r/BookCollecting

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Need help finding copies of out-of-print literary journals.

I'm helping a friend hunt down a copy of every published work by Anne Carson (a crazy feat, I know). Most publications are readily available online but we have a short list of literary journals that published her from the '90s and early 2000s that we can't seem to find anywhere. Any suggestions for other subreddits to post this or specific booksellers to check with would be super appreciated.

Here is the list of journals as well as the titles of Carson's works that were published in each:

  1. Convivium (summer 2003), "Swimming at Noon Always Reminds Me of Marilyn Monroe"
  2. Matrix (1996, #49), "Anne Carson: The Matrix Interview"
  3. New Muses (1985, Volume 9, Issues 2–3), "Conversations with the Confused: Cold Feet"
  4. Pearl (Winter 1993, Issue 14), "Catallus: Carmina"
  5. Planetarium Station (Winter 1986–1987, Issue 3), "Short Talks"
  6. Satellite (1999), "Interview with Anne Carson" (by Ken Chen)
  7. Satellite (October 2000), "Bindings"
  8. Satellite (2001), "High Class(ical), An Interview with Poet and Classicist Anne Carson" (by Ken Chen)
  9. Stanford Literature Review (Fall 1986, Volume 3, No. 2), "'Echo with No Door on Her Mouth': A Nation Refraction Though Sophokles, Plato, and Defoe"
  10. Thamyrus (Autumn 1994, Vol. 1, Issue 1), "The Gender of Sound"
  11. Trois (1997, Vol. 12, Issue 2), "Artaud Script / Artaud Week"
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u/HeftyMarch1176 — 8 hours ago

First Edition Library

Is First Edition Library worth insuring? My father left to me, I am moving and I don’t know anything beyond the actual literature and my sentimental attachment to the collection.

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u/Practical_Action6862 — 6 hours ago

Has anyone bought from these seller on eBay before? Are they reputable?

Hey. I’ve been searching for these John Jude Palencar edition LOTR books for a while now and have finally found them on eBay, before I purchase them I was just curious if anyone has had any good/bad experiences with any of these sellers as most of the conditions just say “acceptable” and returning is available but not really a worthy option for me due to two of them coming from the US when I’m in the UK.

They all seem to be highly rated on eBay but I guess I’m just looking for more reassurance.

Thanks.

u/Accomplished_Cook508 — 16 hours ago

I bought this in a 100 year old book shop in Rome.

The owner explained that it was published in 1944, a few months after the liberation of France. Can anyone confirm if it is a first edition?

u/Blitz1629 — 19 hours ago

Collection left without AC for 2 days, should I be stressed?

Edit- Thank you all for your help and honesty. The heat and travel brings out the worst in me. I'm going to go relax.

My family and I went on vacation for a few days out of town and came home to find our AC turned off. It's been over 100°F in my area the last two days and I'm worried it might've damaged my books.

I live in the desert so it isn't usually humid but the room the books are stored in attaches to a bathroom so it was more humid than usual.

The books are very hot to the touch.

Some are recent prints but I also have more well loved editions from the 90s.

Should I be worried about the binding or the forbidden M word? Or am I being extremely dramatic?

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u/l_echuga — 24 hours ago

Charles Dickens subscriber edition?

Hey folks! I recently started my quest on collecting old classic books and I came across this strange Charles Dickens subscribers edition book. Has anyone ever run into something like this?

u/Z4lost — 1 day ago

What does this mean?

I got these books from a little free library, and noticed this banner at the top of 2 books. (photo included). It says ‘Uncorrected proof- not for sale’. I have an idea about what it means but I wanted to know if anybody has any thoughts on what that is for, or can give me some information.

Hope I posted this in the right subreddit, please tell me if there’s a better one to post this in, Thanks!

I have no idea if I should return these books or not

One day at my university, I found a room filled to the brim with books, piled on top of each other in such a sad way. Y’all have no idea how many books were there. I asked the people responsible for the building if I could arrange them, and they agreed. I’m really proud of what I managed to do in just three days.

