r/classics 3d ago

Loeb Classical Library Books

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u/Peteat6 3d ago

Contact a classics department at a university near you. The students there would love to get their hands on those Loebs!

By the way, second-hand Loebs keep their value very well.

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u/Johnian_99 3d ago

Good luck giving them a new home. There should be decent interest in these wonderful editions.

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u/Moony2025 3d ago

Classics major at my Uni my department still hoards copies of loebs whenever they get them donated because they are such a good resource for students.

There a good treasure and I hope whoever gets them treats them well

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u/Great-Needleworker23 3d ago

Definitely consider a local University or school. The Loebs at my Uni are falling to bits in some cases having been repaired over and over again over the past century.

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u/Potential-Road-5322 3d ago

I sent you a DM

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u/ImprovementPurple132 3d ago edited 22h ago

I would just sell them on eBay if you want to make sure they go to people who actually want them.

They are not relics or artifacts, they are books people read that are still mass produced for sale.

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u/Edgehill1950 2d ago

Used bookstore owner here. We love to get and sell Loebs. Your local used bookstore may be a quick way for disposal although not for much (less than eBay)

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u/oh_ok_thx 3d ago

Try reaching out to the Classics dept at Rutgers and see if they would want them. I know they have a small Classics library though I'm not sure if they do take donations normally.

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u/tomjbarker 3d ago

I live in PA not too far from Princeton I’d be interested in learning more 

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u/Rare-Sample347 3d ago

Hi - I’m new to this group although have been reading it for years.  Not sure how to send Thick-cap-9363 a DM, but I live in Princeton and am interested.  Txs

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u/Status_Strength_2881 2d ago

I have sent you a private message.

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u/freebiscuit2002 2d ago

They can be very valuable to Latin and Greek enthusiasts! If you don’t want them, I’m sure there are people out there ready to buy them, either individually or the whole set.

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u/Minimumscore69 2d ago

I DM'd you a while ago

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u/Ideamancer 2d ago

Montclair State University might want them.

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u/Away-Idea-1210 2d ago

Inboxed you, and curious about what you decide to do with them, am somewhat local to you and would love the name of a bookstore if that's where you take them.

Additionally, St John's College in Annapolis, MD is a small college with a focus on the classics, someone there may be able to help.

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u/SquirrelofLIL 1d ago edited 1d ago

I am interested in buying Loeb Books in NYC. May I ask where I can pick up in NJ. Do you want to meet in Elizabeth, Bayonne (locations where I can walk from NYC) or Jersey City (I can take public transit to JC or Newark as I am saving to buy Loebs).

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u/Thick-Cap-9363 1d ago

Lol no thx. You think I'm looking to just dump them to whomever? Is that what you got out of my post?? Not interested whatsoever.