collecting 1st editions/old books

[cain]

does anyone here collect 1st editions/old books?

 

[Mrvile]

Cool I've never heard of this before. Maybe I need to get out more and away from this place ATOT

 

[cain]

never heard of what, collecting first edition books?

 

[Goosemaster]

Tom Sawyer.

No wait.

Nope..I was wrong..1936 edition

 

[ShotgunSteven]

I collect various types. Some first editions, some special editions by small press houses, autographed editions, et cetera. I have a UK edition of The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett. It's autographed, too. Right now my main focus is on collecting various autographed editions of Tim Powers' books. I have some stuff I'm ditching though, like my copy of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad which is autographed by both authors.

 

[Goosemaster]

That said, I'd probably ruin any first edition....

<----reader and avid destroyer of books due to folding and other stuff

 

[Zenmervolt]

I buy lots of old/used books, but I'll leave the first editions to the collectors. I want to read my books. Not look at them.

ZV

 

[DeadByDawn]

I've bought and resold lots of books. I got a first edition atlas shrugged one time for $.50 LOL

 

[Gunslinger08]

I'd like to get all of OSC's books in first edition, but they're pretty expensive (in some cases). I do however have about 30 hardcovers signed by him. Saw him a few weeks ago in Greensboro.