/lit/ - Literature

>>23369921
god that shits annoying

I'd like to collect rare books/editions but they're expensive and I have no money

>>23369921
What is it?

>>23369926
my near fine 1st 1957 LOTR set

>>23369928
Lord of the rings is corny

>>23369924
rare books double as an investment since their value goes up nearly every year. just set aside and invest.
>>23369930
I collect only fantasy and sci-fi so I HAVE to have a LOTR set...
I used to have several 1st edition LOTR. I sold them all except my 1957
>pic related
1961 set

>>23369933
>an investment
If I buy a rare book it's because I want it in my collection, not because I want to flip it at a later date. Nice LotR edition though Elephantanon

>>23369935
this is the only LOTR set I kept aside from my 1957. lol

Not interested in rare books

I did but then I realized collections are womanish vanity and so I gave them all away as gifts to my friends and kin

>>23369937
>If I buy a rare book it's because I want it in my collection, not because I want to flip it at a later date. Nice LotR edition though Elephantanon
well so do I, but to placate my wife I have to sell some books every year. I always keep the ones I desire the most though.
I will NEVER sell some things like my elflands, 1957 set, and more recently the beautifully signed 1905 gods of pegana that I picked up. In fine condition. (only a couple exist signed anyway)
not selling those

>>23369940
Then don't post in the thread faggot

do pulps count?

>>23369960
yes and so do letters and other ephemera

>>23369949
That's nice. I'm very jealous and I almost want to rob you, but it's still nice.

>>23370061
not even my rarest or most valuable dunsany

sime art is timeless

>>23369947
this, the only valid collectors criteria is age. regardless of rarity or edition.

>>23370141
Expand on this anon. I can think of several editions which are very valuable despite being recently printed.

>>23370141
“It’s old therefore it’s valuable” is the kind of low iq shit you see in auction and second hand markets all the time. Mass produced low quality crap from 100 years ago isn’t automatically valuable actually. You can buy books from the 1700s for less than a paperback.

Conversely, the best way to find a bargain is to exploit someone’s ignorance when it comes to dedications, inscriptions, provenance, special bindings, private press editions.

I still don't get this guy's threads. Congrats, you own books. Thank you for reminding us every week. I literally have the world's largest reference collection of a given topic (not literary) and if I posted like this in my communities I'd be an insufferable twat.

>>23370404
>world's largest reference collection
Booooooring! How about you go "reference" some bitches

>>23370391
What determines value?

>>23370414
the price paid

>>23370414
Supply and demand. The internet destroyed the value of most collectables by creating a global marketplace.

>>23370438
Thats only true for basic bitch "collectibles" like first edition paperbacks and funko pops. Books that are truly rare are more valuable than ever.

I was thinking about starting a charity to buy rare books for my private library.

>>23369922
>>23369921
Can you post wife real quick? She's very cute

>>23369933
They don’t DOUBLE as an investment since you probably don’t read them in order to preserve their value. So it’s JUST an investment. And maybe a thing to post photos of on a Filipino finger painting forum.

>>23370686
OP has posted before that he has reading copies for his books

>>23370368
what is their value?
>expensive
artificial
>rare
artificial

the only possinle exception is books containing art

>>23370391
>Mass produced low quality crap from 100 years ago isn’t automatically valuable actually
yes it is, cope and seethe.

>>23370799
How the fuck is rare and expensive both things set and understood by humans artificial ?

>>23370799

Time is …. LE ARTIFICial!

Why because I said so FAGGOT!

Posting my 1966 Georgian original of "Knight in Panthers Skin" this is just the artwork from different periods showcasing the poetry in visual action

>>23372703
very nice anon thanks for sharing

>>23369921
The only rare books I got were some random first edition occult books that were reprinted with different bindings, covers, and layouts after the first run to make them tougher, clean up the art, and fix a few errors.
They weren't meant to be collector items, however, since they were only printed once and in a smaller run they became collector items because collectors are fucking retarded.