Collectible Genres

Most people start out collecting books by their favorite author, then widen their sights to collect books from that same genre. Naturally. It's the logical next step.  There are, of course, some really great collector's Web sites out there that focus on specific genres and I thought it might help to provide a list for those of you who've stumbled onto my site looking for something a bit more specific.


First I would like to point you in the direction of Abebooks.com, who've compiled an extraordinary list of The Most Collectible Books of the Decade (2000-2009).


As I come across sites aimed at more specific genre collecting, I will include them below (for now, however, I'm having as hard of a time finding them as you are). If you come across a site you think should be included, shoot me an email or post a comment.


more coming soon:


CRIME / MYSTERY / THRILLER HYPERMODERN COLLECTIBLES

• Murder By the Book, a Denver, Colorado bookstore that offers modern collectibles as well as hypermodern signed editions.
• The Mystery Bookstore in L.A. Closed Jan, 2011.
• M is for Mystery Bookstore in San Mateo, California. Closed Dec, 2011.
• Old Algonquin Books, a Denver, Colorado bookstore run by author John Dunning and his wife, offers hard to find collectibles in multiple genres including Mystery, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Horror, History, etc.
• Post Mortem Books,  in the U.K. offers signed, specialty, and rare editions.
• Camulodunum Books, in the U.K. offers signed, first edition crime/thriller, historical, literary, and children's books.
• John Atkinson Books, in the U.K. offers rare, modern, signed editions, including a section of Ian Flemming James Bond editions.

SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY HYPERMODERN COLLECTIBLES

• Lame Excuse Books
• Old Algonquin Books, a Denver Colorado bookstore run by author John Dunning and his wife, offers hard to find collectibles in multiple genres including Mystery, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Horror, History, etc.
• Subterranean Press publishes Sci-fi/Fantasy limited editions

YOUNG ADULT HYPERMODERN COLLECTIBLES

• sites to come

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

• Children's Picture Book Collecting
• Brettenby Books, in the U.K. specializing in rare and signed, first edition modern children's books.
• Camulodunum Books, in the U.K. offers signed, first edition crime/thriller, historical, literary, and children's books.

HISTORICAL FICTION HYPERMODERN COLLECTIBLES

• Old Algonquin Books, a Denver, Colorado bookstore run by author John Dunning and his wife, offers hard to find collectibles in multiple genres including Mystery, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Horror, History, etc.
• Camulodunum Books, in the U.K. offers signed, first edition crime/thriller, historical, literary, and children's books.

SMALL PRESS HYPERMODERN COLLECTIBLES

• Subterranean Press publishes Sci-fi/Fantasy limited editions
• McSweeney's publishes smaller run literary fiction and nonfiction - pretty much anything by McSweeney's will be worth more in the short/long run, so don't pass up buying one of their books if you feel the itch to do so.
• Graywolf Press publishes poetry, memoirs, novels, short stories, gay & lesbian literature...

COMIC BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Comics Price Guide
• Comic Book Realm
• GPA for CGC Comics reports on auctions and current prices for collectibles
• Comic Book Collecting Association
• Comic Book Collecting

PAPERBACKS

• Collecting Paperbacks, a 1995 article by Gary Lavoski with some titles and prices
• Paperback Collector Portal
• Bookscans, an image library of vintage paperback covers