Barnes and noble collected editions4/17/2024 ![]() You might also look into affordable used copies of other leatherbound editions - Easton, Franklin, Harvard Classics, etc. Store it upright on the shelf in a dry room (ideal humidity is 50), and dust often. Whatever editions you get, having a nice copy of a book you love is a great thing. Some of the more unwieldy novel collections inhibit that. I like having handsome volumes on my shelves, but I also think books are meant to be read. Unless it is a collection of stories (Hemingway, Lovecraft), I'd rather have individual novels as individual books. I am not really a fan of stuffing multiple novels into one volume, like the Austen collection does.Depends on how familiar you are or want to be with the work. For an exploration of the classics, it might be better to have a more modern edition that has an authoritative intro and thorough annotations. Sometimes including "original" illustrations. As far as I know, the only content is usually just the book(s). There is not much "extra stuff" that I've seen.The translated works tend to have older translations which might be considered outdated.The paper is also not archival quality, and is sometimes much too thin. ![]() ![]() More durable than a paperback, but not nearly as durable as actual leatherbound, even low-grade. These editions (far as I know) are "bonded leather", which as you might guess, is a cheap but common alternative - basically, bits of leather mixed with plastic and glue. Some people love the cover designs, some hate 'em.
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