When Collecting Ends
Recently at the New York Book Fair I saw two Albany maps that, although expensive, were very appealing. I wanted to buy them. As I often do when considering important material I asked others for their opinion and the endorsements were warm but somewhat cautionary. This then inadvertently brought into focus what the final years of my collecting may entail, having to say no for no other reason than that there may not be enough time on the clock to overcome the markups I pay to buy. Long ago I established the theory [and subsequently proved it] that the difference between what many dealers...