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"BobFinnan.com" wrote in message oups.com... The Easton Hardy Boys books (leather bound in illustrated slipcovers) issued in the late 80s now sell for 5 to 10 times the issue price and are hard to locate (some turn up on eBay with out the slipcover at lower prices). Not a bad investment! Easton is now releasing several volumes of the original Tom Swift books in leather bindings at about $50 each, in which I have so far resisted "investing". I already got well caught out on here, in not realising they issued a deluxe Leather edition of "Winnie the Pooh" back in 1926. The same year as the trade edition. quote MILNE, A A WINNIE - THE - POOH With Decorations By Ernest H Shepard London. Methuen & Co. 1926 1st edition. 158pp. 13 x 19 cms Original full limp leather. There is faint wear to the top and bottom of the spine and corners. The endpapers are slightly discoloured. There is a little spotting to random pages. Two pages have a short tear. Overall a very good copy of the deluxe edition. This deluxe edition is the first edition and there were 3,000 copies issued. $2500.00 AUD quote michael adams .................................................. . Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://hardyboys.bobfinnan.com New & Out Of Print Books, Tapes, DVD's, CD-ROMs and More For Sale http://hardyboys.bobfinnan.com/amazon.htm .................................................. . |
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The Folio boxed set of Jan (James) Morris PAX BRITANNICA is(are) truly nice
book(s) to have and read. Maybe not leather, but a damn sight better than Penguin!!! Ditto for some of the classics. However, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NOBODY remains poor no matter what the edition... Willow "michael adams" wrote in message ... "John Machin" wrote in message ... michael adams wrote: [snip] These books aren't imported in large quantities to the UK in any case. Maybe because the UK is relatively snowed under with genuine old leather in various states of decrepitude already, with Victorian Leather Sets by the yard all destined to fall victim to rot red. While nobody wants to emulate successful Victorians any more in any case. Except Oil Sheiks in tweeds. Nowadays those seeking to impress are more likely to purchase ever-larger plasma TV screens. And anyway we had the Heron Library - a seemingly never ending succession of truly excerable sets, bound in richly "decorated" (sic) "Skivertex" (sic)- an imitation plastic leather. i.e not even genuine plastic leather. Series of these were sold off of garish full page ads in TV Listings magazines, supplements and the like. Where does the Folio Society rank in your bestiary? As I said in my original post in respect of Easton and Franklin, having classic texts in a "deluxe" format, can prove useful for people looking for an acceptable copy of a much-loved text where originals are out of the question. As I said there, my own objection to Easton and Franklin is mainly to do with the modern leather bindings = which are more like leather coverings as I understand it - complete with fake raised bands. As I doubt these are as robust as traditional leather. One big plus with Folio Society books is the slipcase - which is usually still present in second-hand offerings and can make a significant contribution to maintaining pristine condition in books bought to be re-read over ensuing decades. Also the fact that Folio Society books aren't setting out to consciously mimic any other format, other than 20th century, cloth bound Private Press books gives them more legitimacy IMO. There are differences of opinion regarding the illustrations - both in general, for particular illustrators, and for particular titles. Apparently the cognoscenti rate the earlier letterpress editions rather more highly than the subsequent offset productions. As I never follow the market I wouldn't know if this translates into prices. And when exactly the changeover happened - maybe in the 80's. There's probably no better way of obtaining a nicely produced edition of say Jane Austen, than in a second-hand Folio Edition set. Which are as possibly as authoritative as the Oxford Standard Authors edition, although I wouldn't swear to it. Complete with slipcases there's 100's of years of reading of nicely printed, snow white pages there. As to subscribing rather than buying second-hand, that's another matter. michael adams ... |
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"Willow Arune" wrote in message news:8rAwf.55982$tl.22259@pd7tw3no... The Folio boxed set of Jan (James) Morris PAX BRITANNICA is(are) truly nice book(s) to have and read. Maybe not leather, but a damn sight better than Penguin!!! Ditto for some of the classics. However, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NOBODY remains poor no matter what the edition... Willow Indeed. Although I much prefer "The Diary of a Nobody" myself. The tone of which, is often more than amply mirrored in the ramblings of our very own Charles Pooter, Chris Barker. michael adams .... |
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And the funny thing is, even now you can buy autographed books by Pres.
