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What first edition books would you pay more than $1,000 for?

>> No.8720365

>>8720364
(if you had it)

>> No.8720379

that looks like trash dude

>> No.8720440

one of the books of the bible
you could probably sell it to a museum for millions

>> No.8720588

>>8720379
It's a great book actually. Probably Vonnegut's best.

>> No.8720629

>>8720364
>A picture of the Sirens is supposed to be so beautiful you cry.
>They attempted to draw it on the cover

Also
"A remarkable and terrifying novel of how life might be for space travelers of the future"
What. No.

>> No.8720773

>>8720588
>vonnegut best
lmao
>is the best turd in this pile of shit!

>> No.8720781

>>8720364
None. It's just a bunch of paper pages with ink on them. No book is worth a $1000, hombre.

>> No.8720793

>>8720773
>DUDE VONNEGUT SUCKS LMAO
Great insight buddy I've never heard it before very illuminating everything I thought I'd gained from reading Vonnegut is suddenly meaningless keep posting you're an asset to the board

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>>8720629
Either he's intentionally mimicking pulp aesthetics, or they thought that would be easier to sell. Here's a cover made after Vonnegut got famous.

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>>8720793
nice butthurt there mate

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This and the original run of "War and Peace" in Russian.

>> No.8720832

>>8720588
I do not understand the praise this book receives. It was all over the place.

>> No.8720852

>>8720823
That is gorgeous.

>>8720810
Yeah, done to sell more copies. I just found it funny.

>> No.8720857

>>8720823
is that a coca cola advertisement? lmao

>> No.8720936

the Bible

>> No.8721030

Songs of Innocence and of Experience

>> No.8721034

The Epic of Gilgamesh

XD Looks like I beat your system haha I outsmarted you once again bozo