/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13004026]

>Stack thread
Just picked these up at a charity book sale.

[Anonymous No.13004045]

>>13004026
holy shit those are good

[Anonymous No.13004050]

>>13004026
>everyman's library

Jelly as fuck, I love those editions. Seriosuly, name a comfiest publisher

[Anonymous No.13004083]

Bought three books from a street vendor.
Dostoevsky - The Idiot
Stendhal - The Red and the Black
Goncharov - Oblomov

[Anonymous No.13004089]

>>13004026
Nice haul.

[Anonymous No.13004098]

>>13004026
Holy fuck I’m jealous OP, good cop

[Anonymous No.13004105]

>>13004026

[Anonymous No.13004115]

>>13004026

Is the William Blake book a collection of his poetry?

[Anonymous No.13004120]

>>13004105
FUCK OFFF, THAT BITCH MORE ATE UP THAN MY LUNCH

[Anonymous No.13004132]

>>13004026
>all those translations
what a waste of time

[Anonymous No.13004150]

>>13004026
Damn that's an amazing stack anon! I'm surprised you could find all those classics, especially the Eastern ones. Do you live in a college town or something?

[Anonymous No.13004167]

>>13004026

Saul Bellows is pretty underrated around here. Only read Herzhog but I liked it a lot. I picked up lately:
Sir Gaiwan and the Green Knight
Narcissus and Goldmund-Herman Hesse
Nicholas Nickleby-Charles Dickens
Wylder's Hand-Sheridan Le Fanu

Not sure if starting with Wylder's Hand for Le Fanu is a good idea or not. I think I'll save it until I read one of his more accessible works first like Carmellia or Silas.

[Anonymous No.13004185]

>>13004050
Yeah, I like Everyman quite a bit. Not as well-made as Folio, but the translations are almost always better choices.
>>13004115
You got it.
>>13004150
Nope, just a mid-size Canadian city. They do a charity book sale for the hospital every six months, and seem to accrue quite a bit of obscure stuff. >>13004132
Nobody is going to learn 15 languages to study world lit, so your position is “I’d rather not read a work than read it with a slight loss of fidelity.”

[Anonymous No.13004189]

>>13004167
Check out Henderson the Rain King if you liked Herzog.

[Anonymous No.13004200]

>>13004185
>just a mid-size Canadian city
That checks out. I've been to Canada several times, I've ended up with some great used books. Your population has way better taste in books than the average American.

[Anonymous No.13004254]

>>13004200

Even little cities in Eastern Canada have good used book stores sometimes--though I'm told it's much the same in New England. I'm fond of this one in North Bay.

[Anonymous No.13004282]

>>13004026
The Moon is Down paperback was actually printed for the army in WW2. Some Army Major signed his name inside.

[Anonymous No.13004337]

>>13004185
Same here, I bought all these books for $5 at local library booksale. Maybe canadians just like books a bit more? Or I'm just lucky and some guys just have fine taste and are willing to donate

It's amazing what you can find.

[Anonymous No.13004355]

>>13004337
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Anonymous No.13004391]

>>13004254
I know that one. it's pretty decent.

[Anonymous No.13004414]

Was helping my folks with spring cleaning this past weekend, which involved boxing up some of my dad's many, many books. Took these (his suggestions) home with me.

[Anonymous No.13004494]

>>13004414
I also grabbed a bunch of these little art books. They're really nice and not super annoying to handle like those giant art books you so often find. They actually fit on a shelf!

[Anonymous No.13004504]

Where the fuck are you lads that ygr thrift stores and charity sales have this patrician shit. All the ones I go to are just cookbooks and popshit galore

[Anonymous No.13004541]

>>13004504
Go to sales where the collection’s owner passed away.

[Anonymous No.13004549]

>>13004541
Wait how does that change the outcome of the quality of books you are likely to receive?

[Anonymous No.13004562]

>>13004549
If the owner is alive, they’ll peddle you the trash they don’t need.
If they graciously left this world, his relatives are usually eager to get rid of whatever collections they had.