Carter and Bush and original prices (then sell for $2000 to send your son to Harvard, or, with any class, Oxford or Cambridge). TTFN, Willow "BobFinnan.com" wrote in message oups.com... The Easton Hardy Boys books (leather bound in illustrated slipcovers) issued in the late 80s now sell for 5 to 10 times the issue price and are hard to locate (some turn up on eBay with out the slipcover at lower prices). Not a bad investment! Easton is now releasing several volumes of the original Tom Swift books in leather bindings at about $50 each, in which I have so far resisted "investing". .................................................. . Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://hardyboys.bobfinnan.com New & Out Of Print Books, Tapes, DVD's, CD-ROMs and More For Sale http://hardyboys.bobfinnan.com/amazon.htm .................................................. . |
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michael adams wrote: "mdobson" wrote in message ... Hi, New to the hobby. :-) I see a lot of books on eBay with the preface "Eaton Press" and "Franklin Library." Are these the modern day version of the Reader's Digest books? Cheers, Mike ... Nope. Readers Digest Books are usually condensed versions of popular books - the editorial content has been changed. You are behind the times on this one. Readers Digest has a nice line of inexpensive illustrated classics which are complete and unabridged. They compare favorably with other versions of the same classics offered at a similar modest price. For instance, their version of Jack London's THE SEA WOLF is very nice, and in fact it is the only new edition of this powerful story that I have noticed lately. As to the notorious Readers Digest condensations, I suspect I share the feelings of most literate folks the You would have to pay me a lot of money to take them. [From the upstairs office] |
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Willow Arune wrote: Franklin goes to a writer - Nelson DeMille or Gore Vidal, and offers them some cash if they allow their next book to be put out in a "limited edition". Franklin then sells "memberships" so that members can or must buy the next books to be released. These are artificial "first editions", nicely bound in leather and tooled in gold. But, they are not the limited boxed and signed books put out for favourite writers by publishers (normally 250 or so)and the number of books published is not released. Like trinkets at the mall, these are manufactured collectibles and unworthy of any true collector, who always goes for the first trade edition. You are a bit too restrictive there. As I have I argued in this group before, there are all sorts of "true book collectors" and first edition freaks are only one sort. I would paraphrase your remark to something on the order of, "Among collectors who specialize in first editions, it is the first trade edition which is most highly valued." Further, lets give Easton and Franklin credit for publishing fine books, which should never be equated with "trinkets at the mall." While you are right in noting that such books are not good bets for investment speculation, they look wonderful in libraries and what's wrong with that? Personally, I prize Heritage books more. If I could choose, I would much rather have a complete run of good old cloth Heritages in fine condition than a complete set of Eastons or Franklins. The only thing I don't like about Heritages is the slip-cases. [From the upstairs office.] Some Franklins can be had for half the original price. True, and I just saw a complete set of Great Books in fine condition at about one-half the original price. Fifty Modern Libraries of the same '50's vintage would have proved a far better investment. Many at only the original price at retail. I have yet to see one that has been read and suspect that those who buy them also buy tooled books by the yard. [...] |
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Willow Arune wrote: The Folio boxed set of Jan (James) Morris PAX BRITANNICA is(are) truly nice book(s) to have and read. Maybe not leather, In my view, a fine cloth book, such as you find with many Abrams, is superior, not only to a damnable SKIVER, but to most leather books. [from the upstairs office; really wound up tonight.] but a damn sight better than Penguin!!! Ditto for some of the classics. However, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NOBODY remains poor no matter what the edition... Willow "michael adams" wrote in message ... "John Machin" wrote in message ... michael adams wrote: [snip] These books aren't imported in large quantities to the UK in any case. Maybe because the UK is relatively snowed under with genuine old leather in various states of decrepitude already, with Victorian Leather Sets by the yard all destined to fall victim to rot red. While nobody wants to emulate successful Victorians any more in any case. Except Oil Sheiks in tweeds. Nowadays those seeking to impress are more likely to purchase ever-larger plasma TV screens. And anyway we had the Heron Library - a seemingly never ending succession of truly excerable sets, bound in richly "decorated" (sic) "Skivertex" (sic)- an imitation plastic leather. i.e not even genuine plastic leather. Series of these were sold off of garish full page ads in TV Listings magazines, supplements and the like. Where does the Folio Society rank in your bestiary? As I said in my original post in respect of Easton and Franklin, having classic texts in a "deluxe" format, can prove useful for people looking for an acceptable copy of a much-loved text where originals are out of the question. As I said there, my own objection to Easton and Franklin is mainly to do with the modern leather bindings = which are more like leather coverings as I understand it - complete with fake raised bands. As I doubt these are as robust as traditional leather. One big plus with Folio Society books is the slipcase - which is usually still present in second-hand offerings and can make a significant contribution to maintaining pristine condition in books bought to be re-read over ensuing decades. Also the fact that Folio Society books aren't setting out to consciously mimic any other format, other than 20th century, cloth bound Private Press books gives them more legitimacy IMO. There are differences of opinion regarding the illustrations - both in general, for particular illustrators, and for particular titles. Apparently the cognoscenti rate the earlier letterpress editions rather more highly than the subsequent offset productions. As I never follow the market I wouldn't know if this translates into prices. And when exactly the changeover happened - maybe in the 80's. There's probably no better way of obtaining a nicely produced edition of say Jane Austen, than in a second-hand Folio Edition set. Which are as possibly as authoritative as the Oxford Standard Authors edition, although I wouldn't swear to it. Complete with slipcases there's 100's of years of reading of nicely printed, snow white pages there. As to subscribing rather than buying second-hand, that's another matter. michael adams ... |
