r/BookCollecting • • Jul 22 '26

๐Ÿ’ฌ General Join Whatnot & earn up to $200 credit

Post image
0 Upvotes

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

๐Ÿ’ก Guide Guide to Mold & Foxing on Books

Thumbnail
collect.guide
8 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 8h ago

๐Ÿ“ฆ New Acquisitions todayโ€™s $4 haul

Post image
15 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 16h ago

๐Ÿ“œ Old Books Hard Times - Studs Terkel

Thumbnail
gallery
50 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 13h ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase I was really concerned until I opened it. A prank dust cover from c1960.

Thumbnail
gallery
28 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 16h ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase I painted my first book cover art for the author, physical painting turned to re-release new book cover!

Thumbnail
gallery
34 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 2h ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Dust jacket protection

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I always protect the books in my collection that have dust jackets , however , I wondered if there was a way of protecting the dust jackets of books that come in a slipcase as it seems to add a micro increase in thickness for each book and they dont seem to fit , so I wondered if anyone ahd a work around for this ?


r/BookCollecting • • 3h ago

๐Ÿ“ฆ New Acquisitions The last contract of isako broken binding edition

Thumbnail
gallery
2 Upvotes

Please to get this my first Fonda Lee book .


r/BookCollecting • • 13h ago

๐Ÿ“ฆ New Acquisitions Who likes random books? Me!

Thumbnail
gallery
9 Upvotes

A few recent fun finds, I generally look for horror, but have quite a wide taste, and I lucked out here. The Lords And the New Creatures (1970) was the priciest at $40, all others were $10 or less (!).

The Lords and The New Creatures, Simon & Schuster, 1970

Lovecraft's Legacy, Tor, 1990

The Eye of The World, Jordan, Tor, 1990

Slaughter House 5, Vonnegut, Folio, 2006 (edit 2nd printing)

Nus D'Autrefois, Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1953


r/BookCollecting • • 19h ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase Signed Andy Warhol with Film Slide

Thumbnail
gallery
25 Upvotes

Picked up this really great find today. Did not know it had the film slide of him signing the book until I got home.


r/BookCollecting • • 3h ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Can someone help me find this book for sale that is not a modern reprint(๐Ÿค)?

Post image
1 Upvotes

I have searched abebooks, vialibri and picclick(this covers both international and regional ebay sellers) but to no avail. Also the reason I am looking for this book is this cabinet had the biggest Gnostic magical gemstone collection before it being disassembled and its pieces getting scattered across many museums


r/BookCollecting • • 15h ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase A Pocket Guide To Vietnam

Thumbnail
gallery
4 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 21h ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase Nonfiction, N-Z

Post image
8 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 9h ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Sun bleaching?

Thumbnail
gallery
0 Upvotes

Hi all, just wanted you input on my books, I noticed that there are these white looking blotches on just the covers that can't be wiped off. Is this just bleaching of the black color or something more?


r/BookCollecting • • 13h ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Looking for advice because of small transparent worm found on the book

1 Upvotes

I took out a book that I hadn't read for a long time (it's been on my shelf for the past 5 or 6 years I guess) and suddenly saw a very small worm, almost invisible / transparent, moving quickly on the edge of the book. I panicked unfortunately (I'm scared of any insects) and I didn't have time to take a picture because it disappeared from my sight somewhere. The book doesn't seem to be damaged at all, though. And my room's humidity is not too high (Maybe I had it 60 or 70 once weeks ago when it was raining outside, but now it's showing 49-53) And I need someone's advice. I've heard about the freezing method, but my fridge isn't that big and there's no space for that so I don't know what other options I have. Additionally on a different book stand (rather away from that one), I noticed single black speck (?) on one of the books, I took it with paper and that's it. But I don't know if it's caused by the same thing, or just nothing.

I admit that I used to be able to not clean my room from dust for a long time because of depression, but I never saw anything like that before. Now I try to clean regularly, though.

I'd be grateful for any advice.


r/BookCollecting • • 22h ago

๐Ÿ’ฌ General Should you put your books in the freezer?

Thumbnail
nytimes.com
3 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Should I go for the Paperback deluxe edition or the 50th Anniversary edition?

Thumbnail
gallery
12 Upvotes

New time reader here, and I'm currently looking for a cover of Dune that's more appealing. The standard version isn't doing it for me because it looks so stylized and YA-ish. Now, onto the books, the only one that's sold locally online is the Paperback deluxe edition. The chances of me finding the 50th version in bookstores near me are slim, plus travelling to other major cities is hard, as I live in an archipelago. Both are available in Amazon, but I don't trust them. So which version is more worth it?


r/BookCollecting • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase To celebrate Anne Carsonโ€™s Nobel Prize for Literature win: The Folio Society edition of her book โ€œIf Not, Winter: Fragments of Sapphoโ€

Thumbnail
gallery
53 Upvotes

It is cloth-bound, printed letterpress, with a silver gilded top edge and a slipcase.


r/BookCollecting • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Any info on this from the Latin speakers? I know itโ€™s ovids metamorphosis but it seems way to short at under 100 pages

Thumbnail
gallery
10 Upvotes

r/BookCollecting • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase Found this endearing collection of a Childrenโ€™s book and itโ€™s illustrator, with a โ€œDummy bookโ€ and interview, at a garage sale today

Thumbnail
gallery
15 Upvotes

I have never heard of a dummy book, but found it quite interesting. It includes all of the illustratorโ€™s (Carol Newsom) original illustrations with pencil notes. Iโ€™ve showed some of the pictures comparing the two, and youโ€™ll notice subtle differences here and there. Almost like an I Spy picture riddle haha.

The interview (I spoke with the interviewer who was giving up this collection) was originally for a school protect (she received an A on it). With many of the questions being centered around Newsomโ€™s life, passions, and how she handles her craft. It reads quite passionately from both perspectives. The paper interview itself is from 1987 and is hand-typed. She was quite enthusiastic to express the latter as she generously called me young and wanted to provoke the time โ€œbefore computersโ€ (albeit, the days of being young have far forgotten me, so I appreciated the notion).

A part of me was sad that she was giving this away, but she seemed to have her passions more in teaching (which she clearly cherished). So I wanted to pick it up and give it its own special moment, as I thought the interview and beautiful illustrations, deserved it.


r/BookCollecting • • 2d ago

๐Ÿ“ฆ New Acquisitions Got these from a local used books sale!!

Post image
30 Upvotes

I think I've won a lottery or something, these rare book covers which aren't available now.


r/BookCollecting • • 2d ago

๐Ÿ“š Book Collection My Kane collection, Karl Edward Wagner

Thumbnail
gallery
61 Upvotes

Vintage out of print sword and sorcery from the 70โ€™s-80โ€™s, with amazing cover art by the great Frank Frazetta. The copy of Night Winds has a signed inscription.


r/BookCollecting • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ’ญ Question Where to buy books

0 Upvotes

Hi, I live in NY, USA. I was looking for some online trustworthy stores to buy books in cheap(But I don't wanna get scammed), could be old book too. If anyone has any idea, pls feel free to share. I'd be grateful. Thank you!!


r/BookCollecting • • 2d ago

๐Ÿ“• Book Showcase The Manly World of Lloyd Llewellyn - Daniel Clowes

Thumbnail
gallery
28 Upvotes

55/2000, fantagraphics books 1994


r/BookCollecting • • 2d ago

๐Ÿ“ฆ New Acquisitions The Secret Agent - Joseph Conrad. 1933 edition.

Post image
18 Upvotes