[Anonymous No.13004585]

>>13004026
one of the tightest stacks i've seen posted here. well done. dump that Oxford Bible though and pick yourself up a KJV ;)

[Anonymous No.13004589]

>>13004050
I can't, and you know I can't.
But why do people here meme NYRB editions? Is it because they publish books no one else does? Or is there something special about those editions? Why the NYRB love here?

[Anonymous No.13004596]

>>13004562
Yeah, this does make sense to me now, their family members won’t care about artistic merit pertaining to a specific book and or collection, they just want to sell, money is the incentive.

[Anonymous No.13004627]

>>13004504
move to a better area, preferably one with a college or university nearby, or some high-tech industry

[Anonymous No.13004633]

>>13004549
thrift store books didn't spark joy. simple as

[Anonymous No.13004653]

>>13004633
What?

[Anonymous No.13004699]

>>13004653
the books that the living sell to thrift stores, or donat to goodwill/salvation army are books that they don't want to read anymore. they are outdated, outlived their useful life, have nothing to say, and are only taking up space.

Books sold at an estate sale are those books the owner held on to until their demise. books that still had something to say, re-read value, aesthetically pleasing on the shelf, and, in a word - sparked joy - in the owner.

hit up estate auctions and sales, also library sales. read your local newspaper and you'll find them.

[Anonymous No.13004731]

there shouldnt be a stack thread unless there are at least 5 threads with deep discussion about specific novels.

[Anonymous No.13004746]

>>13004585
Thanks anon. I actually have a copy of the King James and I prefer it as well. But the oxford annotated was two bucks, and I figured the footnotes would be a good second reference.

[Anonymous No.13004762]

>>13004699
This is very good advice. Something to keep in mind though, is that in large estate auctions frequently the entire collection will be auctioned off in one lot, which may price it out of your range, especially if there are booksellers there looking to snap up cheap inventory. I have an agreement with an antiquarian book seller in my city where after he hits an estate auction he gives me a call and let me get first crack at the books.

[Anonymous No.13004784]

>>13004699
This isn't to say you should avoid thrift stores entirely, you can occasionally find some great gems, I managed to grab Folio Society edition of Greek Myths by Robert Graves for $1 as well as some great books. But the time and effort of discovering these rare finds is pretty big.

[Anonymous No.13004793]

>>13004746
right you are..I would have bought it, myself!

>>13004762
I've always wondered where someone who wanted to open a used bookstore would get their inventory. it's my dream job, actually - just to own a used bookstore and read and talk to patrons and feed the cat. i should hit up some more estate sales, myself

[Anonymous No.13004817]

>>13004793
>who wanted to open a used bookstore would get their inventory
people who recently lost a relative, are cleaning his/her house and stumble upon hundreds of books that nobody wants and end up selling to second hand bookstores for cents
libraries throwing away old books
broke college students selling their books to buy food
literally dumpster diving to find books that were thrown away or finding someone who does the dirty job for you
reselling stuff bought at sales for, at least, twice what you paid for them
donations or gifts from friends or family

[Anonymous No.13005240]

>>13004793
I know that a few of the older bookstores in my town have owners that are on the verge of retiring. You could always look at buying up the stock of an existing store, or just re-branding the store.

[Anonymous No.13005403]

>>13004026
nice haul, paul.

[Anonymous No.13005417]

>>13004494
looking to fill out my shelf with art books like this.

[Anonymous No.13005443]

>>13004589
high quality for good price, also the books they choose

[Anonymous No.13006376]

>>13004731
So no stack threads ever?

[Anonymous No.13008700]

>>13004589
Didn’t people think that one of their founders posted here?

[Anonymous No.13009194]

>>13008700
link?

[Anonymous No.13009203]

>>13009194
It’s 4chan, the thread i would’ve heard the rumour in has long since 404’d.

[Anonymous No.13010076]

>>13004026
Purchased these at a library sale.

[Anonymous No.13010105]

>>13004589
>decent selection
>solid binding/spine for paperbacks
>acid-free paper

[Anonymous No.13011356]

>>13004026
Damn OP, that’s a nice wide range of stuff.

[Anonymous No.13011362]

>>13005417
not sure how to help you, desu. A bunch of them are from the "Bibliothèque aldine des arts" series (pic related, not my photo).

