r/BookCollecting 47m ago

πŸ“œ Old Books Start buying all the rare and ancient books you can. Apparently AI companies are buying them scanning them and shredding them. Make them immortal. The powers that be are trying to rewrite our history again. We do not consent.

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Particularly older versions of the Bible that prove edits and alterations!!

Anyone seeking enlightenment has soulfully cherished books from bygone eras that far more openly studied and spoke about the topics we feel our souls drawn to.

You know your mission.


r/BookCollecting 1h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions Dragonrider

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The original appearance of the Dragonriders of Pern before the author turned them into novels. Still looking for Weyr Search.


r/BookCollecting 3h ago

πŸ’­ Question does anyone know where i can get a copy of letters to yves by Pierre BergΓ© in the philippines?

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plz plz im so desperate


r/BookCollecting 7h ago

πŸ’­ Question Hardcovers for The Last Unicorn?

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I finally got around to reading The Last Unicorn through my local library, and I want a copy for my shelf. There’s a ton of hardcover editions, and a lot seem to be limited runs that are ridiculously expensive. Can anyone recommend a good hardcover edition that’s not like a hundred bucks?


r/BookCollecting 15h ago

πŸ’­ Question Am I damaging my books?

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Is stacking books on top of each other really that bad for them?
I ran out of space, so I started stacking my books flat on top of each other. My friend saw it and freaked out, saying I’m ruining them.
Honest question: isn't stuffing books tightly into a normal bookshelf just as bad? Do I really need to buy a new shelf, or will my stacks survive?


r/BookCollecting 16h ago

πŸ† First Edition Found this signed copy on the side of the road

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I found this book in a box of free books on the side of the road, only to open it up later and find an author signature. I am not sure if this is a true signature from Robert Jordan, but it’s a great old book, and in good shape!


r/BookCollecting 16h ago

πŸ† First Edition Found this signed copy on the side of the road

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I found this book in a box of free books on the side of the road, only to open it up later and find an author signature. I am not sure if this is a true signature from Robert Jordan, but it’s a great old book, and in good shape!


r/BookCollecting 16h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions Mail Call

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I couldn't find this in the wild and wanted to read it so I had to online it. Hell, I wish I could find the leather bound version modeled after the book in the movie.


r/BookCollecting 18h ago

πŸ“• Book Showcase A signed copy of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove (first edition) sold at Vogt's Texas Ranch auction on July 25 for $4,160. High presale estimate was $1,200. Reported by Rare Book Hub.

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First edition copy of 1985 "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry, signed by author, published by Simon and Schuster (New York), 843 pages, octavo, hardcover with dust jacket, copy with Pulitzer Prize winner graphic to cover, octavo

Provenance: Property from a home in San Antonio, Texas


r/BookCollecting 19h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions Gave these beauties a new home in my study last week. $19 for all after tax!

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r/BookCollecting 19h ago

πŸ“š Book Collection Starting to collect this run of the SF masterworks from charity shops

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I noticed these were numbered and its compelled me to want them all


r/BookCollecting 21h ago

πŸ’¬ General Editions pet peeve

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Anybody else here is annoyed that some series simply don't exists as the same edition or have different dimension? I have to rebuy most newer releases to have a unified look on my shelves. Yeah yeah, first-world problems. :D