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Best books to learn Art collecting, in order

Books about art collecting divide sharply into how-to guides written by advisers and market analysis written by economists and journalists, and reading only the first kind is how people overpay. This path deliberately reads both.

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How should I approach learning art collecting?
Books about art collecting divide sharply into how-to guides written by advisers and market analysis written by economists and journalists, and reading only the first kind is how people overpay. This path deliberately reads both.
What's a good book to start art collecting with?
A strong starting point is The $12 million stuffed shark by Donald N. Thompson. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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