Posts Tagged ‘Book Collecting’

Curse you Easton Press!

July 29th, 2009

1535_zAs I mentioned just the other day I began reading Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian and got hooked and will be reading the rest of the series. (And I know Nicolle just loves hearing about this.)

Enter Easton Press.  I know they had a fine edition of the Aubrey/Maturin series but it had slipped my mind since they haven’t been promoting it recently.  But lo and behold in my most recent shipment of the current volume in their Library of Great Poetry, the insert was for, yup you guessed it, The Aubrey/Maturin books.

They must read my blog. I’m feeling a little paranoid now.  But, like a good addict, I sent the response card in.  So it looks like I’ll have the rest of the series coming in monthly for the next two years (I have books 2-4 coming from Amazon, which is fine since multiple copies don’t bother me).

This is how I end up with a house full of books.

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Comics as Books.

May 4th, 2009

Thank Goodness for the Comic Book Companies Stepping into the 21st Century.

Not that I don’t like collecting comic books as individual issues. I do. I collect a few titles that are the core of my collection, but it is close to impossible to collect all of the excellent work that is coming out from the publishers right now.

» Read more: Comics as Books.

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Featured Volumes: Library of Great Poetry

February 18th, 2009
Library of Great Poetry

Spine Detail for my Current Volumes

Easton Press, I know I sound like a shill but I’m not, produces a fair amount of great books. I have yet to be disappointed with any of their books which is far more than I can say for a lot of publishers out there. In this entry, I am going to take a look at a new series that Easton Press is producing.  This series is a bit different from what they are usually publishing.  Easton Press does a fine job producing leather bound hardcover editions that go from standard sized hardcovers to over-sized behemoths.

» Read more: Featured Volumes: Library of Great Poetry

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