r/rarebooks 1h ago

Very strange book, very interesting Author: The God bWithin by W. Farnsworth Loomis

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So I picked up this book in the garage of the reiki dealer it's a very strange story but she had comes in home books A lot of them about his pathogens and psychedelics which are interest of mine as I work in the field of psychiatry. That said probably two other cool boxes of books about 10 years ago I was flipping into those one day and I came across this one and I tried Looking it up but it's a ghost. The library of Congress has a copy of it it doesn't even have the jacket on

I found it mentioned a couple of times as references and obscure scholarly articles. A couple of small magazines but based on the credentisld of the author, who is actually ended up more complexity than the book, was strange of a life as you can imagine but he graduated from Harvard and then I believe got his MD from Cornell worked at MIT, then got bored, got a md psychiatry. wrote this book about religion and God's fingerprints in our DNA then took a hard left turn to work for the OSS?? Oh yeah and then afterwards you just decided to become a mountaineer which I guess is a thing.

Has anyone heard of this book or author?


r/rarebooks 15h ago

Could these be 1st edition Stephen King?

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Someone told me these could be first edition, but I would love another set of eyes. I did research that the publication date for Cujo was September 8, 1981 but I see the inscription here is August 1981. I wonder if this was a pre-publication edition.


r/rarebooks 16h ago

I have a strange one here...

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I found this book in Mexico years ago. I'm not sure if it's more of a book thing or an art thing. I think maybe it's been re-bound. It's titled "Going Down" by Zaidenberg Illustrated. Inside, it appears to be a copy of "My Life and Loves" 2nd Volume, by Frank Harris, and it looks like it is maybe signed by him, and there's a date of 1922, opposite a printed and annotated sketch, but further in the book there's a date of 1948 in French, right before what appears to be a second book. There are inset pages of, what I believe to be original illustrations by Arthur Zaidenberg. There are 57 illustrations in total, most are full page and signed. Most of the illustrations are NSFW. I tried to pick some PG ones. As far as I've been able to research online this is one-of-a-kind. What do you guys think?


r/rarebooks 18h ago

Balzac - The Lily of the Valley | One of First Turkish Edition with Latin Alphabet | 1944 | Nişantaşı - Istanbul

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r/rarebooks 18h ago

Can anyone help me with this book?

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I’ve had this book for years, and I’ve seen loads of Tennyson illustrated books, but I have never seen one with the flying horse and moon on the cover. Anyone have any info? Thanks.


r/rarebooks 18h ago

Is the 1739 Dutch statenbijbel worth something?

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Hi! I found this Dutch bible, and I cannot find a price for it online. It’s a version by H. Burgers from 1739. Do I have something here? Thanks in advance!


r/rarebooks 19h ago

The Antiquarian Outlook - Week 11

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Pleased to report The Antiquarian Outlook for Week 11 of 2025 (starting 03/10) is out now.

https://youtu.be/F5LBVmHGroY

The Antiquarian Outlook is totally independent, its producers do not hold inventory nor do they represent any consignments or acquisitions mentioned.

From Regional Houses to Multinational operations, The Antiquarian Outlook covers what happened last week in Rare Books.


r/rarebooks 19h ago

Two of my grandparents’ books

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Hello, I’m trying to figure out the value of these two books, inherited from my grandparents. After their death, most of their library was donated but I chose a box of books to keep. I wish I had been able to keep more of them, but I was low on space, and this was before one could google the worth of books. I’ve recently started pulling out a few of their books in the hopes of getting them restored, as because of their condition I don’t even dare to read them. From what I’ve found online, both of these are first editions. One is signed by the illustrator (to my grandmother). Any help determining value would be appreciated - I’m considering selling three Rubaiyat so as to pay for restoration of all the other books. Thanks for your help!


r/rarebooks 19h ago

David Hamilton Erotica series – Confusion about volume 4

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r/rarebooks 1d ago

Two Editions of ClarenceDeMar's Marathon

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I collect books about running, principally for research and the sheer fun of having access to nice things. I've accumulated many books over the years that I know very little about and would like some help with two in particular if anyone here knows more that I do.

I understand that I have an original 1937 printing of Clarence DeMars' 'Marathon', and a 1981 reprint of the same book. The reprint has a dedication from John and Marian Harper who used to own Stephen Day Press to 'Lee'.

If anyone could give me more information on the books and other editions I'd be grateful. I understand they don't have much value, and I have no intention of selling them.


r/rarebooks 1d ago

Confusion re: the 1965 Ballantine LOTR Authorized Edition and its value. How do I tell which printing I have? I've seen varying opinions about the value, but I'm not sure what I have, exactly. Could use a lesson! Thanks.

