Antique Books

[Fata Morgana]

Yesterday I bought a 1893 edition of Lorna Doone at an antiques shop. It smells deliciously fusty, has much foxing and is inscripted by the lady who first owned it, an Alice Faulkner which all adds to the charm and joy of it for me. The lady who sold it me said "love it won't you, and give it a good home" which made me want to both hug her fiercely and go on my anti kindle rant yet again.

Tell me about any gorgeous old books you have found or own, or your most prized edition/copy of any book, antique or otherwise.

I love booktalk. It makes me moist.

Oh and please feel free to diss kindles if you wish.

 

[DemianBiros]

I've books running back into the late 1700's to the early part of the last century(pre ww1) that have that marvelous glow and touch that only a well loved book gets.



And by the way,I do not even have a cell,why should I allow such a souless thing as a kindle into my life?

 

[Fata Morgana]

I've books running back into the late 1700's to the early part of the last century(pre ww1) that have that marvelous glow and touch that only a well loved book gets.

To quote John Travolta in that all time classic remake The Taking of Pelham 123....now that's what I'm talking about motherfucker.

 

[kotori]

I found a 1913 edition of a Maria Edgeworth novel for two dollars in a small book store on Fourth Avenue a few years ago. It wasn't in very good shape but I wanted it for the Westmeath/Longford connection.

 

[Instant_Star]

I have a nook, but only for games and school books. Sometimes comics.

My favorite antiques books are the Nancy Drew books my grandma has.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Yesterday I bought a 1893 edition of Lorna Doone at an antiques shop. It smells deliciously fusty, has much foxing and is inscripted by the lady who first owned it, an Alice Faulkner which all adds to the charm and joy of it for me. The lady who sold it me said "love it won't you, and give it a good home" which made me want to both hug her fiercely and go on my anti kindle rant yet again.

Tell me about any gorgeous old books you have found or own, or your most prized edition/copy of any book, antique or otherwise.

I love booktalk. It makes me moist.

Oh and please feel free to diss kindles if you wish.

I have well over 1000 books in my "library" (i.e. a converted basement), but am at the point in my life when I'm decluttering, reducing, and basically getting my personal possessions down to what will fit in a suit case.

Accordingly, I have both a kindle and an iPad - with several hundred books on them. I don't like reading on the e-gadgets, but I can't very well carry 1000 books with me on my travels, now can I?

 

[trysail]

Yesterday I bought a 1893 edition of Lorna Doone at an antiques shop. It smells deliciously fusty, has much foxing and is inscripted by the lady who first owned it, an Alice Faulkner which all adds to the charm and joy of it for me. The lady who sold it me said "love it won't you, and give it a good home" which made me want to both hug her fiercely and go on my anti kindle rant yet again.

Tell me about any gorgeous old books you have found or own, or your most prized edition/copy of any book, antique or otherwise.

I love booktalk. It makes me moist.

Oh and please feel free to diss kindles if you wish.

Mark Twain

Life On The Mississippi 1st Edition
A Tramp Abroad 1st Edition
Puddn'head Wilson 1st Edition
Following the Equator 1st Edition




"E.F."

Mr. Garrick's Conduct As Manager of The Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane, Considered in A Letter Addressed To Him
( A broadside dated October 18, 1747 )



Oxford University

A New English Dictionary On Historical Principles 1st Edition
(this is a bound subscriber's edition which appeared in unbound facsicles from 1884-1928; in it can be found the acknowledgements to the various readers whose contributions of words enabled the original editor, Sir James Murray L.L.D., to begin compilation of what eventually became twelve volumes of what is now known as The Oxford English Dictionary. Included among the readers acknowledged is William Chester Minor, who was discovered to be an inmate at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane and who was the subject of Simon Winchester's delightful 1998 best-seller, The Professor and The Madman ).




A friend and I once jointly purchased a copy of the 1st edition of James Joyce's Ulysses. It was the most expensive book I've ever owned. Only a thousand were originally printed by Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare & Co. I don't know how many survive today. The book was subsequently sold.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Good lord, how could you let it go?

 

[KyleW]

Whoa, you made a thread. I didn't know you knew how to do that.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Good lord, how could you let it go?

Once it reaches terminal velocity, it's no longer my concern.


Wait... what were you talking about?

 

[Fata Morgana]

Once it reaches terminal velocity, it's no longer my concern.


Wait... what were you talking about?

Ha! Eejit.

Trysail's Ulysses.

 

[islandman]

My pride and joy is a 1901 copy of A Tale of Two Cities.

The spine is cracked, the gilded lettering faded and lots of yellowing, but it's mine.

All mine.

 

[trysail]

Good lord, how could you let it go?

LOL. Something like that eventually becomes a responsibility and a burden. It properly belongs in an institution.

 

[Fata Morgana]

LOL. Something like that eventually becomes a responsibility and a burden. It properly belongs in an institution.

Aww, like Kyle?

 

[killallhippies]

man, now i want some short bread cookies.

 

[JohnnySavage]

man, now i want some short bread cookies.

Lorna Doones are, indeed, tasty.

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

I love booktalk. It makes me moist.

i wonder what else keeps you moist lol

 

[killallhippies]

word!

 

[Fata Morgana]

i wonder what else keeps you moist lol

Fuck off idiot.

 

[Saint Peter]

Fuck off idiot.

That got him moist.

 

[Peregrinator]

We have a few old things. Most recent purchase is a copy of Farthest North, the second half of Nansen's journal from his voyage in the Fram. One of my favorites is a first edition of The Once And Future King. Maybe the most sentimental fave is a copy of Diary Of An Early American Boy, inscribed to me by the author with a little drawing of a kid fishing. Used and antique bookstores are dangerous for us. When Lady P was buying her Nansen, I was buying someone's ticket to see Egyptian archaeological sites in 1931. I'll post some pics later.

 

[Fata Morgana]

We have a few old things. Most recent purchase is a copy of Farthest North, the second half of Nansen's journal from his voyage in the Fram. One of my favorites is a first edition of The Once And Future King. Maybe the most sentimental fave is a copy of Diary Of An Early American Boy, inscribed to me by the author with a little drawing of a kid fishing. Used and antique bookstores are dangerous for us. When Lady P was buying her Nansen, I was buying someone's ticket to see Egyptian archaeological sites in 1931. I'll post some pics later.

Once & Future makes me envious!

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

Fuck off idiot.

whoa...easy there Ms.

 

[killallhippies]

i have an ancient history text book from the turn of the previous century that i got from my notgrandfather. it amuses me greatly. they were so fucking judgemental. i still love it, though. it just feels nice. sadly, it has been disintegrating for years.

 

[Scotsman69]

This is a lovely thread for a book-lover...

I have quite a collection, but the one I most prize was bought for 50p at a jumble sale a few years ago.

It's a first edition of 'The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money', John Maynard Keynes, Macmillan London, 1936. In pretty good condition too. It's worth several hundred quid, but no way would I part with it. It's one of the most influential books of the c20 in terms of its impact on public policy in Europe and North America.

Of course, I'm an economist...

Yesterday I bought a 1893 edition of Lorna Doone at an antiques shop. It smells deliciously fusty, has much foxing and is inscripted by the lady who first owned it, an Alice Faulkner which all adds to the charm and joy of it for me. The lady who sold it me said "love it won't you, and give it a good home" which made me want to both hug her fiercely and go on my anti kindle rant yet again.

Tell me about any gorgeous old books you have found or own, or your most prized edition/copy of any book, antique or otherwise.

I love booktalk. It makes me moist.

Oh and please feel free to diss kindles if you wish.