Last week B and I were in Barnes and Noble, where they had a display of hardback classic novels with the most gorgeous covers. I could not resist buying these two; I haven’t read either and wouldn’t mind owning them. Plus I just couldn’t say no to these covers.
The pages are edged in gold, too. These will look so good on my shelf!
I absolutely buy specific versions of books because I like the covers. As soon as I saw these versions of Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy I knew I needed them! I still think they are some of the most gorgeous books I own.
It’s your turn to fess up. 🙂 Do any of you have specific editions that you like because they are pretty? Or even bought a book you haven’t read before just because you liked the cover?
Jedi by Knight 
I’m embarrassed to admit how long I had the HDM trilogy before I realized the name stretched across the three covers like that. And the answer to your question is yes– my LOTR books alone amount to a collection at this point, because every time they do a cool new edition I have to fight off buying it. This is the latest acquisition:
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1177-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-deluxe-pocket-boxed-set.php
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I’m sad to say I don’t have any pretty copies of LOTR; we have sets handed down from our parents, so rather sentimental instead. That pocket set is beautiful, I may have to look into getting that 🙂 Some books you can never have too many copies of!
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Book covers can be so interesting. It looks like you picked up some real gems!
I have to admit my bookshelves contain multiple copies of LOTR books as well…
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I can see why you couldn’t resist Dune and John Carter, such BEAUTIFUL books! The Pullman books and Luther’s LOTR set are gorgeous, too. Last year my library’s book sale had a donated collection of beautiful Easton Press leather-bound books. I bought the lot for about $10 and shared with my kids–eight beautiful classics that look so pretty on the shelf–David Copperfield, Sherlock Holmes, etc. 🙂
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Wow, sounds awesome! What a great thing to share with your kids, too.
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I liked John Carter. I thought the movie was great. I don’t know why it was so panned by the critics. Oh well.
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You know, I liked it, too. Not groundbreaking, but definitely a fun sci-fi flick. I think Disney made huge mistakes in how they promoted it, though, including the trailers and even the title of the movie itself.
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I mean I have no interest in watching it again but like every so often the critics work themselves up to a frothy lather and shout “this is the worst movie ever made! It is an abomination!” and it’s like, what? What am I missing?
I thought it was creative that they made Edgar Rice Burroughs a character.
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I’m not a great movie critic as I enjoy a lot of mediocre movies, and don’t “get” some apparently great ones.
I did think that was a creative choice. I remember being pleasantly surprised by that idea. Maybe I just had super low expectations from the awful trailers.
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