Monday, October 24, 2011

old books

Oh dear.  It looks like I might have started to collect old books.



Only a few so far.  I was really excited to find that copy of Here Lies: The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker.  I wonder if books, especially old books, will increase in value as people start using e-readers more and more.



No, no, don't worry.  I'm not stockpiling these like gold, hoping I can retire on the profits of selling them.  Much worse, actually.  I'm just collecting them because I like the author...or thought they were pretty.  For example, I doubt I'll read The Man from Red-Keg.  But what a gorgeous cover!  And I love the author's name.  Eugene Thwing.



Great dust jacket on the Ferber stories.  And I pretty much only bought Jo's Boys for the acorns on the cover.




Sometimes what's inside design-wise is just as exciting as what's on the outside.  Look at these Dorothy Parker endpapers.



I'd like wallpaper made from the Edna Ferber endpapers.




xo
K

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