The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blog.
Is there a hard-to-find first-edition that you would love to own? If so, why?
(submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
Is there any hard to find first edition that I wouldn’t love to own? I can’t imagine that though I wouldn’t pay for just any book.
I would be willing to pay for first editions from the Victorian era of the US and UK as long as it wasn’t more than we could afford.
If I had to pick just one, I would chose Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen because it was a book that was special to my grandmother, and she gave me her copy (which was not a first edition though it was old)- which made Pride and Prejudice special to me. It was also the first classic I ever read.
Is there any particular first editions you would like to own?
29 responses to “#BookBloggerHop | Let’s Talk First Editions”
I don’t know. I have a fascination for special editions but not exactly for first editions. I would like to own many special editions if I don’t have to worry about my pocket. I always love character arts, bonus material, that beautiful hard cover, maps and all the other things that comes with special editions.
I love special editions too and have so many 😍❤️😍
I wouldn’t even think about buying a first edition, out of my price range I think 😂
Out of most people’s price range, I would imagine. 😂
I don’t even think about first editions really. I do own a HP book that is a first edition but that was not bought on purpose!
That’s probably worth quite a bit already – especially a UK edition to people in the US. I bet that worth will increase exponentially in years to come. ❤️
It was even intended, just got one!
Even better ❤️
Not my thing at all Tessa, but a great question!
I don’t even look for them either. Too expensive!
Katie, because it was the first book I read when I was five years old. I’ve always loved reading, and the inspiration led me to love writing.
Aww…that’s an awesome reason. Love it!
First editions don’t particularly matter to me. If anything, I’d buy a special edition but to be honest, I mostly talk myself out of those as well 😂 I regularly indulge in a FairyLoot edition, which is not exactly cheap (the shipping costs especially are ridiculous) but it’s still affordable and well, one must indulge sometimes 💁🏼♀️😂
FairyLoot has definitely spruced up my bookshelves 😍
I have my eye on the new Brigid Kemmerer they’ve announced. She’s one of my favourite YA fantasy authors and the FL edition is all kinds of pretty 😍🤩 (Yes, I’m a total magpie, I know 😂)
My whole family – even my husband (his reaction is more curiosity)- gets weirdly excited when the fairy loot box comes. There’s just something about them.
No first editions immediately come to mind. I do have a 1943 edition of a Nancy Drew book I found in my great aunt’s house several years ago. It sits on the shelf along with several other I read in grade school.
Ooo…. I bet that’s worth something and that makes me regret not going through family books. I loved the old Nancy Drew books!
A Pride and Prejudice first edition would be amazing!
I would swoon, for sure!
I found one for sale for $4665.00! Way out of my price range.
I don’t collect books and have very few physical copies of books. I can see the attraction of a first edition, but I can’t think of one I’d want to have.
That’s actually a very wise way to go.
Anything by J.R. Ward!
Oooo…that would be cool!
First editions don’t particularly interest me. There are old or special versions of books that would appeal – for example, old Winnie The Pooh books with original illustrations. Maybe a first edition Harry Potter? I’m shallow enough to be more interested in what the cover looks like than whether it is first edition or not 🤣
Who doesn’t love a beautiful cover, though? I agree!
I used to have books that I save, (Not first editions or anything) and decided that I needed to stop saving them as I do not reread books. I have no interest in First Editions, it is just not me.
That is a very good point!