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To Have and to Hold To Have and to Hold (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.63 — 26,080 ratings — published 2002
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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.45 — 14,041 ratings — published 2009
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ABC for Book Collectors ABC for Book Collectors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.22 — 431 ratings — published 1952
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The Word Collector The Word Collector (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.38 — 5,005 ratings — published 2018
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.96 — 63,702 ratings — published 2010
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Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,701 ratings — published 1997
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In Flagrante Collecto (Caught in the Act of Collecting) In Flagrante Collecto (Caught in the Act of Collecting)
by (shelved 5 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.36 — 33 ratings — published 2006
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Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, Eighteenth Edition Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, Eighteenth Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.30 — 144 ratings — published 1977
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A Pinecone! A Pinecone! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.97 — 432 ratings — published
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In a Jar In a Jar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,509 ratings — published 2020
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The Cultures of Collecting The Cultures of Collecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.77 — 44 ratings — published 1993
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The Amenities of Book Collecting And Kindred Affections The Amenities of Book Collecting And Kindred Affections (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.83 — 42 ratings — published 1918
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Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 7,031 ratings — published 2010
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Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78rpm Records (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,348 ratings — published 2014
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,458,419 ratings — published 1997
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Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book: Identification & Values Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book: Identification & Values (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.42 — 36 ratings — published 2002
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.82 — 179,064 ratings — published 2009
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The English Assassin (Gabriel Allon, #2) The English Assassin (Gabriel Allon, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.17 — 44,942 ratings — published 2002
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Max's Words (Max's Words, #1) Max's Words (Max's Words, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.19 — 979 ratings — published 2006
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Finders, Keepers: Treasures and Oddities of Natural History Finders, Keepers: Treasures and Oddities of Natural History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.27 — 51 ratings — published 1992
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Pirate Gold (Order of the Black Sun #27) Pirate Gold (Order of the Black Sun #27)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.35 — 115 ratings — published
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Notes of a heretic: Order of the Black Sun Notes of a heretic: Order of the Black Sun (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 1.75 — 8 ratings — published 2014
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What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.43 — 496 ratings — published 2021
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Tale of the black hound Tale of the black hound (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.62 — 13 ratings — published 2014
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Ice Station Wolfenstein (Order of the Black Sun #1) Ice Station Wolfenstein (Order of the Black Sun #1)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,328 ratings — published 2014
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Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.55 — 3,371 ratings — published 2020
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Memory Jars Memory Jars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,402 ratings — published 2021
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,669,089 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,513,219 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,209,690 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,122,328 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,808,501 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,864,417 ratings — published 1999
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Dewey Bob Dewey Bob (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.96 — 445 ratings — published 2015
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,211,723 ratings — published 1954
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Persuasion Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.15 — 780,468 ratings — published 1817
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More More (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,612 ratings — published 2012
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On Collecting: An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition (Collecting Cultures) On Collecting: An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition (Collecting Cultures)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.00 — 24 ratings — published 1995
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The Clue in the Old Album (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #24) The Clue in the Old Album (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #24)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,563 ratings — published 1947
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The Autograph Man The Autograph Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.16 — 13,346 ratings — published 2002
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Possession Possession (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.90 — 84,614 ratings — published 1990
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Books Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.22 — 2,276 ratings — published 2008
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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,267 ratings — published 1995
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On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.16 — 711 ratings — published 1984
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Collecting: An Unruly Passion: Psychological Perspectives Collecting: An Unruly Passion: Psychological Perspectives (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.40 — 60 ratings — published 1993
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These Are My Rocks: A story about collecting These Are My Rocks: A story about collecting (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as collecting)
avg rating 3.65 — 101 ratings — published
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Kitchen Glassware of the Depression Years: Identification & Values Kitchen Glassware of the Depression Years: Identification & Values (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.38 — 39 ratings — published 2001
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A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3) A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.17 — 419,929 ratings — published 2023
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as collecting)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,577,188 ratings — published 2023
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11am I plan to sort out my books and record collection, which I've been trying
“11am I plan to sort out my books and record collection, which I've been trying to do since about 1959 and, of course, I never really do because then the newspapers arrive and my determination to do something constructive is wiped out by the fact it takes so long to read them. ['My Saturday', Sunday Telegraph, December 2023]”
Tim Rice

“The purpose of books is not to be read. I buy books not to read them. I own a lot of books. I write books, I collect books, I think about books, I copy books, I pay for books – I’m in the book business. But I don’t read books.”
Aaron Levy, Four Conversations on the Architecture of Discourse

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