What do you think about leather bound books, Veeky Forums? Why are they so pretty? I care about reading first, but the human desire to collect nice objects is so strong. Do you have any nice as fuck books in your lib?
Relevant sites:
foliosociety.com
eastonpress.com
Also B&N noble has some (pic related) but they aren’t as good as folio.
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Thinking about getting this leather bound copy of Le Morte d'Arthur. Does anyone have any experience with it?
I was tempted to get the eastonpress Dune for a moment, but it's not even available anymore and it doesn't ship to Canada either.
though, feels a bit weird to see how antiquated the designs can be when it's a 21st century print. I think I'd prefer a more simplistic design like hardcovers look without the dust jacket
>leather bound pounds
Love em! Get all mine from Barnes & Noble!
>Easton Press
holy shit, they published Lest Darkness Fall for a bit.
where i can get pic related other than eBay? I really dislike the idea of buying used books from strangers. why do I keep missing out on good things
i am so fucking tempted. How do I find out how much these things were being sold anyways? Heck, what are the chances these was just resealed in plastic wrap?
>tfw no leather bound books to go with the sofa
>11 days ago
>This edition is missing several pages in the middle of the book. The publisher made up for this by tucking the missing (unbound) pages into the back of the book.
It's an unverified purchase but an actual review from December has the same problem.
I looked at a leatherbound Iliad and the Odyssey on Amazon but it had fewer pages than the paperbacks of the Fagles translations. Is it worth it to get a lesser version with a nicer cover?
Easton Press is master race.
I own a bible made out of goatskin leather published by cambridge university press. Its one of my most prized possessions.
goodreads tier
this version of the prince by easton press looks amazing. But 340 for this? holy shit. my $8 copy is just fine thank you very much
I have that exact copy! I can't find any missing pages in mine... Very nice, don't remember it costing me much
Easton Press has gone fucking nuts and started selling books in the $200+ range. I have a few standard $65 editions and some signed ones for about $100. Paying more is fucking nuts. I can't imagine the quality is any better. Folio generally puts everything in the $50 to $60 category. Their deluxe editions are up to $130. Much more affordable. I have like 10 copies from them. I bought a few B&N copies but they are cheap as hell. The gilded edges get ruined the second you touch them. As a result, they always come damaged when you purchase them. Contents are also basic. If the standard book has an intro or notes, they won't exist in this edition. I would generally stay away unless you can't find a better edition.
A lot of the Easton Press stuff looks like you'd buy it out of a magazine or from a door to door salesman 50 or so years ago. Folio Society seems to put a lot more effort into their design, I haven't yet found an equal to them without spending hundreds more.
I found a neat little leatherbound Raymond Carver book for $2 in a thirft store a while book. it's a nice looking book.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with goodreads
Canterbury Classics are entry-level, and don't qualify as a fine press. I can't tell if they're bound in leatherette or bonded leather, but they aren't much better than B&N.
Second hand is the way to go for Easton. I find the new editions are over-priced, and starting to look a little too gaudy. For my money, the best editions on the second hand market are the late 1970s and early 1980s Franklin Library editions. They had great paper stock, smyth-sewn bindings and a bunch of varied leather types throughout the decade. They're pretty cheap since internet sellers started to drive down the price.
Other than it being glorified social media, with a broken review and recommendation section, and no ability to track publisher and edition when logging your collection.
LibraryThing is a much better choice.
looks like shit
Sorry that the user-interface isn't shiny enough for your gerbil-mind.
This is just too beautiful.
They probably don't ship it to my country though :(
Please link the actual product, can't find it.
Thanks man!
Noo it's out of stock :(
If you're buying these B&N editions because you want to get into fine press editions, don't bother. You can find second hand Franklins for cheaper, that are actually letterpressed, and use grain leather instead of bonded or pleather. I've got a copy of Grays Anatomy that was gifted to me, and the glued binding is already starting to fail and the textblock to sag.
Nvm, there's more on thebookdepository.
It's so beautiful, I think it just saved me from depression.
I'm an eastern yuropoor though.
I have this huge old leather bound, gold leaf Bible with with big ol latches.
It's very strange because it also includes the gospel of Thomas.
It's a shame they have "Franklin" on all the spines, that's some brand aversion that's hard to shake.
B&N books look nice from afar, but when you hold them you feel how cheap they are.
>I buy leatherbound because anglo mass paperback looks like shit
feels good not being an anglo
Amazing
Damn it, there's always a fucking catch.
>I really dislike the idea of buying used books from strangers
Why? Are you American? Because in Europe, it's pretty common to go to the old antique shops and buy used books.
Looks like cardboard
>Why? Are you American?
He's probably just autistic, the most popular book stores in my area are secondhand book shops.
>tfw I'm studying bookbinding
Can't wait to repair your loved worn books, Veeky Forums.
Where do you study something like bookbinding?
Kind of ugly cover desu
>He's probably just autistic
I scored 32 out of 50 on the sperglord test but I almost exclusively purchase used books.
It's only $38 OBO. Offer him $25. Stop worrying so much.
I like them. I usually buy them in book markets, basically a flea market with used books, low prices likes 2 or 3 euros the book, maybe more sometimes. Don't know if that exists in the US but there is one close to where I live once a week and it's great.
The best ones are probably the ones published in la pleiade, it's a very thin and resistant paper, a lot of notes, best and unique translation if it's not french and everything looks beautiful. Pretty expensive though, i try to find them in book markets for ~20 euros because it's 60 euros unused but you usually get a big part if not all of the writer's work in one dense book.
Depends where you're from. But if you live in a socialist European country like France, you're unlikely to be able to learn on-the-job, sadly. You'll have to go through school.
>pic
Most mass market books are not meant to be read more than twice before they fall apart.
What is leather bound?
Imagine being so obsessed that everything you do has to be contrasted to your outgroup. Bizarre.
I want this.
