I am a self procalimed Titanic bibliophile- I collect the rarest Titanic books-(Shipbuilders, walker, Young, Bullock, etc..)
But in recent years I have pruned my collection, and I decided to stop collecting Titanic poetry and fiction and have thus sold and traded off any and all Titanic poetry and fiction books.
I read my non fiction Titanic books (exept Titanic poetry or Titanic fiction), no matter how rare they are- but reading a titanic poetry book is tantamount to slow torture..
The only reason I imagine people would collect Titanic poetry books would be for the scarcity..
I know some Titanic biliophiles who never read any of thier books- they just want shelves filled with rare Titanic books- reading them is another matter..
But Im sure there are Titanic biliophiles who really enjoy and appreciate the Titanic poetry.
I confess, Im a tad jaded...most Titanic poetry came to my ears as very bad poetry...
Look at the 1912 "The Wreck & Sinking of the Titanic" poetry book by Andrew O'Malley, now on Ebay, and going for over $1000.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&catagory=29223&item=6947304802&rd=1&ssPagename=wvw
Now I can understand a J Bernard walker, Thayer, or Shipbuilders for going over $1000, but a Titanic poetry book?
Are there any Titanic bibiophiles here who collect ultra rare Titanic poetry books?
Do you collect Titanic poetry books becuse you are touched by the poetry , or rather for the value or rarity of the book?
I had a few rare Titanic poetry books, and kept them only becuse they were rare...I think I opened them once...
What are the rarest and most sought after Titanic poetry books? I see the Stahl and Pratt Titanic poetry books pop on Ebay now and again...
Any Titanic bibliphiles not into Titanic poetry books at all?
regards
Tarn Stephanos
But in recent years I have pruned my collection, and I decided to stop collecting Titanic poetry and fiction and have thus sold and traded off any and all Titanic poetry and fiction books.
I read my non fiction Titanic books (exept Titanic poetry or Titanic fiction), no matter how rare they are- but reading a titanic poetry book is tantamount to slow torture..
The only reason I imagine people would collect Titanic poetry books would be for the scarcity..
I know some Titanic biliophiles who never read any of thier books- they just want shelves filled with rare Titanic books- reading them is another matter..
But Im sure there are Titanic biliophiles who really enjoy and appreciate the Titanic poetry.
I confess, Im a tad jaded...most Titanic poetry came to my ears as very bad poetry...
Look at the 1912 "The Wreck & Sinking of the Titanic" poetry book by Andrew O'Malley, now on Ebay, and going for over $1000.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&catagory=29223&item=6947304802&rd=1&ssPagename=wvw
Now I can understand a J Bernard walker, Thayer, or Shipbuilders for going over $1000, but a Titanic poetry book?
Are there any Titanic bibiophiles here who collect ultra rare Titanic poetry books?
Do you collect Titanic poetry books becuse you are touched by the poetry , or rather for the value or rarity of the book?
I had a few rare Titanic poetry books, and kept them only becuse they were rare...I think I opened them once...
What are the rarest and most sought after Titanic poetry books? I see the Stahl and Pratt Titanic poetry books pop on Ebay now and again...
Any Titanic bibliphiles not into Titanic poetry books at all?
regards
Tarn Stephanos