What are your most cherished pbooks? - Page 4

estelle58 · 11-01-2013, 01:31 PM

Harry Potter books

PurpleStar · 11-01-2013, 02:52 PM

My Star Trek novel collection. Roughly 400-500 books.

DreamWriter · 11-01-2013, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PurpleStar

Roughly 400-500 books.

Wow! That's quite a collection!

PurpleStar · 11-01-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

Wow! That's quite a collection!

Thanks! They pile up when you buy them every month for a lot of years! Of course now I buy them on e-book. I don't have room for another book case full of them.

Greg Anos · 11-01-2013, 05:30 PM

My signed (and inscribed to me) copy of Berke Breathed's first book - The Academia Waltz ("Do these come in extra small?")

And my signed E.E. Smith PH.D.'s Lensman Saga (Sorry I have a first of The Vortex Blasters, but it's not signed...)

crich70 · 11-01-2013, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

My signed (and inscribed to me) copy of Berke Breathed's first book - The Academia Waltz ("Do these come in extra small?")

And my signed E.E. Smith PH.D.'s Lensman Saga (Sorry I have a first of The Vortex Blasters, but it's not signed...)

I have a few autographed books (signed to me) as well. They're in paperback but it does give them a bit of extra special meaning. They are the 5 books (so far) that Nancy Kopp has written. I'd guess they are best described as legal thrillers. I've got them in ebook format now too but I plan to keep the paper ones.

Russell Brooks · 11-09-2013, 09:50 AM

A Time To Kill by John Grisham, The Rain Fall Series by Barry Eisler, The Jack Daniels Series by JA Konrath.

Polarpenguin · 11-09-2013, 06:08 PM

Junket & Jumbles a book of funny verse

Cost 10p from a book sale. First book I bought for myself, was around 7 or 8

gmw · 11-10-2013, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Polarpenguin

Junket & Jumbles a book of funny verse

Cost 10p from a book sale. First book I bought for myself, was around 7 or 8

You remind me of a book I had when I was young, I don't recall its title, but I still remember some of the verses:

Said mother tern to baby tern,
Would you like a brother.
Said baby tern to mother tern,
Yes, one good tern deserves another.

And I think this one came from the same book:

Hunter to wife: I spotted a leopard.
Wife to hunter: Don't be silly, dear, they grow that way.

There is also one about a chimney sweeper and his wives, but of dubious taste and politically correctness.

6charlong · 11-10-2013, 01:15 PM

Dune was the first science fiction book I read that drew me in completely. I read it several times over the years. I bought a copy for my eReader and was surprised that it seemed different than I remembered. Research found that it was edited by the current copyright owner (Frank Herbert passed away). I don't know why it was edited but in places it seems to foreshadow things I don't remember seeing in the book.

So I bought a $9 used copy of the 1965 edition, for reference. I'm keeping that one.

Tarana · 11-10-2013, 01:25 PM

My most cherished books were the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey and the Gramarye series by Christopher Stasheff. I even went so far as to buy hardcovers for the larger print when my eyes started giving me trouble. Alas, they are all going now since I can't read them, but I DO have them on ebook now, so I'm happy.

That said, ebooks do not replace cookbooks or craft books for a variety of reasons.

kennyc · 11-10-2013, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 6charlong

Dune was the first science fiction book I read that drew me in completely. I read it several times over the years. I bought a copy for my eReader and was surprised that it seemed different than I remembered. Research found that it was edited by the current copyright owner (Frank Herbert passed away). I don't know why it was edited but in places it seems to foreshadow things I don't remember seeing in the book.

So I bought a $9 used copy of the 1965 edition, for reference. I'm keeping that one.

Revisionist history I suppose.....
I hate what Herbert's son has done to the story/universe....very sad

susaz · 11-10-2013, 03:59 PM

A torn and very old copy of Heinlein's Time Enough for Love... Due to an allergy to celulose I developed in late years I still keep it in a glassed shelf. To read it again I would need mask, gloves and protective spectacles...

One ebook I go to frequently is J.L. Borges Complete Works. I have to digest (literally) one short story after the other. So it's always open and never completely finished. So it's the case with several short stories by P.K. Dick, Isaac Asimov and the like. I can read a short story in the time it takes to wait in a doctor's visit or a subway ride for instance...

Nothingness · 11-11-2013, 04:35 AM

I have a hardcover deluxe edition of Les fables de Lafontaine (Fables by Jean de La Fontaine), in old original French with drawings by famous french artist Grandville. My father gave it to me when I was a child and I still treasure it.

