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r/OldBooks

29k members
r/OldBooks is a subreddit with 29k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size, and has high activity.
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."
18 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
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Costa Rica Book-Conservation Project. Help us to make it big!"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/OldBooks

#1

Book

: "A section of my old Books collection. Started collecting around 13 years ago."
137 posts
#2

Old

: "A section of my Old books collection. Started collecting around 13 years ago."
63 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."
45 posts
#4

Antique

: "Found a 1945 illustrated edition of Steinbeck's The Red Pony in an Antique store."
27 posts
#5

Value

: "PLEASE tell me about this book and its Value"
21 posts
#6

History

: "Found on Ebay"
17 posts
#7

Old_books

: "Found on Ebay"
17 posts
#8

Rare_find

: "Found on Ebay"
15 posts
#9

Found

: "Old Book I Found"
14 posts
#10

Worth

: "Anyone know what this book might be Worth from 1851?"
12 posts

Member Growth in r/OldBooks

Yearly
+16k members(121.0%)

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