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First time posting here, hope to get some input on where I can snag some good hardcovers for the "essentials" of the humanities. I'm somewhat concerned about buying stuff off Barnes & Nobles or Amazon, much of what I'm looking for has needless commentary or author's notes I don't give a shit for. I've also increasingly read that many books are being re-written to suit modern tastes. I can't rely on my local used book store, much of what I want is either out of stock, available as part of a collection (my recently purchased copy of Meditations looks exactly the same as one of Francis Bacon's essays).

>too long didn't read
Help your friendly neighborhood schizo find good retailers of hardcover classic books.

>> No.22613335

>>22613323
support small businesses by going to all your local used book stores. You can find books from the early 1900s.

>> No.22613511

>>22613323
Why buy hardcovers when they have the exact same glue binding as paperbacks? They’re not more durable.

>> No.22614732

>>22613511
For me it's primarily an aesthetic concern. I will add that vintage hardcovers do fare better than modern books, paperback or hardcover.

>> No.22614759

everyman are affordable, well-bound, and reasonably aesthetic (neither wonderfully attractive nor offensive)
they have covered
>>22613511
>exact same glue binding
mostly true, everyman are an exception, penguin hardback classics however have shitty glue bindings
and needless to say the people saying just buy them used are all correct but that takes time, one can be forgiven for kickstarting one's library with a few new ones imo

>> No.22615000

>>22613323
I get most of my books used off of AbeBooks, which often has better pricing compared to other book thrifting sites (Thriftbooks, Alibris) when you factor in the (often free) shipping. You can often find decent-condition (i.e. bent corners and no dust jacket) Everyman's Library clothbound hardcovers on there for around $10. They should have all the selection you need, although buying used can mean settling for a more beaten copy than you'd prefer.

>> No.22615015

>>22613511
Glue binding can be durable. The tech has improved. This isn't the 70s anymore.