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Collecting is an art unto itself, and finding success in it requires one to learn the ropes of the market ecosystem. To help you build a collection of your own, we suggest seven books that offer a primer on where to start, from a biography of one of the world’s finest dealers to an exposé of the art market’s upper echelons.
A version of this article appears in the 2022 edition of ARTnews’s Top 200 Collectors issue, under the title “Seven books for the budding collector.”