I'm doing a bit of a house refurb/makeover which starts in 2 weeks, and at the end of that I'll have a room filled only with books...so I may descend into complete geekdom and post some photos data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Mostly my collection consists of paperbacks, which (in general) I still find more readable than HBs data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 ...but I love hardbacks data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Sadly the Rivers of London was not a 1st, but the bloke was very helpful and I got my money back and kept the book. His was a 5th, and was in better condition than my slightly battered 6th. Moon was a 1st, and in better condition than my 1st, so overall I was happy. Still need a 1st Rivers though.....
Theydon
How much did you pay for the aaronovitch books?(the first two).I've looked around but they go for a fortune!I've just bought the S/D/L Whispers UnderGround, which is a bit silly considering I've not read the first two data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
I've decided to stop buying books from authors I've never read!Although saying that, for most of these you're not paying above cover price if it's a new release.Really impressed with Goldsboro books though...every title is absolutely pristine.I've got quite a few pre-orders there!
btw, have you read Justin Cronin's The Passage?And any of Mark Charan Newton's books?
I still dont have a 1st Rivers, but a very lovely 4th edition. My Moon is a 1st though, and the Underground is 1st & Signed.
Then I have a 6th of Rivers and another 1st (but not good condition) Moon.
Prices? Free, £9, £13, £2, £2 not including postage. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
I will get the ones I want to keep all signed and lined at some point as well.
data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 Somethings happened. Abebooks had some before and they were not that price and now they are £100 each. I bet the series has been picked up for TV......
Ouch!Can't find them at good prices for love nor money.
Out of interest, I quite like the look of this, purely because it's a bit different.Would this affect the value in a negative or positive way generally though? The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch Gollancz 1st / 1st HB Signed | eBay
Why not. Some people would class that as damaged, but then in the comics world, a signature is defacing a comic unless there is a proof of signature...so each to their own. There is a signed version on ebay at £75, but I dont like the look of the dust jacket, and also a proof edition for £40....
And there is a Moon hardback on ebay - signed, £30, not sure if 1st though, so check:
Ben Aaronovitch - Moon Over Soho; SIGNED HB 9780575097605 | eBay
Pretty sure Moon isn't a 1st/1st...emailed the seller and they ignored me!Not buying any more books atm though, I might just go for the Lynch one however.... (famous last words)...
lol!
I am fighting my urges to pick up a few more, and wait a little while or so and treat myself to a birthday book (or shelf full data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Hi,
Whilst I don't collect Signed or 1st Edition fiction books, I do collect Signed or 1st Edition of non-fiction books, predominantly film reference tomes by FAB Press - who produce some really lovely titles! data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 (See here to get an idea.)
Apart from signed and/or numbered 1st Editions of many of the FAB Press books shown in the above list, I've also managed to get Dario Argento's signature on a copy of this.
Pooch