Lin Yi was full of hope and watched as Boss Li took the paper bag wrapped in the old books of the Republic of China, and then opened it layer by layer under the light. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Boss Li deliberately slowed down, as if he was peeling an infant baby, but Boss Li's eyes were full of desire, as if he was peeling a beautiful girl.

Cao Yidao knew that Lin Yitaoshu had never liked untargeted thinking, and since he wanted to see what was inside, there must be treasures in it. After following Lin Yi for so long, if he couldn't feel Lin Yi's pulse again, he would really live in vain.

So Cao Yidao also came to him, stretched his neck, and looked in with his big bald head to see what kind of treasure this paper was wrapped in.

Slowly, a pile of old books came out, looking at the simple and beautiful cover, it must be a book of the Republic of China.

"Look slowly, these are all treasures, I don't let people see them easily, and it will be cheap for you!" Boss Li spread out those Republic of China books very much, like a treasure, proud.

Lin Yi went to read those books, the Republic of China is right, but it is messy, there is no basic new literature of the Republic of China, just the life appraisal of Cai Yuanpei in "New Library for Students", (Volume 14); Outline of Elementary Studies in Philosophy, by Matt; "Introduction to Exegesis-A Small Series of Chinese Studies", etc., seem to be of little value to Lin Yi, a picky guy. But where did that faint fragrance come from? Lin Yihu was suspicious.

So, with doubts, Lin Yi carefully checked those Republic of China books again, this time, he found a more special, the cover is a paper-cut painting: some folded letters are flying in the air, a bewitching woman has red lips like fire, long hair is flying, and her posture is full of indescribable commotion---

Look at the title of the book, written in red crayons, and there is a kind of bewitching --- in the naughtiness of "Romantic Love Letter".

At this time, the faint fragrance of the nose appeared again, and it was this book.

Lin Yi wanted to carefully look at the content and copyright page of this book, but he was afraid of startling the snake, no way, this Boss Li is very good, as long as he finds that you are interesting to this book, he will immediately kill you.

Lin Yi, who knew Boss Li's "character", would not take the liberty of doing such a stupid thing, so he pretended not to care about it and remixed the book into those messy Republic of China books, saying: "These books are not very good, basically they are all about Chinese education, arithmetic, philosophy and the like, although they are Republic of China books, they are a little cold." ”

Seeing that Lin Yi was still picking and choosing after reading things, Boss Li said very unceremoniously: "These things are all treasures, and you can't find them if you want to find them now." ”

Lin Yi was reluctant to raise the bar with him, so he asked, "Then how much do you say?" ”

Boss Li looked at him, thought about it in his heart, and said: "If you want it all, it will be 100 yuan per book, and if you want it, you will have 300 yuan a copy!" ”

Dizzy, ruthless enough.

According to Lin Yi, in terms of those books of the Republic of China in Mandarin, arithmetic, and philosophy, it would be good if one could sell for 50, but this Boss Li insisted on raising it to 100, I really don't know if he understands books or not.

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In fact, as an old bookseller who buys and sells old books, no matter who he is, he knows more or less about the market of books that are selling hot at the moment, and Boss Li is no exception, at least he knows a little bit about --- books of the Republic of China "very valuable". For this reason, Boss Li, who has never liked to study very much, also went to the Internet café, paid 10 yuan for three hours, and found some information to "understand" in simple terms.

It's just that the "water" in the book collection of the Republic of China is really "too deep", and it is not something that he can understand in three hours with 10 yuan, so that he almost suffocated when he saw that he was sweating profusely, and he didn't see the reason.

Compared with Boss Li, a slippery bookseller, Lin Yi has collected a lot of Republic of China versions, and he has a deep understanding of Republic of China books.

First of all, he knew that "famous books" was a hot spot in the collection of books and periodicals in the Republic of China. Among them, the literary works of famous writers such as Lu Xun, Lin Yutang, Xu Zhimo, Zhou Zuoren, Zhang Ailing, and Zhang Hatshui are the most popular. Due to the influence of political, economic and cultural factors, the printing volume of books during the Republic of China period has not been very large. It is not an exaggeration to say that the masterpieces of famous artists that have survived decades of ups and downs are classified as "rare books in modern times".

And the collection of old books of the Republic of China also involves a very esoteric "editionology", which is not something that ordinary people can understand. You must know that in the Republic of China, a writer will have different versions of the same work, because most of the first editions are supervised and checked by the author himself, the quality is high, and it has always been valued by collectors, and its value is also obvious, and the first edition of famous works is even more precious. For example, Xu Zhimo's "Ai Mei Xiaoza" (first edition of Liangyou Book Printing Company, 1936); A Ying's "Dance of Joy" (first edition in 1928 by Modern Bookstore); "Ni Huanzhi" by Ye Shengtao (first edition of Kaiming Bookstore in 1929); Xie Bingxin's "Bingxin Poems" (first edition of Beixin Book Company, 1932); Wang Duqing's "In Front of the Statue of the Virgin" (Guanghua Book Company, first edition in 1926); Wang Jingzhi's "The Wind of Hui" (Oriental Oriental Library, 1922 first edition); Lin Yutang's Linguistics Essays (first edition of Kaiming Bookstore, 1933); Utopia, written by Moore and translated by Liu Linsheng (first edition by the Commercial Press, 1935); Yu Pingbo's "Yanjiao Collection" (Liangyou Book Printing Company, first edition in 1936); Zhang Ailing's "Rumors" (Shanghai Wuzhou Book and Newspaper Agency, first edition in 1944). The search for the "original" first editions of these masterpieces has always been of interest to researchers and collectors.

