![]() Pom Harrington: Ok, well, quite a few questions there, but I think right back at the beginning, when we meet prospective new collectors of books, I think where people start is they buy or pursue books that have influenced their lives. For our listeners, I think it’d be great to sort of kick off with this a general overview of sort of “Buying 101”, if they’re thinking about getting into collecting rare books, where’s the best place to start? How they should be thinking about it? Is it like other investments or is it more like a collectible focus and maybe some market trends and what you’re seeing in the market at the moment? Well, Pom, as I said before, thanks very much for making the time. I mean, if you’re lucky enough to do what you do for a living and it’s a hobby, that’s always fantastic. I personally love to collect books and I find it fun and it’s personal and it happens to be my hobby. ![]() and also happens to be the chairman of Firsts, which is London’s rare book for events and it’s the key annual book fair in the U.K. I’m also the president of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association, which is the senior trade body for rare book dealers in the U.K. And we’re featured this year in the Sunday Times, BDO Profit Track 100 as one of Britain’s biggest, fastest growing private companies with profits the last three years. It was founded by my father and our business is one of the largest rare book dealerships in the world. My name is Pom Harrington and I’m the owner of Peter Harrington rare books. Pom Harrington: Hello, Peter, and thank you. Pom, thanks a lot for taking the time out of your schedule to meet with us today. In this episode of the Wealth Management series, we’ll be discussing investing in collectible rare books with Pom Harrington. If you’re not familiar with the business we’re a multifamily office advising foreign family offices and private clients on US direct investment and mergers and acquisitions. I’m Peter Harper, the managing director and CEO of Asena Advisors. Peter Harper: Hello and welcome to Three Pillars podcast. ![]() To listen to the podcast, click the play button below or visit
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