Please tell us what kinds of books in the ancient books of the Qing Dynasty are more valuable for collection? Better be more specific.

Collecting is a pleasure of life. For paper collections, general collectors will mainly focus on calligraphy and painting; And those who collect ancient books are mostly full of literati atmosphere and a romantic color. People who collect ancient books are divided into three categories: the first category is mainly scholars. They collect ancient books as historical materials, or they are not collectors. The second category is mainly "players". Most of these people consider the economic value of ancient books and collect them out of investment mentality. The third category is real bibliophiles, who have a certain understanding of ancient books, professional knowledge and in-depth research on versions, papers and contents. And obsessed with details. The collection circle of ancient books is very stable, and collectors need certain economic strength, hobbies and cultural skills. It is not easy to meet these three conditions, especially the third one. If you don't have a good knowledge of ancient Chinese and history, some things can't be understood at all. What about the collection? In the collection of ancient books, the characteristics of regional culture are obviously different. In the process of searching books, there are many cases where there are no cards. The so-called ancient books without brand names refer to books that lack date or author information. According to the current words, books lack "recognition". In this case, the "lovers" of ancient books should analyze and discuss the author, even the paper, ink color, printing level and style, so as to calculate the age of the book and make value judgments. In the circle of collecting ancient books, collectors all know that the gold content of ancient books is very important. As the saying goes, "One page of the Song edition is worth one or two gold". Song and Yuan Dynasties was the peak of block printing, with exquisite carving, dignified fonts, exquisite paper and ink and high collating quality. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Song and Yuan editions have become a hot spot sought after by collectors. In recent years, exquisite prints in the Song and Yuan Dynasties are very rare. The Ming Dynasty was the heyday in the ancient printing history of China, and its printing technology was more mature and its engraving was more sophisticated than the previous generation. Many collectors did not hesitate to bid when they saw the Ming edition, but they were not as particular about the appearance as before. If they are too picky, it is impossible to find the' treasure'. Fine block prints in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China attracted more attention from ordinary investors because of their high quality and low price. Although some book lovers love to collect ancient books, they may not be knowledgeable, so they always have to find someone to "palm their eyes" (referring to finding a friend who knows the goods to help them look at the goods), so as not to "buy radishes at the price of ginseng". Celebrity letters also firmly occupy a place in the collection of ancient books. A letter from a modern and contemporary celebrity is more than 1,000 yuan, and a letter from a celebrity in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. If it has special historical significance, its value will rise sharply. For example, the Letter from Sun Yat-sen to Ren Henian, which attracted the attention of Zhongshan collectors, was a secret letter sent to Ren Henian by Sun Yat-sen during his crusade against Guangxi in 1923. It is included in the Complete Works of Sun Yat-sen, which is extremely precious. At the Shanghai Jiatai Autumn Auction held in 2007, the valuation was between 400,000 yuan and 500,000 yuan, and it was finally sold at 440,000 yuan. As a collector of ancient books, you should have certain professional knowledge, such as understanding which representative books have been published in a certain era, and what are the characteristics of paper, font and pen and ink in this era; What should different forms of ancient books look like? Original engraving, shadow engraving and duplicate engraving. Of course, these are not enough. We need to observe more carefully, consult experts, participate in exhibitions and auctions to understand the market. Beginners are advised to read more books on ancient books, such as Gossip Collection, Tianshuo Ancient Books by Tian Tao and Ancient Books Series by Xie. It should be noted that not all ancient books have investment value, and some ancient books with large circulation, not very fine workmanship and large amount of existence are not very valuable. This requires buyers to have a certain discriminating ability, and don't buy cheap goods at high prices. The secret of "novice" scouring books: 1. Looking for a "book source". Antique market and second-hand book market are the main shopping places. 2. reproduce the world. The fewer ancient books, the more precious they are. You must pay attention to this when scouring books. 3. look at the appearance. Appearance is the appearance of ancient books. Ancient books that are well-preserved and not damaged, moldy or moth-eaten belong to good appearance. 4. Look for books and printed matter. If you can find the seals of famous ancient bibliophiles in ancient books, your value will increase a lot. When collecting ancient books, we should distinguish between true and false. Due to the increasing collection of ancient books, many unscrupulous businessmen forge ancient books to deceive laymen. Generally speaking, it is a common method to dye old paper with tea and make fake ancient books by pretending to be old paper, especially in the ancient books market. Beginners can tell the truth from the color of the binding line and the book mouth. The color of the book mouth is darker than the page, and it is usually paper dyed with tea leaves. In addition, you can smell the ink in the book, and the difference between new printing and old printing is obvious. There are tricks to maintain ancient books: after years of tempering, the appearance of ancient books will generally be more or less damaged, moldy or moth-eaten. To keep the ancient books intact as much as possible, there are several points to be noted: 1. Keep the air circulation in the collection environment and pay attention to moisture prevention. 2. Avoid direct sunlight, put the book in a cool place and turn it over from time to time. 3. Put 3-4 pieces of Lysimachia christinae on average in each book to kill insects, and avoid replacing it with mothballs, otherwise the paper will become brittle and easily weathered. I hope it helps you. ..........