Barnes and Noble Collectible Classics / rainy day vlog & "unboxing"

"Unboxing" of Barnes and Noble Collectible Editions (mostly classics).
Books mentioned:
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton
Alice in Wonderland & Other Stories by Lewis Carroll
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Wicked and Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Music:
Forest Lullaby by Asher Fulero

[@LaggingLeland]

That Narnia leatherbound is incredible, a shame that they no longer sell them.

[@calielwabaluk]

I totally agreed with you about Andersen's book cover.

[@cherylwright9408]

Beautiful

[@allthewords]

Thank you!

[@happymelv]

Wow! Beautiful books for sure! Definitely more beautiful then Guild Publishing books (CS Lewis/Lewis Carroll ) I read in the 90's... in fact... my Guild Publishing books don't have ANY pictures/painting in those old books 🥺😭...😂

[@allthewords]

Thank you! I've never heard of Guild Publishing. It's always nice when publishers go the extra mile, though I think I'd take a book with no illustrations over one with bad illustrations haha

[@ceeece]

That Narnia book is rare and expensive these days. I need to search out those Fairy tale books. Those look nice. I only have the Jurassic Park edition from B&N

[@allthewords]

The fairy tale editions I have are both out of print, but you should be able to find them pretty easily online.

[@jesusdelcanto9715]

How good is the quality of the editions? I am interested in particular in Arabian Nights, but I read somewhere else it has many misspellings. Did you read it? Is the English easy to understand? There many critics to Burton's style.

[@allthewords]

The quality of the editions is good for the price. The bonded leather and sewn binding in particular will make them last much longer than a paperback. However, they have some drawbacks compared to more expensive hardback editions (e.g. Folio Society). I can't comment on the translation in Arabian Nights. My husband just pulled these books out of storage, so I haven't had a chance to read it yet!