Imagine spelling out your child’s name with the covers. While the whole set is a whopping $440 dollars, individual letters can be found for as little as $7. This INCREDIBLE collection is 26 books from A to Z featuring a single letter on the cover and bold colors. I have the originals but other’s I’ve admired the ones included below. When it comes to Harry Potter collections, there are quite a few others. I love how Jim Kay’s drawings bring JK Rowling’s world to life. I have been eagerly collecting these illustrated editions since the first one came out a couple years ago. Photo Credit: Potter Illustrated Editions Their cheerful colors and quaint illustrations make me smile every time I see them. I had to collect them at various prices (new and used) on Amazon, but they were well worth the hunt. I have a rainbow collection of some of the children’s classics decorating the top of the bookshelves in my children’s library. I just adore these little hardback books. and they are beyond pretty! Mine are currently on display on the family room entertainment center.Īhh….the puffin classics. The covers were illustrated by Rifle Paper co. I can not believe I found the entire Puffin in Bloom children’s book collection at my local HomeGoods! The 4 book box set features children’s classics I adore – Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, The Little Princess and Little Women. Dante’s Inferno, Jack London’s Call of the Wild, Little Women and Dracula are just a few in the series. World Cloud Classics has more than just Jane Austen though. Each of the words or phrases are relevant to the book which I adore. This collection is easily distinguished by the word clusters on their covers. The pink and blue covers will look lovely in that room. They proudly live on my fireplace mantle at the moment, though I think I’ll be moving them to the shelves in my Guestroom. I own all 6 World Cloud Classics Jane Austen books. Purchases made through the links will result in a small commission to us at no cost to you.* Collections I Own *Note – This post contains affiliate links. I thought I would share my favorite book collections with you – both those I own and those I covet! (You were all SHOCKED that I hadn’t yet read The Red Tent or The Kite Runner for that very reason.) Since becoming a blogger, I’ve found my need to collect beautiful editions of my favorite growing more and more. As I mentioned on Instagram earlier is this week, if a cover doesn’t appeal to me, I won’t pick up the book. Read on to find out why people become rare book collectors and how to find the best investments.I have a thing for gorgeous book covers. We’ve put together collections for customers with Sun Tzu on the same shelf as Milton and Maynard Keynes.’ It’s the biggest undertaking of all in a sense, because there’s no limit to where you can take it. ‘They want the room to function as a talking point, a home for landmark works of literature, economics, politics, travel. ‘We do have customers who know they want a library but are less worried about what’s in it,’ says Harrington. Or perhaps it’ll be books they studied to get them where they are today, like Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, or accounts of a country’s history, landmark works in a specific language, and so on.’Īs with any field of collecting, there are those who have simply decided that regardless of era, genre or author, what they really want to own is an impressive collection. ‘We’ll see people begin by seeking out books they loved as children – for example, Matilda, The Cat in the Hat, or The Hobbit. ‘It’s no different from ultra-high-net-worth individuals who aspire to a home filled with exquisite French renaissance furniture or finely crafted jewellery,’ says Harrington, who goes on to note that the other obvious appeal stems from a deeper connection to the subject matter. Indeed, it’s the tangible nature of physical books that has drawn in new collectors, because they consider the making of the object almost as important as what’s inside.
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