A general discussion of collecting cool things.
A Collection a Day #47 – Modern Library Books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. In 1917, the Modern Library series was introduced, and over 750 titles have been printed since then. The goal of the series was to reprint the world’s best books. They are an affordable way for the masses to read and [...]
I’m somewhat of an action veteran, having attended toy auctions, farm auctions, estate auctions, book auctions, and even storage lien auctions, but I have never been to a space toy auction. Let’s just say that yesterday, my mind was blown. I woke up bright and early and drove to Buckeystown, MD, a tiny town outside [...]
A Collection a Day #45 – “Mars” books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I’ve been doing a lot of books lately. I guess I may be reaching the limit of my collections, but I probably have enough books to bore you for weeks! Here is another idea for a collection — books with a [...]
A Collection a Day #44 – Conan the Barbarian, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Robert E. Howard introduced us to the land of Cimmeria and its hero, Conan the Barbarian in 1932. Since then, there have been countless books, magazines, comic books, movies, and toys based on the brute. Conan is one of those [...]
A Collection a Day #43 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Edgar Rice Burroughs is the grand-daddy of science fiction and fantasy novels as we know them. If you have never read his John Carter of Mars series, do yourself a favor and check them out. It still amazes me how [...]
A Collection a Day #42 – The War of the Worlds, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. One of my favorite kinds of collections is one that shows a variety of depictions of the same thing. Here are four different paperbacks of H.G. Well’s classic, “The War of the Worlds.” This book has been around [...]
Christie’s auction house in New York will be holding an auction on July 14-15 featuring the remarkable collection from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in association with High Noon Western Americana. The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum closed their doors last fall after over four decades of celebrating one of the most [...]
A Collection a Day #41 – Batman in blue and gray, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Well, I’ve managed to make it to 41 collections and now it’s getting tough not to recycle some items. You may recognize some of the vintage Batman items in this photo from a previous collection, but that’s one [...]
I was a fan of Pawn Stars long before tonight’s episode, but now I will be glued to the tube whenever a new show airs, hoping they feature something as great as they did tonight. Rick and Chumlee visit the home of Will, who has a serious Transformers habit. It looks like this guy has [...]
A Collection a Day #40 – Batman in black and gray, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I honestly had no idea how many of these guys I had stashed away. Seriously, these guys must be hooking up and having little bat babies while I sleep. I went looking for something to photograph for today’s [...]
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