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r/OldBooks
26k members
r/OldBooks is a subreddit with 26k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
OldBooks is a place where any antique book enthusiast can show off their collection, ask about book markets, get info about other books, their own, etc.
Popular Themes in r/OldBooks
#1
Advice Requests
: "A Missale Romanum Printed in 1493, Venice. The seller neglected to mention that parts of it were illuminated and colored by hand."
21 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Can you help solve this author signature mystery?"
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "My collection! See anything worth? I collect more so for the aesthetic and love of books but money is tight."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/OldBooks
#1
Book
: "A section of my old Books collection. Started collecting around 13 years ago."
140 posts
#2
Old
: "A section of my Old books collection. Started collecting around 13 years ago."
81 posts
#3
Books
: "There is nothing I love buying more than "so called Junk" from estate flippers in Japan.
"Here's a literal box of random sketchBooks, ink drawings, and other stuff from the Edo to Taisho period (Late 18th to early 20th). You want?"
One seller's slop is another's treasure."
68 posts
#4
Find
: "Dumpster Dive Find at my local University. So sad that they just throw these out!"
32 posts
#5
Vintage
: "I might have sold this - so here you are Yoko Ono’s first ever book in first edition with a Vintage dedication “ to John”."
21 posts
#6
Found
: "Old Book I Found"
18 posts
#7
Edition
: "Is this a first Edition or close to it?"
16 posts
#8
Value
: "LOOK AT YOUR BOOKS BEFORE YOU ASK "how much worth? What book is this? How old?""
16 posts
#9
Worth
: "Anyone know what this book might be Worth from 1851?"
11 posts
#10
First
: "I appear to have a First printing and didn't notice until tonight"
11 posts
Member Growth in r/OldBooks
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+14k members(112.0%)
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