.. I don't mean Jude the Obscure, but the truly hidden gems. Mine is Johan Veninga's "Het Raadsel van de Vier Getallen".
2007-01-28 23:58:59 · 28 answers · asked by McAtterie 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Great question! But I must admit that I'm curious to know why a fairly rare modern German detective thriller which was published in 1957 is one of your prized possessions. My passion is for the Renaissance, so the book (books?) I would grab if flood waters threatened my bookshelves would be an early (but not first) edition of a work by Giordano Bruno, "Cabal del Cavallo Pegaseo", "The Cabala of the Horse Pegasus". It has some faint foxing, and I am afraid to open it and read it, but I love it and I have two new copies of the work, so I can read the words without doing damage to this wonderful book.
2007-01-29 01:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by Karma Chimera 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A London Underground rule book dated 1933
2007-01-29 00:08:19 · answer #2 · answered by wunceinawhile 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Genius Unlimited
by John T. Phillifent
2007-01-29 00:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Kelley G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say my editions of Black Beauty and Wind In The Willows from 1947. These were given to my mother as a child by my great-grandmother ( Nana ). The covers fall off, and the pages have been scribbled on by many children....but I keep them anyway !
2007-01-29 04:06:27 · answer #4 · answered by RedHairedTempest 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life plus 99 Years by Nathan F. Leopold, The Outline of History by H.G. Wells are 2 of mine. I got several more.
2007-01-29 00:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by Sartoris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say "Everyman's Encyclopedia of Non-Classical Mythology" compiled by Egerton Sykes because it is very hard to find such a reference book. Most mythology references focus on the Greco-Roman myths. Also, my copy was published in 1952.
2007-01-29 02:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wonderful question. For me, the great obscure gem of my collection is a 1790 first edition copy of the essays of the radical English politician and journalist, John Wilkes. I love it.
2007-01-29 00:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How Tom Bet Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen by Russell Hoban. Out of print and hard to find, but excellent. My favorite picture book.
2007-01-29 00:35:19 · answer #8 · answered by suzykew70 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange Wine by Harlan Ellison.
I'm not sure just how obscure, I don't think it's in print anymore.
It's got the Cordwainer Bird story in it that's nearly impossible to find.
2007-01-29 00:51:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an ancient Wiccan "spell" book that's been handed down from my friends dad to me. And it is very old and tattered, and has no publisher etc! It's also difficult to read or understand. But I am some what attached to it, and I'm hoping one day to figure out the attraction it holds for me!
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2007-01-29 00:03:17 · answer #10 · answered by ★♥ KillerBea ♥★ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