
Many know me as a TV producer & outdoorsman, however few know I’m an avid book collector. While book collecting might be considered a boring, tedious or uninteresting hobby— I would quickly beg to differ. I have learned so much thru reading historical books and collecting books from the topics of my passions that not a day goes by that I don’t think of my library or searching out a rare title to add to the shelves. It’s been my experience as one gets older, there’s a tendency to lean toward the finer things of life, reflecting on history and ones passions. And books are an amazing window into the past, as well as physical piece of history themselves.
In recent months I have purchased several private book collections and been searching through my shelves cataloging and archiving them digitally.
I have come to find many books of which are duplicates or even in some cases triplicates….. to the point that I have decided to place some of these books on the market for sale & they are found in the store section of this website.
Book collecting has brought me so much pleasure that it’s my hope that this website brings more book enthusiasts into the ranks of collecting. For the sake of novice & those new to collecting, I have added tips and information here on the RareBookVault website to help in understanding what to look for
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when purchasing a book, as well as book terminology and some of the pitfalls to avoid in book collecting. I will also showcase some of my RareBookVault collection— first as a resource tool for collectors and secondly as a guide to how one might choose specific volumes worthy adding to their own personal library. All books sold from my Rare Book Vault will carry my library bookplate and signature.
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Welcome to my Rare Book Vault.
Kindest Regards,
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Tom Miranda poses with rare book expert Laurens Hesselink at the 2020
New York Book Fair. Forum Rare Books Goy Houten, The Netherlands.


