Anyone Else Collect Books?

jack Haze · Feb 23, 2011

I started collecting only Hunter Thompson books and graduated to a near obsession. I mostly collect Modern First Editions and Fine Bindings but have a little of everything.

I mostly go after counter-culture related authors/themes and Early American History. Just wondering if anyone else get's into books.

Fred el Gato · Feb 24, 2011

In my younger days I collected 1st and 2nd edition Edgar Rice Burroughs(Tarzan,John Carter of Mars,At the Earth's Core)most with dust covers.
Also quite a few poetry books from around the Civil War(Edgar Allen Poe like the darkness)all these are bound in leather.
Late teens and twentys started Stephen King,Dean Koontiz,John Sanford a little this and little that.
Now I collect for grandkids,and gardening knowledge.
Still theres nothing like gettin lost between the covers.
Grow on,Fred

jack Haze · Feb 24, 2011

Some of those Burroughs Firsts are commanding astonishing prices these days if they're Fine/Fine or nearly F/F. The market is in the gutter right now and a good time to invest in collectible books.

mosstrooper · Feb 24, 2011

I collect natural history books, mainly monographs, and field guides of one kind and another.

bentom187 · Feb 24, 2011

i guess you could say i collect,but unfortunatley most of the books i get are only available in soft cover,i post a more up to date pic later

as you can see i collect traditional chinese martial arts books and eastern philosiphy books.

ddrew · Feb 24, 2011

I read a ton, but I only collect cannabis related books.
I have over 30, lots of old studies, and a bunch of the propaganda against cannabis books.
I have 3 copies of the emperor wears no clothes, one for reading, and two collector copies, a first edition, and an autographed one.
I also have the first five years of high times magazine.

jack Haze · Feb 24, 2011

Good choice of genres! Some trade paperback martial art books get pricey as well.

I mentioned it in another book-related thread but in case it was missed. Bookfinder.com and Fetchbook.info are the best sites to hunt books.

bentom187 · Feb 25, 2011

DocLeaf · Feb 25, 2011

mosstrooper said:
I collect natural history books, mainly monographs, and field guides of one kind and another.

Snap. We got a room full of books... mostly natural history, arts, gardening, and cooking

mosstrooper · Feb 25, 2011

Natural history books, especially monographs and field guides hold their prices very well.
I still wince at the price i had to pay for Ferns Mosses and Lichens of Britain and Northern and Central Europe.

I have sold Cheng Man Ching books (paperback) on ebay for prices that amazed me, they where only partially in English. Specialised martial arts books are definitely collectable.

jack Haze · Feb 25, 2011

Natural History books do hold value but they have to be written by the right author and published by the right publisher. Native American books are a safe bet as well.

I've sold books for the last 11-12 years and have seen prices crash and rebound numerous times. My Thompson collection alone would've sold 5 years ago for around $30k. Today I'd be lucky to get $8k out of it. I just wish I had money to invest right now.

Anyone interested in high end books or books in general should check this guy out.

http://lopezbooks.com/articles/fabs/

bentom187 · Feb 25, 2011

cheng man ching is a tai chi icon,i havnt read any of his works but i know he wrote books in philosiphy and poetry also.
im hoping my collection will turn into a huge library with the little known texts and formative texts of martial arts espeacially dealing with the shaolin temple.
this wil be my next purchase for sure since im planning on attending the school but i recommend you buy this book and keep it locked up this art is disappearing because of of its obscurity and its transmissions were mostly oral and it is the highest form of the 72+ styles of shaolin. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=chanwuyi

Brother Bear · Mar 3, 2011

Anne Rice
Dean Koontz
Stephen King
Piers Anthony
Jim Kjelgaard
R.A. Salvatore
Wilson Rawls
Margaret Weis
Tracy Hickman

Yes i have many authors that i collect their books. Also classics such a White Fang, Tom Sawyer, Call of the wild.

jack Haze · Mar 4, 2011

Value-wise, keep an eye out for the First Edition Carrie. In VG+/VG+ they're selling for $2-$3k.

bentom187 · Mar 12, 2011

if you would like to shit joy from evey oriface read this book.

jack Haze · Mar 17, 2011

if you would like to shit joy from evey oriface read this book.

I'm unsure if I'm prepared for that much joy! I will put it on my ''To read'' list though. I'm a huge fan of I Ching which is another incredible book.

bentom187 · Mar 18, 2011

i seen a copy at the store when i went ,and flipped through and at a glance it looks like a huge version of the dao.

jack Haze said:
if you would like to shit joy from evey oriface read this book.

I'm unsure if I'm prepared for that much joy! I will put it on my ''To read'' list though. I'm a huge fan of I Ching which is another incredible book.

its seriously awsome, it has somthing great to add to the everyday experience.youll be amazed by how much in life, just flies by unoticed.its not that expensive either.

CANNATOPIA · Mar 18, 2011

I collect Cannabis books & Video Game Books.

softyellowlight · Mar 18, 2011

I'm an avid sci-fi and fantasy reader. My first notable collections were of Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Crichton. I've also loved Neil Gaiman, Neal Stephenson, Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson... I used to read a lot of non-fiction, but I really get plenty of non-fiction in my life just from a career in engineering.

BlueBlazer · Mar 19, 2011

Do comic books count?

I'm no bibliophile. My den does has four large bookshelves, filled to overflowing. I've read and reread them all and am always looking to add to the mess. Probably need to get more bookcases soon . . .

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