Anyone else collect these?
>inb4 muh materialism
I always keep an eye out for these spines and have found many great authors/novels/short story collections doing so. Most are out of print or I wouldn't have found out about them otherwise.
>>7994816
I have a DeLillo and Ellis from them, but not really intentionally.
>>7994816
I have 2 and read 1
They sure seem comfy to hold in your hands, but are they really that amazing? They just seem like an average collection of acclaimed contemporary authors, but I've only read 1 so I dunno.
>>7994828
I've really enjoyed Thomas mcguane and Steve Erikson. Authors that really don't get much attention these days. Barry Hannah's Airships was amazing but he's more well known
Honestly I usually just go for the cheapest. If I see a cooler book cover for a couple cents more I might splurge a little and spent a nickel more.
Might have been a more successful thread if you had just asked /lit/ what publisher series they collect, OP.
>>7995078
>nyrb
>>7995087
I'm sure there'd be a lot of that, but there are probably some anons who have niche interests.
>>7995078
i like penguin classics
they always choose great cover art, and the size is always just right. the spines are a bit boring but im not really that concerned with impressing people vis a vis my bookshelf aesthetics.
>>7995144
I took a picture of most of mine stacked up last month, and it does look awful.
Some of my clothbounds.
>>7995165
I've got a bunch of the green ones
>>7995197
I've got a good amount of those too, like the Hasek.
>>7995230
Definitely one of the GOATs even though it's unfinished
>>7994816
they're very ugly spines, op
>>7995407
the almost criminally 80s covers make up for it
What other series do you collect, OP?
>>7995186
Where did you find that version of War and Peace anon? In the wild?
>>7995570
In the UK that edition came out like last month, it was pretty easy to find. I think I got it from Amazon. Might be harder to find if you're elsewhere though.
>>7995186
these are really cool. i have the wordsworth classics version of war and peace
>having this piece of shit
>preparing to present the title story in my american short story course
>during the first sentences of my speech the book starts to fucking disintegrate in my hands
>start to sweat
>start to completely lose track of what I'm saying
>jesus christ, stop it, this is okay
>in a matter of seconds the whole book becomes a fucking pile of shitty pages
>can't say anything constructive since all notes were marked between the pages
>try to cover the mess, pages falling on my crotch and on the ground
>jump to weak ass conclusions hoping I can slip by without my coursemates seeing through my pretentious voluntary choice to present the story and failing to say anything decent due to a fucking book malfunction
>prof. clearlyunamused "is that all?"
>maffle "y-yes, sorry, I think that covers it-t"
hey man, screw you and your collection
>>7995186
is this the same series where they released Nietzsche and Kierkegaard?
>>7995670
I have a similar condition of that edition that I lent to a friend. I hope he didn't arrive at the same fate.
>>7995678
Not to my knowledge.
>>7994816
Are your books floating?
the design has aged like milk. I have the carver though and it does its job.