In addition, books with historical document value are another hot spot in the collection of books and periodicals of the Republic of China. Even if the books of the Republic of China with important historical document value are poorly printed, coarsely bound, or have become incomplete, unintangible, mildewed, moth-eaten, and in worrisome condition under the erosion of time, it does not affect the possibility of them becoming treasures in the slightest. For example, the 1926 edition of the "Complete Book of Sun Yat-sen" in three volumes, including: "Outline of the Founding of the National Government", "Constitution", "Three People's Principles", "National Founding Strategy", as well as Mr. Sun Yat-sen's speeches, speeches, declarations, telegrams, letters, greetings, last words, wills, mausoleums, ink and other materials, which are rich in content and are precious materials for the study of Sun Yat-sen and the society of the Republic of China; In 1920, Chen Wangdao translated the complete translation of the Communist Manifesto, and the first edition of 1,000 copies was printed, and it is said that only a few copies of this kind of book exist in the country; In 1945, Foreman's Chinese and English editions of The Journey to the North contain a number of early pictures that reflect very objective historical facts. "Life of Peking University", published in 1921, includes photos of "Peking University's buildings and equipment" and "Peking University's people" with great historical documentary value; Published in 1925, "Mourning" contains nearly 100 photos of Sun Yat-sen's posthumous portrait, will, autobiography, illness history, and funeral report.

In addition, there are also periodicals of the Republic of China, whose collection value mainly lies in the fact that it is a true portrayal of the Republic of China era, which can reflect the politics, economy, culture and life customs of the Republic of China from multiple angles. During the Republic of China, there were many types of periodicals, and some people calculated that in 1936 alone, there were 308 kinds of periodicals published in Shanghai. But after war and man-made destruction, there is very little surviving. Scarcity is precious, and the old periodicals with a few copper plates on the cold stalls on the streets have now become treasures that the collecting world is vying for. For example, in January 1912, Chung Hwa Book Company launched a monthly magazine in Shanghai with a history of 29 years. Founded in May 1914 in Tokyo, Japan, the magazine "Tiger" in English was edited and written by the famous scholar and social activist Zhang Shizhao. the opera magazine Baimeitu, founded in 1927; Founded in May 1938 in Shanghai, the magazine that made Zhang Ailing famous and popular. At the beginning of this century, at an auction in a Chinese bookstore, the first issue of 50 periodicals of the Republic of China fell under the hammer for 7,000 yuan; Guardian Company followed, 30 kinds of old periodicals were auctioned for 5,000 yuan, and only 80 copies of a "Decameron Drama" were sold for 20,000 yuan.

Looking at these "baby" Republic of China books that Boss Li has taken out now, most of them do not quite fit the above three collection categories, so Lin Yi is very depressed.

To be precise, Lin Yi's "deep understanding" of the Book of the Republic of China and Boss Li's "half-understanding" of the Book of the Republic of China collided strongly, and the two of them did not know the value of the Book of the Republic of China in the same space, so they were entangled.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yi decided not to fight a lawsuit with this difficult Boss Li anymore, so he said, "Since you have already said it, I will pick a random copy, and it is not in vain to come to you, okay?" ”

Boss Li glanced at him and raised his fingers, "One copy, 300 yuan!" ”

Lin Yi rolled his eyes, didn't speak, and directly motioned to Cao Yidao, who muttered, "Am I your servant?" But he quickly dug out his pocket, took out three hundred-yuan bills, and handed them to Boss Li.

Boss Li carefully looked at the authenticity of the banknotes, and seeing that he was embarrassed, Cao Yidao couldn't help but roar: "Look, I just took it out of the ATM today, and it's still hot!" ”

Lin Yi directly picked out the "Romantic Love Letter" from the pile of Republic of China books, and then said to Cao Yidao: "Let's go!" ”

"Hee-hee, go slowly, don't send it!" Boss Li waved goodbye, and said in his heart, it's really two hundred and five, I slaughtered more than two hundred yuan last time, and I don't have a long memory of three hundred this time!

In fact, the prices of these old books of the Republic of China have all been checked by Boss Li on the Internet, as Lin Yi said, they are worth fifty at most. As for the one that was picked up by Lin Yi, Boss Li didn't bother to check it until the end...... Besides, these books were originally picked up for nothing, and they can be sold for 300 and definitely make a lot of money.

At this moment, counting the thousand-yuan bills earned tonight, Boss Li felt happy in his heart, and couldn't help laughing and scolding, "A group of stupid forks!" (To be continued.) )