There's also a couple from the "pocket library of great art" and from the "kodansha library of japanese art"

I'd try ABEbooks or eBay, maybe?

[Anonymous No.13011688]

>>13010076
I couldn't read Marion Zimmer Bradley knowing what she did. Seperating art from artist doesn't really work for me in literature, I wouldn't want her thoughts in my head.

[Anonymous No.13011699]

>>13011362
Are these actually in color? Beautiful covers.

[Anonymous No.13011851]

>>13011699
all in color except for the Goya one, since it's los caprichos

[Anonymous No.13012056]

>>13004026
I went back to the charity book sale today and found a publishers proof copy of 1Q84.

[Anonymous No.13012272]

>>13011688
I bought this merely due to it being a fiction around Isis, and the Egyptian legends.
What did she do? I hear this book has feminist ideals, and that gives me a negative outlook.
However, I can't say that it's modern retard feminism, or a more antiquated matriarch worship that'll align more with the legends. If this is bad, then in the trash it goes.

[Anonymous No.13012311]

>>13012272
She sexually abused her daughter from the age of 3 onwards then married a pedo and let him fuck her.

[Anonymous No.13012353]

>>13012311
Wow. What an evil bitch. Looks like this is now for sale. Funny how feminists are completely lost on morals.

[Anonymous No.13012375]

>>13004026
Actually a little jealous of that Journey to the West set. Probably just going to buy it at full price soon

[Anonymous No.13012376]

>>13010076
>bird's eye view pic of spines
>>13012056
>sideways pic

[Anonymous No.13012392]

>>13012376
The best way to take these pics?

[Anonymous No.13012400]

>>13012392
like OP, unless it's only a few books then a bird's eye of the cover(s) is good, and make sure your phone/camera takes it right-side up

[Anonymous No.13012423]

>>13012400
Noted

[Anonymous No.13012438]

>>13012400
You’ll turn your head to the side when you look at my books and you’ll like it.

[Anonymous No.13012442]

>>13012392
In a way that makes them easily readable.

[Anonymous No.13012466]

>>13004784
Very true. I've found some very nice finds at the thrifts. It's part of the fun of hunting to find a diamond in the rough.

[Anonymous No.13012470]

>>13004699
A lot of the time when an elderly relative dies or is put into a nursing home the family just donates their entire collection to the nearest charity shop. Books are often viewed as worthless bulky.

[Anonymous No.13012476]

>>13012056
I've had a few publisher's proofs in my day but don't know where they went. are they worth anything resale-wise? One of the ones I remember was Gilligan's Wake, which was actually a pretty fun book to read:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/780851.Gilligan_s_Wake

>>13010076
My mom read all the "Cat Who" series one summer, I've never read them myself but that brought back some fun memories. The Richard Helms book looks good. enjoy your stack, anon!

[Anonymous No.13012481]

>>13004026
great Bible choice, my fav translation

[Anonymous No.13012483]

>>13012476
Looks like the same copy is going on Abebooks for around sixty bucks, so not too valuable. Still a cool find.

[Anonymous No.13012485]

>>13004050
I found a pristine copy of Everyman's library The Sound and the Fury at a thrift store. Probably the best purchase I've made a thrift store.

[Anonymous No.13012537]

Currently working through these and The Magic Mountain

[Anonymous No.13012579]

>>13004026
Best stack that's been posted here in a while, nice OP

[Anonymous No.13012600]

>>13004337
Nice Seven Storey Mountain. Merton's fantastic, he's a real comfort writer for me. Like CS Lewis or someone else, he always seems to have all the answers, everything will always work out okay, and cool reason will light the path ahead. I don't even believe in God but I think I see why Merton did when I read him. His diaries (the ones he kept for publication) might be my favorite. I've heard great things about his collected journals but haven't been able to sink my teeth into them. I spent a few days at his old monastery last summer. Beautiful place.

[Anonymous No.13012921]

>>13012537
very, very nice

>>13012600
you enjoy lewis and merton (and chesteron too, i presume?), and don't believe in God? You don't believe God exists? or you're just not sure about the God of Lewis and Merton and all that?
Because I would find Lewis a downright anxiety if I didn't believe in God, I think. Especially after the great divorce and mere Christianity.

