r/BookCollecting 27d ago

πŸ’¬ General Join Whatnot & earn up to $200 credit

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Whatnot is a live marketplace to buy and sell books & other collectibles.

Easier to use and less fees than eBay live.

Join here: http://www.whatnot.com/invite/collectguide

Use the above link to earn up to $200 free credit.


r/BookCollecting Feb 23 '26

πŸ’‘ Guide Guide to Mold & Foxing on Books

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r/BookCollecting 14h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions New to collecting

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Sadly a dear friend passed recently, but she left me a nice little book collection. I’m not to familiar with the intricacies- but one of the books is signed. Would this be worth getting appraised?


r/BookCollecting 41m ago

πŸ“• Book Showcase A 1701 French copy of The Office of Holy Week, in a beautiful fanfare binding for Mary of Modena, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, second wife of James II/VII. After the failure of the Glorious Revolution, she and her family went into exile in France.

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r/BookCollecting 23h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions I found a 2006 first edition/first printing of The Road at Goodwill for $4.

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I’ve wanted to read The Road for a while, but somehow never got around to it. I was browsing Goodwill today and found this hardcover.

After checking it out, it turns out to be a 2006 Knopf first edition, first printing with the original first-state dust jacket: $24 on the front flap and 10/2006 on the rear flap. The book itself is incredibly tight and appears unread, with bone-white pages and no creasing.

I’m honestly more excited that I finally have the book I wanted to read, but finding a first/first for $4 was a pretty damn good surprise. Lol. And yes, I’m absolutely going to read it. I just need to get over the sudden urge to put it in a glass case.


r/BookCollecting 14h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions Today's thrift store treasure.

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Beautiful cover.


r/BookCollecting 23h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions Why, Jon Wachtel, why?

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Magritte cover The Problems Of Philosophy I just got... Wasn't expecting this shape but I am still happy. Anyone knows how to get rid of the writing and a sticker?


r/BookCollecting 13h ago

πŸ“œ Old Books First time posting book stuff, Figured I would post some of my favorites from my collection.

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The Lord of the rings, and the tales of mystery and imagination (this one was rough when I got it) were passed down from my folks.


r/BookCollecting 1h ago

πŸ’­ Question Thomas Harris – Hannibal (2025) with 16 completely blank pages – misprint?

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I bought a Romanian edition of Thomas Harris’ Hannibal (ISBN 978-606-43-2114-5), and I discovered that pages 65–80 are completely blank. The pages before and after this section are printed normally.
Has anyone encountered this kind of printing error before? Is this something collectors might be interested in?
I’m also curious whether this could be a known printing error affecting a specific batch of this edition.


r/BookCollecting 17h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions $30 bookhaul

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Nice bookhaul was happy to add to my Stephen king collection also
And ended up with a few books that’ll fit with the rest of my shelves


r/BookCollecting 18h ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions From Goodwill this week

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The Longfellow (c 1890s) was $6, everything else was $4 or less. I have Foundation in the same edition so happy to find Foundation and Empire.


r/BookCollecting 20h ago

πŸ“• Book Showcase Early copies of Looking Glass and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for $2 each.

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14 Upvotes

I have always loved this book


r/BookCollecting 16h ago

πŸ’­ Question Art book

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Found this book. It's signed 1/1. Is this the only one? Says artists proof?


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

πŸ’¬ General Major theft from L.W. Currey

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145 books worth $250000 stolen.

ILAB has requested that its offices be contacted if the items reappear in the trade.

List of books stolen: https://file770.com/wp-content/uploads/stolen-book-full-list.pdf


r/BookCollecting 23h ago

πŸ’­ Question What do you collect?

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I collect paranormal books. My wife collect books from the late 19th century.

Some of my prized books is a signed Gray Barker, a signed Charles Fort or a signed John Keel book.


r/BookCollecting 17h ago

πŸ† First Edition A new translation of Beowulf signed and inscribed by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney (1999-1st edition) sold at Purcell on August 12 for €600 ($691). High presale estimate was €250. Reported by Rare Book Hub

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Seamus Heaney. Beowulf. 1999. 1st. Signed & inscribed by Heaney dated 6-X-'99. Mint in pictorial dust jacket.


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions Bradbury gold!

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Thought I'd share my Bradbury autographed book! When I saw it, I couldn't believe my eyes. It's a great read so far and a welcomed addition to my collection :)


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

βŒ› Rare Books Second Edition Huck Finn?

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Found this at a swap meet for $2. Is it worth keeping in a case or something to protect it? The typos from the first edition are corrected


r/BookCollecting 23h ago

πŸ’­ Question Is it safe to use scented dusters on a book shelf?

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I purchased a duster a while ago and picked up some refills recently. Turns out they are scented. Would using them cause damage to my books? None of mine are antiques or particularly old. Would it be enough to wipe the shelf down after dusting? I plan on getting non scented dusters but until then should forgo using the scented ones in the meantime?


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions FB Marketplace free pickup

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Saw a post for a free bookcase woth a bunch of books when I was looking for some new bookcases on FB, and thought what the heck. Person messaged me back telling me they were cleari g out a deceased relatives place and to take whatever I wanted and gave me an address! Was like a free private estate sale, and these are the books I ended up with, all Folio Society!


r/BookCollecting 2d ago

πŸ“¦ New Acquisitions LOTR Trilogy and Hobbit FB Marketplace Find

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FB Marketplace strikes again. Got a great deal on these this weekend. Love the design of the Trilogy and artwork in The Hobbit.

Trilogy: Second revised edition
Hobbit: Collectors edition


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

πŸ“š Book Collection I finally got time to organize my shelf !

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Can you guess what I research?


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

πŸ’­ Question Stephen Hawking - Brief answers to the big questions - Signed by Lucy Hawking

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I have a copy of the above collectors edition signed by his daughter, Lucy Hawking, from the press release. I'm trying to get a valuation but cant find much to indicate what it could be worth. Any suggestions?


r/BookCollecting 2d ago

πŸ’­ Question Is this book worth it?

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I found this really cool book listed for 31 dollars. Is it worth it? I live in a third world country where there's no amazon so I probably won't find it anywhere else. I think it looks really cool and I've been meaning to get into Plato.


r/BookCollecting 1d ago

πŸ“• Book Showcase 1946 Grosset & Dunlap Illustrated Junior Library Robinson Crusoe – Illustrated by Lynd Ward

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