book still holds an important place in the Bond canon as Fleming’s final entry in a world-renowned series that has continued to this day and spawned one of the most successful film franchises in cinematic history.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-the-man-with-the-golden-gun) --- ## [First Books vs. First Editions: The Difference and Significance](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/first-books-vs.-first-editions-the-difference-and-significance) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Apr 7, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Rare Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/rare-books), [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [Modern First Editions](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/modern-first-editions) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/casino_royale_fleming_1st-4-1.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/first-books-vs.-first-editions-the-difference-and-significance) Everyone thinks they understand the value of a first edition. The first printing of a book automatically makes it rare, right? Because X or Y novel is a first run, it’s immediately valuable and worthy of collecting, yes? While this is certainly the case with a number of books throughout the literary landscape, first editions are not necessarily sought after by collectors just because they’re the first run. In fact, when you think about it, every book ever published has a first edition printing, but some were not lucky enough to see a second or third. One factor that truly makes a book rare, valuable, and the apple of a collector’s eye is the combination of a first edition and a first book—that is, the first printing of an author’s first novel, usually an author of great regard or with a long, profound literary career. These literary Easter eggs are usually printed in small quantities—remember: we’re talking about first novels from predominantly debut authors—and are often hardcover and ornate or individualized in cover design as subsequent printings tend to reduce artistic quality for mass reproduction. By the time these authors publish their second, third, or fourth books, first print runs usually increase based on demand, which makes the first editions of these first novels even more rare and valuable.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/first-books-vs.-first-editions-the-difference-and-significance) --- ## [Five Famous Authors Who Called Hawaii Home](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-famous-hawaiian-authors) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Mar 24, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [Literary travel](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/literary-travel) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Londons_surfing_in_hawaii_PD.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-famous-hawaiian-authors) Sand. Surf. Sun. All of it in seemingly endless supply. It’s the pinnacle of a dreamy, island vacation: Hawaii. The last of the 50 U.S. states to enter the Union, Hawaii has long been a melting pot of its own when it comes to the cultures, traditions, and people who make these chains of islands such a destination for vacationers and dreamers alike. Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Europeans. All these influences and more are part of a great cultural fabric that makes Hawaii such a vibrant place. What about famous authors who lived on the islands?      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-famous-hawaiian-authors) --- ## [The Bond Dossier: You Only Live Twice](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-you-only-live-twice) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Mar 22, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [James Bond](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/james-bond) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/You_Only_Live_Twice-Ian_Fleming.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-you-only-live-twice) It’s perhaps tragically ironic Ian Fleming’s eleventh James Bond novel is titled *You Only Live Twice*. That irony stems from the fact it was the last Bond novel Fleming completed before his death in August 1964. While a handful of other Fleming-conceived novels were published after his death, *You Only Live Twice* was the final 007 story [Fleming](https://pages.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-legendary-authors-ian-fleming) saw from start to finish. He passed away just five months after the novel’s publication.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-you-only-live-twice) --- ## [The Bond Dossier: On Her Majesty's Secret Service](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-james-bond-dossier-on-her-majestys-secret-service) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Feb 17, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [James Bond](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/james-bond) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/On_Her_Majesty's_Secret_Service-Ian_Fleming.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-james-bond-dossier-on-her-majestys-secret-service) It’s early 1962 and James Bond author Ian Fleming is hard at work on his next Bond adventure. At his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, Fleming artfully plots Bond’s next move, how his foes will oppose him, and the romances at stake. At the same time, just down the beach a film crew is working on the first big screen adaptation of Fleming’s work, *Dr. No*, with Scottish actor Sean Connery in the title role. It must have been a surreal moment, but one that cemented Fleming’s place as one of the most popular crime/adventure writers of his time. Still, even with all the fame, fortune, and accolades, Fleming’s tenth Bond novel, *On Her Majesty’s Secret Service*, was crafted just as deliberately and painstakingly as those that came before it—which is perhaps why the novel was and remains one of the most popular and fastest selling of Fleming’s career.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-james-bond-dossier-on-her-majestys-secret-service) --- ## [Getting to Know Tomas Tranströmer](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/getting-to-know-tomas-tranströmer) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Jan 11, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Poetry](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/poetry), [Nobel Prize Winners](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/nobel-prize-winners) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/tomas_transtrmer.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/getting-to-know-tomas-tranströmer) To call him Sweden’s most beloved Renaissance man would be something of an understatement. A world-renowned poet, translator, psychologist, and thinker, [Tomas Tranströmer](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=transtromer) dedicated his life’s work in one way or another to the exploration of who we are and why we’re here. Whether through one of his major literary publications or his psychological work at the prestigious Roxtuna Center for juvenile offenders, Tranströmer strived for a deeper understanding of the human condition and the beauty of the routine, rote moments in everyday life.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/getting-to-know-tomas-tranströmer) --- ## [The Bond Dossier: The Spy Who Loved Me](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-the-spy-who-loved-me) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Jan 4, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [James Bond](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/james-bond) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Spy_Who_Loved_Me-Ian_Fleming.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-the-spy-who-loved-me) *“The experiment has obviously gone very much awry.” —Ian Fleming* This line, taken from a letter James Bond creator and novelist Ian Fleming wrote to his publisher upon the release of his ninth Bond novel, *The Spy Who Loved Me*, is the perfect encapsulation of when an artist attempts to reinvent his art and fails. Published in 1962, *The Spy Who Loved Me* is not only thought to be Fleming’s most drastic shift in his portrayal of both Bond and his titular spy’s adventures, but it’s also the most poorly received of Fleming’s Bond novels. So poor was the reception, in fact, that Fleming himself went to great legal lengths to prevent reprints and subsequent editions in both the United Kingdom and the United States.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-bond-dossier-the-spy-who-loved-me) --- ## [The Tie That Binds: The Importance of Binding in Rare Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-tie-that-binds-the-importance-of-binding-in-rare-book-collecting) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). Dec 14, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [Book Making](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-making) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/sketches-mark-twain-books-tell-you-why.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-tie-that-binds-the-importance-of-binding-in-rare-book-collecting) It’s the first thing you see. It’s the first thing you feel when you pick it up. It often goes a long way toward determining how you feel about it or how you’re going to feel about it once you crack the pages. While we’re talking about book covers in this example, what we’re really talking about is binding: the method in which the front and back cover are fastened over the actual book pages. Because a book’s binding can be decorative as well as pragmatic—helping to protect the book from the elements—it’s often a critical factor in determining a book’s value and worth in the rare book landscape. As a result, novice and seasoned collectors alike should not only place importance on type and condition of a book’s binding, but they should also be somewhat knowledgeable about the different methods of binding and their significance in determining a book’s value.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-tie-that-binds-the-importance-of-binding-in-rare-book-collecting) --- [Previous page](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick/page/1) [Next page](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick/page/3) [See a listing of all posts](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/all) | | | --- | This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### About this blog How can I identify a first edition? Where do I learn about caring for books? How should I start collecting? 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