[Anonymous No.13012928]

>>13004083
>didnt translate oblomov to csaba

hack translator

[Anonymous No.13012945]

>>13012921
Not really a chesterton fan, sadly. I like some of his essays but he grows old quick once you realize he does the same hat trick over and over again. I don't like his fiction, not even the Father Brown stories. He just sucks at characterization. I don't like his apologetics either. I love his occasional essays. The one about losing his hat and the one about a piece of chalk are fantastic pieces of writing. I also really like his dickens crit.
No, I don't think God exists. I'm a pretty orthodox Spinozan. I like Lewis/Merton because the structure and promise of Christianity shines through their writing, you know? It comforts me. I don't think Mere Christianity and The Great Divorce are convincing enough for me to convert, although I like them as books. My favorite Lewis is probably The Screwtape Letters.

[Anonymous No.13012969]

>>13012945
Thanks for replying. What is your take on Lewis' bit about how Jesus was either a liar, a madman, or actually the son of God? I think it's a very good argument myself

[Anonymous No.13013005]

>>13012969
It's a fantastic bit of rhetoric but I don't think it's that strong of an argument, personally. Not many theologians appear to take it seriously. There aren't just "three" options for Jesus. What we know about the man could be hearsay, so a fourth option could be legend. A few Biblical scholars argue that Jesus never called himself God. Bart Ehrman argues that later Christians misinterpreted the Gospels/earlier source texts and read divinity into Jesus. I can't really comment on that (I'm no bible scholar) but it's a popular counterargument. Bottom line -- I'm alright with both the "madman" and "legend" explanations. I think those are perfectly sound.

[Anonymous No.13013036]

>>13013005
(Ehrman is a prof at my uni btw. Never taken a class w him, but I heard he doesn't care for Lewis as an apologist)

[Anonymous No.13013061]

>>13012476
The rest of the "Cat Who," series was there, but I only picked this up as a gift for someone.
Thanks anon, I sure will!

[Anonymous No.13013076]

>>13012470
That's why I'm immolating myself along with hopefully the whole apartment block when I get old. I'll get the last laugh on those roasties and plebs.

[Anonymous No.13013093]

>>13004026
Where do you live? I'm in Florida and we have absolute garbage. It's all middle-age women pulp. The prospect of finding those Chinese classics at a random sale is stunning.

[Anonymous No.13013531]

>>13004026

[Anonymous No.13013645]

>>13013093
Central Canada. The charity book sale is pretty well-known here, so I think a lot of collections get handed off to it directly.
>>13013531
Nice Wittgenstack

[Anonymous No.13013929]

>>13013531
Hot ziggety, that's a nice stack!
On certainty is a really good work. I loved it when I was reading it.

[Anonymous No.13013935]

>>13012928
Please enlighten me why.

[Anonymous No.13013967]

The fruit of a few scattered charity shop visits

[Anonymous No.13014003]

>>13012537
Lovely. How are you liking the Bailey book so far?

[Anonymous No.13014100]

Blake, upanishads, journey to the west, Dante, Ulyssesy, Dore illustrations and Walt. The rest is trash.

[Anonymous No.13014292]

>>13004026
Is that journey to the West in English?

[Anonymous No.13014305]

>>13014003
It's very good, I'm on the chapter on prayer right now. His writing style is similar to what's in his videos so it's very clear and intuitive. There are a lot of interesting biblical verses and quotes from saints to that he uses to build his case. I definitely want to read his other books after I'm finished.

[Anonymous No.13014319]

>>13013531
Which of the Wittgenstein related books are you on and what do you think of them? I read the tractatus and the PI but haven't checked out his other stuff. This only secondary thing I've read is part of Kripke's on private languages.

[Anonymous No.13014326]

>>13014319
On Certainty is the best (and last) thing Wittgenstein ever wrote.

[Anonymous No.13014333]

>>13014292
>Is that journey to the West in English?

Yes it is, I recognize the edition. "Foreign Language Press", I believe it is. They also put out the other 3 classic Chinese novels.

