目前所說的古籍善本，主要包括刻本、墨跡本、碑帖、印譜、信札以及其他文獻。刻本是使用雕版技術印製的書籍，其頂峰期的宋元刻本在流通市場上已 廖廖無幾，繼而由明清及民國時期的精刻本引領風潮;墨跡本為文人稿本、手抄本等，一般存世量稀少，且多為孤本;碑帖、印譜、信札、文人墨跡等，是近年來古 籍拍場上重要的品種，其中明清名家或現當代名人信札尤受歡迎。
善本最初的概念是指經過嚴格校勘、無訛文脫字的書本。印刷術產生前，書籍大都是寫本。把原稿或別本認真繕寫下來，經過與原文校核無誤，就成為善本。唐以後，雕版印刷術出現，書籍開始出現“版本”的概念。不同版本書籍收錄文獻多寡、校勘精劣程度各不相同，就有了足本和殘本、精本和劣本的差別；書籍版本出現早晚、珍稀程度不同，就有了古本和今本、孤本和複本的差別。善本的內涵也比原來更擴大了，以後許多學者對善本的概念不斷總結歸納，最後形成了現在通用的善本“三性”、“九條”說。 善本的“三性”指書籍應具備較高的歷史文物性、學術資料性和藝術代表性。善本的“九條”主要包括：元代及元代以前刻印抄寫的圖書；明代刻、抄寫的圖書；清代乾隆以前流傳較少的刻本、抄本；太平天國及歷代農民革命政權所刊印的圖書；辛亥革命前，在學術研究上有獨到見解，或有學派特點的稿本以及流傳很少的刻本、抄本；辛亥革命前，反映某一時期、某一領域或某一事件資料方面的稿本以及流傳很少的刻本、抄本；辛亥革命以前的名人學者批校、題跋或過錄前人批校而有參考價值的印本、抄本；在印刷術上能反映古代印刷術發展的各種活字印本、套印本或有精校版畫、插畫的刻本；明代的印譜、清代的集古印譜、名家篆刻印譜的鈐印本，有特色的親筆題記等。善本的時代下限，現在一般確定在清乾隆六十年。
At present, the rare editions of ancient books mainly include engravings, inkblots, inscriptions, inscriptions, letters and other documents. Carved books are books printed by engraving technology. The Song and Yuan Dynasty carved books at their peak were few and far between in the circulation market, and were then led by the fine carved books of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. Ink>
The original concept of a good book refers to a book that has been strictly collated and has no mistakes in writing. Before printing, books were mostly written books. The original or other books are carefully written down and checked against the original to become good books. After the Tang Dynasty, block printing appeared and the concept of "version" began to appear in books. Different editions of books contain different amounts of documents and have different levels of accuracy and inferiority in collation, thus there are differences between full and incomplete editions, fine and inferior editions. The difference between the ancient and present editions, the isolated edition and the duplicate edition arises when the editions of books appear at different times and with different degrees of rarity. The connotation of good books has also expanded more than before. Many scholars have continuously summarized and summarized the concept of good books and finally formed the current universal "three natures" and "nine principles" of good books. The "three natures" of good books mean that books should have high historical relics, academic materials and artistic representation. The "Nine Articles" of rare books mainly include: books inscribed and copied in Yuan Dynasty and before Yuan Dynasty; Books carved and copied in Ming Dynasty; Before Ganlong in the Qing Dynasty, there were few editions and manuscripts circulated. Books printed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the peasant revolutionary regimes of past dynasties; Before the Revolution of 1911, there were original views on academic research, or manuscripts with school characteristics, and rare editions and transcripts. Before the Revolution of 1911, manuscripts reflecting a certain period, a certain field or a certain event data, as well as rare editions and manuscripts circulated; Before the Revolution of 1911, famous scholars approved the proofreading, inscriptions and postscripts, or printed and copied books that had reference value and had been approved and proofread by predecessors. In printing, various movable type prints, overprinted prints or engravings with fine proofreading and illustrations can reflect the development of ancient printing. The seal of Ming Dynasty, the collection of ancient seal of Qing Dynasty, the seal of famous seal carvings, the distinctive autograph, etc. The lower limit of the times for good books is now generally determined to be 60 years since the Qing Dynasty.