Anyway, they let me take any number of books I wanted, and I took these. But after a long time, I realized I don’t really want half of them. Now I’m wondering which books I should return and which I should keep

u/maximisethemad — 2 days ago

Logo for Modern Library is different and now I need to know!

I reverse image searched it and found nothing. I've found what appears to be the exact same book, copyright 1951, same forward on Ebay but completely different binding.

Just curious if there's a story to the different logo for Modern Library.

u/Irreverent_girl — 1 day ago

My Penguin Classics black spine collection

I adore these 1960-80s covers. Particularly the full-spread images. Hugo's Notre-Dame *of* Paris is currently in delivery – that was a hard one to track down. Hard to pick a favourite cover. Which do you like the most?

u/distantchimneys — 2 days ago

Who’s your favorite author to collect from?

Here’s mine, I have more but I hit the max photo limit :( I’m still searching for the skin ARC from the 90’s but I’m so thankful for the collection I’ve amassed already. Kathe is def one of my heros. All books shown except for the 2020 edition of The Cipher (second pic) are first editions.

u/ghostiesyren — 2 days ago

looking for hardcover books that are tall and skinny

ideally no wider than 7 inches, at least 10 inches tall! single books suggestions are great, would love to find a series or collection name to make the hunt easier, trying to fill an oddly-sized space for an art piece! feel free to show off any neat books that fit the bill, even if they're rare/i'm unlikely to find them affordably, i also just think tall books are neat. thanks much!

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u/littleknownlemon — 2 days ago
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Does anyone know where I can buy these in the UK? (LotR John Jude Palencar Illustrated)

Hello,

I’m looking for a set of the Lord of the Rings Illustrated by John Jude Palencar, I believe that they were released in 2005.

From previous posts I’ve made on this matter, I’ve had individuals tell me they are very common and fairly cheap on places like eBay but from their referenced prices I think they were from the US, I’m from the UK.

Does anyone know where I could get a set of these?

Thank you in advance.

u/Accomplished_Cook508 — 2 days ago

What is your stance on rebinding antiquarian books? Should the seller handle it, or is it better to leave that choice to the collector?

I’ve been contemplating the role of a collector in the life cycle of an antiquarian book. When a volume is in need of repair, where do you draw the line between preservation and modification? Some argue that original, even fragile bindings are the only way to maintain the historical "truth" of an object. Others feel that professional rebinding is a necessary step to ensure the survival of the text for future generations. What is your philosophy on this? Do you seek out volumes with their original binding, or are you comfortable with modern updates if they keep the book usable? 📚📚📚

u/StanzaRareBooks — 2 days ago

Birthday gifts from a friend!

First American edition of Peter and Wendy, (the book cover is a facsimile) and a first edition early print of James and the Giant peach!

u/operachick209 — 2 days ago

Reorganized my glass-front barrister bookcases containing the main collection after adding a few new titles. Lots of Modernism with the complete novels of Aldous Huxley, Hermann Hesse, and Thomas Mann. Kindly let me what you think or feel free to ask about anything.

I love my German Language authors and continue to work towards completing collections of the English translations for Broch, Doblin, Musil, Werfel, and Zweig, along with those of Heinrich Mann and Klaus Mann, the brother and son of Thomas Mann respectively. Pulled together a nice collection of Everyman’s Library and Library of America, but not because of the imprint itself, but because the author and title are something of interest. Though the great majority of my collection is secondhand the nyrb sales hook me in with their discounts so that’s been an ever growing collection even though they have yet to get their own shelf section. I’ve thrown in a few photos of some secondary shelves and have a few more books in boxes in need of shelving, these include collections on Christian Mysticism, psychedelics, botany, biblical “higher criticism”, the works of Alvin Boyd Kuhn, and a full set of both the Great Books of the Western World and Will & Ariel Durant’s The Story of Civilization (of which I’m currently on Vol. VIII). Lots of books and hopefully I’ve introduced a title or two. 

ps…I can’t edit the main title but guessing you read right through the error as I did. ☺️

u/Jakob_Fabian — 3 days ago

Recent estate sale find…

Love the Rockies, but I don’t know much about the book. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

u/Wemedge — 2 days ago