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 [...]
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 #38 – More Ace Double Sci-Fi books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Here are some more recent Ace Doubles. The left half of this photo shows one side of the books, while the right half shows the flip side. I love a good deal, and the buy one, get one [...]
A Collection a Day #30 – Ace Double Sci-Fi Paperbacks, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Who doesn’t like a two-for-one deal? Ace Doubles are two novels in one book. Finish one novel and then you just flip it over and you have a whole different novel with its own cover. Sci-fi greats such as [...]
A Collection a Day #10 – Vintage Western Paperbacks, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. The best thing about collecting old Western paperbacks is that you can still occasionally find them in used book stores. While most of the vintage sci-fi books have become scarce, westerns have not been totally picked over. If I see [...]
The lines were long and the skies were threatening at this weekend’s National Book Festival in Washington, DC. This weekend, 120,000 book lovers descended on the national mall to celebrate their love of literature. This was my third book festival, and probably my last. But, that’s what I said last year after sitting in gridlocked [...]
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