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michael adams wrote: "Willow Arune" wrote in message news:8rAwf.55982$tl.22259@pd7tw3no... Sometimes I wish certain people in this group could try shedding their Philistine outlooks for once. Maybe we need a new group for some people: rec.financial-speculation.books or some such verbal monstrosity. What's got Bill Palmer's goat now, you ask? Well, here we are having a discussion of two publishers of some of the finest books being published today, and so many people are grumbling because the books in question don't generally make good monetary investments -- when we limit ourselves to financial speculation. In my view many Franklin and Easton books DO make good investments -- but as books to keep in one's home, not as books to sell at a profit. Just enjoy them, stop fretting about what you can or can't sell them for down the road. Reading some of these threads, one could come to the conclusion that this is a group for a pack of greedy book speculators with dollar signs in their eyes, rather than for people who collect books because they love them. Sad. In an earliler post I mentioned Jack London's THE SEA WOLF. I think my Readers Digest edition cost me $6.50, used in like-new condition. I had wanted a nice hard cover edition of that novel for a long time, since all I had was an old paperback copy. Having this book means a great deal to me, first and formost because I have such a high opinion of London's story. On top of that, the front board design is pleasant and appropriate in design with the whites and blues that complement the sailing ship. (No dust jacket issued with this line of books.) Further, the paper is reasonably good and the print is large. The book is not an abridgement but a reprint of the 1904 edition. Now, should I feel cheated like a foolish spender because next year I perhaps can't sell this wonderful book for $20 and thereby triple my "investment"? Let's start enjoying the wonderful things we have and let's stop worrying about what we can sell them for later. Let's leave that sort of thing for the sports memorabilia crowd and the cabbage patch doll crowd, let's banish "book valuation by crass speculation" from our little book collecting forum... [From the upstairs office] ... |
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wrote in message oups.com... You are behind the times on this one. Readers Digest has a nice line of inexpensive illustrated classics which are complete and unabridged. They compare favorably with other versions of the same classics offered at a similar modest price. .... As it happens Palmer, in The UK at least, Readers Digest bring out some very well produced large format Non Fiction. The "Readers Digest Encycloplopaedia of Garden Plants and Flowers" - around 20 years old now - for one, is among the best of its kind. Others of their titles - "How is It Done", "Inventions That Changed the World" from the 80's and 90's are exemplars of colour layouts of the period and can often be had in near mint condition for a quid or so in Charity Shops. And are a pleasure to skim through, in idle moments. Only the other week I picked up "The Readers Digest Book of Facts" - mint hardback 1985 431 pages of short articles, tables, lists, maps, illustrations, for 60p in a Charity Shop. "That's a lot of Facts for 60p" I quipped to the senior citizen behind the counter behind the counter with a smile. No reaction at all. Other assistants in the same or other shops want to inspect every book you buy, reading sample passages to themselves before seeking to start a discussion on their merits. Very old Reader's Digests can resonate for me, because one of the "grown-ups" used to buy them in the 50's and the advertisements can be very evocative of the period as well. michael adams .... As to the notorious Readers Digest condensations, I suspect I share the feelings of most literate folks the You would have to pay me a lot of money to take them. [From the upstairs office] |
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wrote in message oups.com... michael adams wrote: "Willow Arune" wrote in message news:8rAwf.55982$tl.22259@pd7tw3no... Sometimes I wish certain people in this group could try shedding their Philistine outlooks for once. Maybe we need a new group for some people: rec.financial-speculation.books or some such verbal monstrosity. What's got Bill Palmer's goat now, you ask? Now see, if you'd asked "what's Bill Palmer's goat got now?" the answer would be obvious: syphilis. But as formulated the question's a bit of a puzzler. So do go on. I'm on the edge of my seat. Well, here we are having a discussion of two publishers of some of the finest books being published today, and so many people are grumbling because the books in question don't generally make good monetary investments -- when we limit ourselves to financial speculation. In my view many Franklin and Easton books DO make good investments -- but as books to keep in one's home, not as books to sell at a profit. Just enjoy them, stop fretting about what you can or can't sell them for down the road. Reading some of these threads, one could come to the conclusion that this is a group for a pack of greedy book speculators with dollar signs in their eyes, rather than for people who collect books because they love them. Sad. In an earliler post I mentioned Jack London's THE SEA WOLF. I think my Readers Digest edition cost me $6.50, used in like-new condition. I had wanted a nice hard cover edition of that novel for a long time, since all I had was an old paperback copy. Having this book means a great deal to me, first and formost because I have such a high opinion of London's story. On top of that, the front board design is pleasant and appropriate in design with the whites and blues that complement the sailing ship. (No dust jacket issued with this line of books.) Further, the paper is reasonably good and the print is large. The book is not an abridgement but a reprint of the 1904 edition. Now, should I feel cheated like a foolish spender because next year I perhaps can't sell this wonderful book for $20 and thereby triple my "investment"? Let's start enjoying the wonderful things we have and let's stop worrying about what we can sell them for later. Let's leave that sort of thing for the sports memorabilia crowd and the cabbage patch doll crowd, let's banish "book valuation by crass speculation" from our little book collecting forum... [From the upstairs office] ... |
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