[Anonymous No.13014336]

>>13004026

[Anonymous No.13014395]

>>13014336
Is the top one a book or a box of tissues?

[Anonymous No.13014401]

>>13014395
Not him but it seems to be a companion piece to the book below it

[Anonymous No.13014427]

>>13014395
>He doesn't know Eucalyptus, the greatest greek philosopher after Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

[Anonymous No.13014585]

>>13014305
Thanks, I almost knew that it would be a pleasent read. I'll have to pick some up as well, then

[Anonymous No.13015142]

These were all charity shop buys except for the Tom McCarthy hardback which came from a library booksale for literally 30p, what a steal

[Anonymous No.13015148]

>>13015142
Fuck

[Anonymous No.13016047]

>>13014585
God speed and God bless

[Anonymous No.13016056]

>>13015142
>>13015148
Nice stack. Get ready for some strange feelings with Wise Blood, also Flatland is fun, have you ever played Fez?

[Jeff Mangum Died For Your Sins !rAl8Mz2mp2 No.13016222]

>>13004026
Where do you live? There was a charity book sale here too

[Jeff Mangum Died For Your Sins !rAl8Mz2mp2 No.13016431]

>>13016222
I picked up these
1/4

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>>13016431
2/4

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>>13016439
3/4

[Jeff Mangum Died For Your Sins !rAl8Mz2mp2 No.13016456]

>>13016449
4/4

I paid $1 for each paperback and $2 for each hardback

[Anonymous No.13016472]

Not quite a “stack” but I just got it today

[Anonymous No.13016550]

>>13016472
Unreadable font

[Anonymous No.13016560]

>>13016472
for someone who hates whites she sure want to be one, her skin in real life looks like ear wax

[Anonymous No.13016770]

>>13016472
nice socks and sandals lmfao

[Anonymous No.13016774]

>>13016472
Porn addict bugman scum.

[Anonymous No.13017090]

>>13004337
I went back and bought more books. Another 5$.
I've been busy trying to find space to put my books on shelves

[Anonymous No.13017095]

>>13017090
I must say I did quite well, I look forward to reading Perez-Reverte's book since I'm a big fan of swashbuckling.

[Anonymous No.13017113]

>>13012600
I must admit, I bought it because the library lady suggested I grab it as a fantastic read when she saw me piling on the books.

[Anonymous No.13018230]

Validate me

[Anonymous No.13018969]

>>13018230
How's that Plath one? Could you take a pic of a random page, please?
And what about Orlando Furioso? Is it in verse? Is it bilingual?

[Anonymous No.13019175]

>>13018230
A prose translation of Ariosto. Why? When we have multiple great verse transitions.

Plath and Pope are a quality choices, and i'd be interested in the Mann essays. English always strike meas not quite getting him ...

[Anonymous No.13019184]

>>13019175
> Plath and Pope are quality choices, and i'd be interested in the Mann essays. English speakers always strike meas not quite getting him ...

God damn phone .

[Anonymous No.13019191]

>tfw third worlder
>only book in my house is a fucking dictionary

kek, wish I could get plenty of gems for only a few dollars.

[Anonymous No.13019259]

>>13004026

[Anonymous No.13019900]

>>13004337
$5?????? WHAT THE FUCK? In my country, books are so expensive that even second hand cost half the price of a new one. As a poorfag, i stick with libraries.

[Anonymous No.13019971]

>>13016431
>how to read novels like a professor
Are those books actually helpful or just a waste of time?

[Anonymous No.13020413]

>>13004026

Pretty jealous, OP, but also comforting myself with the fact that at least half of those are just going to sit on a shelf and never get read. Used book sales ignite a strange sort of mania among bibliophiles.

[Jeff Mangum Died For Your Sins !rAl8Mz2mp2 No.13020999]

>>13019971
That Mortimer Adler book is good. I haven't read How to Read Literature Like a Professor, but it seems to sell very well

[Anonymous No.13021049]

>>13019900
Canada is much like the United States. People buy an abundance of stuff like books, and after reading it once will let it sit in a corner to collect dust. After an appropriate amount of time they then get donated in huge numbers to thriftstores, hospitals or libraries.

