On the differences of Collecting and Accumulating, Part 3

The core of my book collecting is Horror fiction. Though I collect (not to much extent other than to read) science, science fiction, and history I do not search for fine editions of those books. Horror became the core of my collection by being the one genre, other than science fiction, that I [...]

On the differences of Collecting and Accumulating, Part 2

In the post prior to this one I commented about accumulating. That practice of just buying any and all books that you come across. Accumulating does not make a collection. It makes a mass of books with no direction or purpose.
Collecting is completely different.
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An Interesting Find

When I was in the store today I came across the Library of America edition of Poe’s stories. I was going to purchase it because the LoA puts out a fine book. I have their Lovecraft TALES and I figured it would be nice to have in my collection authors in the LoA [...]

On the differences of Collecting and Accumulating, Part 1

Part 1: Accumulation
Book collectors are strange individuals. They will scour the world for that one book they are looking for to complete their collection at the same time they will pass up a bargain of another book because it doesn’t fit their collection. Book collecting isn’t done as a financial investment. I [...]

On Why You Must Know Your First Editions

Remember my entry: On the Affects of Book Buying on the Bibliomaniac’s Brain well those books that I ordered came in yesterday. All but the Michio Kaku book on Einstein.
So now I get to find a reasonably priced copy of both EINSTEIN’S COSMOS and THE DOCTOR’S PLAGUE. And my cursory searches on ABE [...]