I'll be honest, I often take the old books that surround me for granted. It's just part of the bookseller's job. I have to approach these vintage and antiquarian volumes with a bit of detachment to be sure I'm making a fair appraisal of their value.

That said, I often find myself throwing aside my bookseller persona to take the time to properly admire and enjoy the pleasures of the printed word. Like many of us, I get caught up in the smell, the weight of the text in your hand, the sound of the page turning, the old inscriptions,...