THEN BANG! Used booksales to sate the bibliomaniacs and bibliophiles who descend to purchase.

Books are cheap to an absurd degree. I sometimes even get free books from my coworkers since they know I like to read or just want to get rid of books they have. Most of the time, it's shit but sometimes the stupid bastards almost give me incredibly valuable books or pamphlets that I had to point out they could sell.

I think the most valuable one I saw was Waiting for Godot but it was the original french play En attendant Godot. I forgot how much they sold it for but it was well over $2000 because it was a first printing and was in exceptionally fine condition.

I should have charged them money for noticing it or just kept it for myself. Now my coworkers are all bothering me to assess the value of their useless books.

[Anonymous No.13021390]

>>13014336
Where'd you get the Habermas, good anon

[Anonymous No.13021824]

>>13020413
Such cynic. Much wow.

[Anonymous No.13021838]

>>13018230
that promethean politics one looks interesting. anyone read it?

[Anonymous No.13021841]

Don't store books on-top of hardcovers.
But feel free to stack paperbacks endlessly

[Anonymous No.13021879]

>>13013967
>Life of Dante
Why

[Anonymous No.13021963]

Picked those up for free from a "Take One Leave One" bookshelf.

>Kelsen - Criticism of Ideology
A collection of essays on the criticism of ideology from the early 1960s. I don't have high expectations but maybe it ends up being interesting.

>Freud - The Interpretation of Dreams
Never bothered much with psychology after high school but with all the fucked up dreams I had recently, the book looked interesting.

>Koeppen - Pidgeons on the Grass
German post-war literature, pretty depressing. Had to read it in school, gonna re-read it six years later.

>Heine - Germany. A Winter's Tale
Can't go wrong with poetry

>Plato - Collected Works
Got interested in Plato again after a biography of Werner Heisenberg. It's only the second of two volumes, but it might be a good start.

[Anonymous No.13022032]

Got a couple of other books but this was the highlight for me. It's basically a report of war crimes committed against Poland by Germany from 1939 to 1941 published by Poland's exile government. I got it for alot cheaper than I would have otherwise from the looks of what listings there are online.

[Anonymous No.13022058]

>>13021963
so.. which books did you leave

[Anonymous No.13022086]

>>13022058
For Whom The Bell Tolls, Jane Eyre, The Chronicles Of Narnia, a book on Manfred von Richthofen and a few old school books.

[Anonymous No.13022375]

Here's my stack that keeps accumulating books but I haven't read anything since January when I became a coke addict

[Anonymous No.13022484]

>>13018969

Plath quality seems good. OF is unfortunately a prose translation in english only, but Oxford World Classics is a preferred publisher of mine (their endnotes are usually really good).

>>13019175

Only got the prose translation because its oxford world classics and I've never encountered OF in a bookstore before and jumped at my first opportunity to get it.

[Anonymous No.13022596]

>>13004026
I was reading Kurt vonnegut and Hemingway in junior high school. why are you trying to flex with this basic ass shit?

[Anonymous No.13022613]

>>13022596
Why are you trying to flex with this basic ass comment

[Anonymous No.13022631]

>>13022613
I honestly don't know, sorry. just really stoned. ignore me.

[Jeff Mangun Died For Your Sins !rAl8Mz2mp2 No.13022661]

>>13016456
5/4

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>>13022661
6/4

[Anonymous No.13022746]

>>13014401
Golden post

[Anonymous No.13023068]

>>13022375
>naomi klein
absolute trash. otherwise not bad

[Anonymous No.13023117]

>>13022668
Good taste in general. How much did you pay for that Montaigne/Dali? It's not cheap in good condition.

[Anonymous No.13023126]

>>13004026
Read Spring Snow, it's such a great book.

[Jeff Mangum Died For Your Sins !rAl8Mz2mp2 No.13023173]

>>13023117
If it's a rare book then I discovered it by accident. They had a bunch of really great older works; I just took what I could carry.

I only paid $6 in total for all the books in those last two images

[Anonymous No.13023186]

>>13023173
Wow, that's a good buy.

[Anonymous No.13024285]

>>13022032
this looks fascinating

how much did you pay for it?