#normally old hardcovers (especially any of Alexandre Dumas' works) go for 25-40 in the least so this was an absolute steal

[melit0n]

I got really lucky at a charity shop today and I wanted to show!! I got a first edition French copy of La Dame Aux Perles by Alexandre Dumas (same guy who wrote the OG The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo!) and an 1951 copy of Jane Austen's Emma!

I love Alexandre Dumas' works to death, especially The Count of Monte Cristo and La Dame Aux Camelias, so I was really surprised to find such an old edition, let alone in French, for only five quid. Let alone the old copy of Emma.

Are they musty? Yes. Is the cover coming off the spine? Yes. But is it cool to think I'm holding a book that has passed by hundreds of hands, sat on hundreds of bookshelves, and has survived two world wars?? Big yes!!

#I'm a massive old book collector so I got super excited when I saw these two #normally old hardcovers (especially any of Alexandre Dumas' works) go for 25-40 in the least so this was an absolute steal #I'd bring it into school to read but I'm very afraid to break it #but at the same time I'm thinking if it survived two world wars it can survive in my school bag y'know #also Emma had a name and a school signed on the front page! #it says it was given as a 'class prize for general good work' and awarded to a girl #I'm not putting the name up because it's a full name and I'm just a bit weary about it #anywho #quite happy :D #mel's thoughts #mel's photos #alexandre dumas #la dame aux perles #jane austen #emma (Jane Austen)