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An American Perspective
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David DeLucia’s My Years as a Collector – An American Perspective reflects on a lifetime spent acquiring and preserving rare historical and cultural objects. The book explores the passion, discipline, and personal meaning behind collecting, while also describing the relationships, discoveries, and challenges that shaped DeLucia’s journey. Through an American lens, it presents collecting not simply as ownership, but as a way of protecting history, connecting with the past, and building a legacy through carefully chosen artifacts and books. 474 pages on high quality acid-free paper divided into the following main topics:
1) Chess Reminiscences pp. 7-65 2) Random Thoughts about collecting pp 67-76. 3) Highights on books pp. 77-140. 4) Highlights on Autographs and Ephemera pp. 141-218. 5) Photo Gallery on books pp. 219-300. 6) Photo gallery on Autographs and Ephemera pp. 301-439. 7) Libray pp. 441-469 8) Epilogue pp. 471-474
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