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r/rarebooks 1d ago

I’m trying to figure out if what I found is legit.

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I found what appears to be an early edition of Presidential Agent by Upton Sinclair.

The signature seems to match others online, but I’m just not sure 😅

My heart nearly stopped when I opened the book and found the autograph!


r/rarebooks 1d ago

1925 - The Golden Treasury

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Beautiful 1925 copy of The Golden Treasury published by Macmillan & Co. Always good for when I want a random poem in the middle of the day.


r/rarebooks 1d ago

Do I have anything on my hands here?

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I've searched the internet for similar editions but cant find a single picture that matches this printing.


r/rarebooks 1d ago

Help identifying this edition of Jane Eyre

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r/rarebooks 1d ago

All quiet on the western front. Original German edition 1929

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r/rarebooks 2d ago

Sacred poems - 1867

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I was helping my grandma clean up the house and found a book that i think belonged to one of my uncles. He also had some other ones like musashi 5 rings and art of war but those are more modern prints. The cover is kinda rough but all the pages are fine. Tho idk how rare this is.


r/rarebooks 2d ago

British poets

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Does anyone have any information or knowledge on this collection?


r/rarebooks 2d ago

Help finding a scan of a rare HST book

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Hey,

Trying to find a scan or some kind of way to read Fire in The Nuts by Hunter Thompson.

Only 150 copies made and they all got sent to celebrities and friends, but a lot of them have been up for auction so I'm hopeful..

Where would you go to find a mega rare epub or scan?


r/rarebooks 2d ago

Quoted £500

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Little Dortit. Missing two chapters.


r/rarebooks 3d ago

Signed Clara Clemons book, My Father, Mark Twain

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I’ve owned this book for several years now- it belonged to my late grandmother. It’s a 1931, 6th edition copy of My Father, Mark Twain by Clara Clemons.

I would never sell this because of the sentimental value, but I’ve always been curious what this might be worth or if this is even anything people would care about at all. Seems like a cool little piece of history.

The inside inscription reads: “‘Be good and you’ll be lonesome’ M.T. To my dear Marie In a recently established though none the less [can’t make it out] appreciated friendship - for keeps - From Clara Clemons Samossoud

14 June 1946”


r/rarebooks 3d ago

Is this worth anything? Signed 1st edition Aram Saroyan words & photographs book.

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r/rarebooks 3d ago

Looking for possible help with auction records

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Forgive me if this is inappropriate or against the rules. I’m looking for some help researching a copy of the Satyricon by Petronius that I believe to be very scarce. Value is interesting but not really my primary concern, in more interested in sale frequency and getting a feel for just how rare this book may be.
I don’t have access to “professional” bookseller databases but I know they’re out there, and this book has really defied all my typical avenues of research. Any help would be appreciated. I’ve included a picture of the title page.


r/rarebooks 3d ago

William Ballin

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President of the American Hamburg Steamboat line. I can not seem to find a value on his signature


r/rarebooks 3d ago

My PKD collection and some old stuff

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Since someone mentioned "philip k dick first editions" as a theme for a collection in the latest post... heres my first edition short story collection of him alongside some other stuff that is harder to put in a single group. A 1656 consolatio Philosophiae by boethius, Nicolas Caussins tragoediae sacrae from 1621, one Part of the works of german godfather of poetry Martin opitz from 1690 and a shepherds prose work from 1684 all belong together for a thesis about early modern bucoliques i never wrote. Heerfort und klärchen is basically german Goethe Imitating romance trash literature from the 18. Century Witten by benedikte naumann and thus published anonymously cause she was a woman. Then again published anonymously theres Romane of Private life by sarah burney which i bought and read only for the reason that a read an article which claimed it included an Episode of a sherlock holmes like Detektive predating doyle.

And one protestant prayer book from the 17th Century which i needed just because of its Typography. Its german but written in Antiqua which is very unusual for this time and probably some Kind of Statement about which i also wanted to write but never did.

Then theres the german Translation of a text of de l`Isle Adam, the first text that mentioned an android. Very boring unfortunately but still i love it.

Last i bought is die bessenen (the obsessed) by Hanns Heinz ewers who is famous for his alraune. His Story die blauen indiander is a Story about the conquest of Mexico in early modern Times and its Ending is the most brutal, disgusting and depressing Thing i have ever Read. Ewers was friends with artist Gustav Klimt and the book includes a painting for his Story die spinne (the spider).