Antique Books and Magazines

[rousseau]

One of my hobbies that's come out of nowhere in the last few years is collecting antique books and magazines. I just bought a couple this past weekend, and thanks to Facebook's API some pictures I posted to that platform are easy to share, which makes a good opportunity to start a thread. So here's what I just picked up on Sunday from an Antique flea market:

Have only gone through the earliest popular mechanics in detail so far, which had a ton of ads on finding work in the post-war industrial boom.

When I get some time I'll upload some pics of my other stuff to this thread.

Any other collectors? What do you have?

 

[Rayschism]

I had to give away a lot of my books when I had to move.

I had a large collection of old Popular Mechanics.

Mostly because I like to read about history, and what most people don't realize about those old magazines is that they are a great insight to how science and technology developed.

 

[couch_sloth]

Years ago, I used to collect old medical/nursing text books.
While searching for them on ebay, I came across this pulp novel from 1963...
I couldn't resist buying it!

 

[rousseau]

Years ago, I used to collect old medical/nursing text books.
While searching for them on ebay, I came across this pulp novel from 1963...
I couldn't resist buying it!
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At the local bookshop I frequent there is a ton of stuff like that. Have been meaning to pick one up but haven't yet.

 

[Malintent]

"Bizarre Lusts"! Found my next password.