I also have a compilation of some of Poe's short stories in French that came out recently, hardcover, glazed paper, illustrated by french artist Benjamin Lacombe. The book has come out in other languages too like English (Tales of the Macabre). The book and the illustrations are gorgeous.

I bought a book too about all things cats (I LOVE cats), a beautiful hardcover book called Dictionnaire amoureux des chats by Frédéric Vitoux, which also has illustrations in black in white of cats inside. But it's definitively the content that is the winner, the author who loves cats writes with so much spirit and verve about them, it's a joy to read and reread.

Another book I'm very fond of, is a beautiful hardcover book called La petite encyclopédie du merveilleux by Édouard Brasey. The book is filled with illustrations in colors and has glazed paper. The book is about an encyclopedia of supernatural creatures from all over the world.

There is also the hardcover book Si les fées m'étaient contées... which is a compilation of 140 french fairy tales.

I also collect mangas, I'm very fond of them and I'm proud of the ones I have, and the ones I plan to buy. I really love the art of mangas, compared to western comics and graphic novels.

crich70 · 11-11-2013, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Polarpenguin

Junket & Jumbles a book of funny verse

Cost 10p from a book sale. First book I bought for myself, was around 7 or 8

Book sales are great aren't they. I've gotten some good ones at Library book sales in the past. They get new books or decide to cull some of the older books from their stacks and put them in a book sale. Sometimes I've even been able to purchase books that I'd borrowed in the past and enjoyed a lot.

11-10-2013, 01:15 PM	#55
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Dune Dune was the first science fiction book I read that drew me in completely. I read it several times over the years. I bought a copy for my eReader and was surprised that it seemed different than I remembered. Research found that it was edited by the current copyright owner (Frank Herbert passed away). I don't know why it was edited but in places it seems to foreshadow things I don't remember seeing in the book. So I bought a $9 used copy of the 1965 edition, for reference. I'm keeping that one.

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Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,528 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	My signed (and inscribed to me) copy of Berke Breathed's first book - The Academia Waltz ("Do these come in extra small?") And my signed E.E. Smith PH.D.'s Lensman Saga (Sorry I have a first of The Vortex Blasters, but it's not signed...)

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Polarpenguin Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 1834850 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS- T3S, Kobo aura H2O Kobo aura One Kobo libra	Junket & Jumbles a book of funny verse Cost 10p from a book sale. First book I bought for myself, was around 7 or 8

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Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	My most cherished books were the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey and the Gramarye series by Christopher Stasheff. I even went so far as to buy hardcovers for the larger print when my eyes started giving me trouble. Alas, they are all going now since I can't read them, but I DO have them on ebook now, so I'm happy. That said, ebooks do not replace cookbooks or craft books for a variety of reasons.

11-10-2013, 03:59 PM	#58
susaz Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 664784 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Buenos Aires Argentina Device: Nook Color, Grammata Papyre 6.2, Sony PRS T1, Nook ST Glow,Kobo Glo	A torn and very old copy of Heinlein's Time Enough for Love... Due to an allergy to celulose I developed in late years I still keep it in a glassed shelf. To read it again I would need mask, gloves and protective spectacles... One ebook I go to frequently is J.L. Borges Complete Works. I have to digest (literally) one short story after the other. So it's always open and never completely finished. So it's the case with several short stories by P.K. Dick, Isaac Asimov and the like. I can read a short story in the time it takes to wait in a doctor's visit or a subway ride for instance...

11-11-2013, 04:35 AM	#59
Nothingness Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 7574010 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura H2O Limited Edition	I have a hardcover deluxe edition of Les fables de Lafontaine (Fables by Jean de La Fontaine), in old original French with drawings by famous french artist Grandville. My father gave it to me when I was a child and I still treasure it. I also have a compilation of some of Poe's short stories in French that came out recently, hardcover, glazed paper, illustrated by french artist Benjamin Lacombe. The book has come out in other languages too like English (Tales of the Macabre). The book and the illustrations are gorgeous. I bought a book too about all things cats (I LOVE cats), a beautiful hardcover book called Dictionnaire amoureux des chats by Frédéric Vitoux, which also has illustrations in black in white of cats inside. But it's definitively the content that is the winner, the author who loves cats writes with so much spirit and verve about them, it's a joy to read and reread. Another book I'm very fond of, is a beautiful hardcover book called La petite encyclopédie du merveilleux by Édouard Brasey. The book is filled with illustrations in colors and has glazed paper. The book is about an encyclopedia of supernatural creatures from all over the world. There is also the hardcover book Si les fées m'étaient contées... which is a compilation of 140 french fairy tales. I also collect mangas, I'm very fond of them and I'm proud of the ones I have, and the ones I plan to buy. I really love the art of mangas, compared to western comics and graphic novels.