《東周列國》為 明代長篇白話歷史演義小說。當 周宣王輕易見殺，當 褒姒巧遇得活，《東周列國志》拉開了它那長達數百年史事的序幕。這是古今中外時間跨越最長，人物最多的一部小說，描寫 春秋戰國時代“ 列國”故事。關於“列國”故事的平話，最早產生在元代。
《東周列國》寫的是 西周末年（ 公元前789年），至秦統一六國（公元前221年），包括 春秋、 戰國五百多年間的歷史故事，內容相當豐富複雜。《東周列國志》所敘述的歷史，正是這樣一個時代，所有的故事，都是在這樣一個大背景下展開的。其中敘寫的事實，取材於《 戰國策》《 左傳》《 國語》《 史記》四部史書，將分散的歷史故事和人物傳記按照時間順序穿插編排，冶為一爐，成為一部結構完整的歷史演義。 秦漢前的一些史家為了某種原則立場，對歷史事件的敘述和評價，有時會隱而不言，把意思深藏在記述的文字中，沒有一定見地的人，很難發覺，更談不上理解了。這部書的通俗之處，正是將那 暗礁一樣的文字弄得水落石出，大家一看便心知眼明，種種是非善惡，忠奸智愚，畢露於光天化日之下。這是作者編寫此書的用意，也是他們對後人的貢獻。
《東周列國》與其他史書一樣，以國家的興亡成敗為主題，致力探討氣運盛衰、人事成敗之間轉化變遷的因果關係。作者通過人物命運的沉浮，形象地告訴人們，能否注重道義，任用賢能是判斷一個國家前途命運的最根本的依據。得民心者得天下。道義是對天意的闡發，天意就是民心。民心存，其政舉，民心亡，其政息。這種人本主義的觀點，是有進步意義的。
"Eastern Zhou and the Nations" is a long vernacular historical novel of the Ming Dynasty. When Zhou Xuanwang was easily killed, and when Bao Si was lucky enough to live, The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty kicked off its hundreds of years of history. This is a novel with the longest span of time and the largest number of characters in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad. It describes the story of "nations" in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Pinghua about the story of "the nations" originated in Yuan Dynasty.
"The Eastern Zhou and the Nations" is a rich and complicated historical story from the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty (789 BC) to the unification of the six states by the Qin Dynasty (221 BC), covering more than 500 years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The history narrated in "The Chronicle of Lieguo in Eastern Zhou Dynasty" is precisely such an era, and all the stories are unfolded under such a big background. The narrative facts are drawn from the four historical books of zhanguo ce, Zuozhuan, Guoyu and shiji. the scattered historical stories and biographies are arranged in chronological order, and they are turned into a complete historical romance. Some historians before the Qin and Han dynasties sometimes concealed their descriptions and evaluations of historical events for a certain principled stand, hiding their meanings in the written description. those who did not have certain insights were difficult to find, let alone understand. The popularity of this book is precisely to get the reef-like writing to the bottom. Everyone knows clearly when looking at it. All kinds of right and wrong, good and evil, loyalty, rape, wisdom and stupidity are exposed in broad daylight. This is the author's intention in writing this book and their contribution to future generations.
Like other historical books, "The Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Nations" takes the rise and fall of the country as its theme and devotes itself to exploring the causal relationship between the rise and fall of the fortunes and the success or failure of personnel. Through the ups and downs of the characters' fate, the author vividly tells people that whether they can pay attention to morality or not and employ talents is the most fundamental basis for judging a country's future and destiny. He who wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world. Morality is the elucidation of providence, which is the will of the people. If the hearts and minds of the people survive, their political actions will lead to the death of the hearts and minds of the people, and their political interests will be affected. This humanistic view is of progressive significance.
《 東周列國》所敘述的五百多年之間， 英雄輩出，群星燦爛，千百年後，雖不乏其人，但這一時期的人和事，在歷史上最突出，最典型，它幾乎是後世是非成敗的理論源頭，更是後人行世為人的標準和榜樣。小說通過豐富而生動的故事情節，讚揚了 從善如流、 賞罰嚴明、胸懷大度的王侯和忠貞、有勇有謀的將相，也讚揚了那些 見義勇為、機智果敢的豪俠。
此古籍善本作為不可再生的稀缺資源，只會越來越少，而其中所包含的文獻和文物價值實是難以估量，其價格自然穩步上升。而其收藏者的隊伍越來越龐大。古籍善本的大買家往往是具有一定財力的收藏家，主要瞄準精品，一旦買入短期內就很難會再賣出，這樣使得市場上的精品在一個時期內相對慢慢減少。很多真正意義上的善本經過一輪的易手，目前已經越來越難以在市場上見到了。物以稀為貴，貨源量的減少和需求量的增加自然促成了價格的穩步上升，具有非常大的升值空間。
During the 500-odd years described in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were numerous heroes and brilliant stars. Thousands of years later, although there were many of them, the people and events in this period were the most prominent and typical in history. It was almost the theoretical source of success or failure for later generations, and it was also the standard and example for later generations to be human beings. Through rich and vivid story plots, the novel praises the princes who are obedient, strict in reward and punishment, generous in mind, loyal, brave and resourceful, and also praises the gallant men who are courageous, resourceful and courageous.
As a non-renewable scarce resource, this rare edition of ancient books will only become less and less, and the value of the documents and cultural relics contained in it is indeed incalculable, and its price will naturally rise steadily. And the ranks of its collectors are getting larger and larger. Large buyers of rare ancient books are usually collectors with certain financial resources, mainly aiming at fine works. Once they buy them, it is difficult to sell them again in a short period of time, thus making the fine works in the market relatively slowly decrease over a period of time. After a round of changing hands, many genuine rare books have become more and more difficult to see in the market. Thinning is the most expensive thing. The decrease in supply and the increase in demand naturally contribute to a steady rise in prices, with great room for appreciation.
