Ali here ~
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
Happy Tuesday everyone!! I hope your week has gotten off to a good start! Today’s Top Ten topic is Books That I Refuse to Let Anyone Touch (too special/valuable, perhaps?)
Ok, so I’m not really a don’t touch kind of girl, so I’m going to be sharing my top 10 most prized possessions with you today. My top 5 are some very early edition Hardy books. These were passed to me from my grandmother. It was a bit bizarre, too, because she knew I had a great love for books but never told me she had them. I didn’t know until they were willed to me.
Far From the Madding Crowd is one of my favorite Hardy books. This was published in 1895.
Desperate Remedies was published 1896.
This Return of the Native was published in 1895.
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Tess of The D’Urbervilles is another one of my favorite Hardy books. This was published in 1893.
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My copy of A Laodicean was published in 1896.
I also have one 1930 copy of Moby Dick that I try to take good care of.
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Now my other 4 most prized possessions are some of my favorite autographed books. I have a set of CoHo’s Slammed Series. Sorry these pics are so small!!
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Last but not least…
So there you have it! I have a lot more than 10 books that are very special to me, but these all certainly rank at the top! Can’t wait to hear what goodies you have!!!
Laters,
Ali
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That was such a special gift from your grandmother.. I have a small collection of passed down books and they are always in a place where I can see them.
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I keep these in my bedroom so that people don’t even touch them.
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That’s so wonderful that your grandmother left you those Hardy books. Something like that from a loved one would be a prized possession for me as well because of the sentimental value.
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Yes, anything left would have sentimental value, and the fact that they’re books…
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Those are really nice. The books I got from my grandma (some that she gave me during her lifetime, some that I got after she died) are some of my favorites.
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It does make a book special when you receive it from a loved one!
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I love that your grandmother willed you her books. It almost makes it more special that she didn’t tell you about them ahead of time, but she knew you would want them and had them earmarked for you as a special surprise. I’m sure she imagined the joy they would bring you.
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She was a hard woman, so it definitely brings me joy to imagine that’s what happened!
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What a great gift your grandmother left you!!
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Wow, I don’t think I would even pick up those Hardy books if I owned them! I’d be so worried to ruin them 🙈 Great list! I also wouldn’t let anyone touch my signed books.
Here’s my TTT
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That’s so neat that you have this collection of Tom Hardy novels. What a treasure!
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It is! Thanks!!
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Wow! These books are amazing, like they are breathing back decades of wonder and imagination back at every new reader 💜
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Very nice. I love books as hand me downs/ sentimental attachments. I have a few like that, they’re very treasured. 🙂
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Thanks! Yes, I treasure them for sure!
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These look wonderful!
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Oh these are lovely. I wouldn’t want anyone to touch these either.
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Wonderful to see those Hardy editions, you are fortunate. Do you recommend reading Far From the Madding Crowd? I’ve seen the film, so sorta know how it all goes down…
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I have not seen the movie so I couldn’t compare them for you. I don’t think Far From the Madding Crowd is the best classic romance ever (I’ve seen it listed as such by others), but I still enjoyed it. I will also say as classic literature goes, it’s an easy read.
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Thank you, that is helpful insight:)
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You’re welcome!!
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Wow it’s so nice of your grandma to leave them to you! Just a shame she never told you she was a book lover. A lot of signed books made my list too!
My list: https://bookslifeotheroddities.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/books-that-are-precious-to-me/
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Unfortunately she wasn’t a book lover. She just liked to hold onto things that she thought were valuable. I guess we could at least agree that these books were valuable!
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Haha well that’s true, even if for different reasons!
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It was so cool to get this glimpse into your life.
My TTT.
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Aww, thanks!!
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I don’t blame you for not letting people touch your grandma’s book or your favorite signed books. I have some signed CoHo books myself that made my list.
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Awesome! I will be stopping by to check them out!
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