Top Ten Tuesday: The Most Precious Books on My Shelf

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week there is a different question for book bloggers to ponder over. 

This week's topic is Books That I Refuse to Let Anyone Touch so I've translated that to:

THE MOST PRECIOUS BOOKS ON MY SHELF

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I have a rather smallish physical bookshelf but there are a few books on my shelf that I cherish. Some of them are special editions, some are signed by the authors, and some are just special to me because of the story.

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1.

The Cruel Prince

(The Folk of the Air #1)

by Holly Black

OWLCRATE EDITION

I admit to being rather obsessed with this series. I actually didn't get a chance to order an OwlCrate for this book so my husband purchased this book for me on eBay. The price was outlandish at $125, but I suppose it was worth it since I adore it so much. 

2.

The Wicked King

(The Folk of the Air #2)

by Holly Black

OWLCRATE EDITION

Pretty much copy and paste my thoughts about The Cruel Prince OwlCrate Edition. My husband purchased this one for me as a gift from eBay. He paid $120 for this one. Apart from being a special edition and being from a book series that I am besotted with, I cherish these two books because I've honestly never spent this much money on a single book before. 💰

3.

Throne of Glass

(Throne of Glass #1)

by Sarah J. Maas

COLLECTOR'S EDITION

This special edition really is beautiful. The purple and gold colors are so striking and the cover designs are gorgeous. 

4.

My Leigh Bardugo Collection

   

   

I am trash for this woman's books. Complete trash. I will devour anything Leigh Bardugo writes. I have all of the Grishaverse books in hardcover and I truly do cherish these books. I hope to own a copy of each book with every different cover variation one of these days. Right now I only have the new cover edition of Ruin and Rising but I will get the others eventually. 

5.

Winter

(The Lunar Chronicles #4)

by Marissa Meyer

SIGNED & PERSONALIZED

I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book and a copy of Stars Above right after Stars Above was released. The person that hosted the giveaway went to a book signing and had both copies signed and personalized for me. 

6.

Stars Above

(The Lunar Chronicles #0.5, 0.6, 3.1, 4.5)

by Nicholas Sparks

SIGNED & PERSONALIZED

See my thoughts on Winter above.

7.

The Night Realm

(Spell Weaver #1)

by Annette Marie

ALTERNATE ORIGINAL COVER

Right after this book was released the author changed the cover. I was lucky enough to get a paperback copy with the original cover. I don't yet have paperback copies of the series with the new covers, but when I do get them they will look awesome with this one beside them. 

8.

And I Darken

(The Conqueror's Saga #1)

by Kiersten White

SIGNED COPY

This is a signed hardcover that I purchased from Target. It may not be personalized, but it is signed and the cover art is breathtaking.

9.

Now I Rise

(The Conqueror's Saga #2)

by Kiersten White

SIGNED COPY

Another signed hardback that I purchased at Target.

10.

Gemina

(The Illuminae Files #2)

by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

SIGNED COPY

And another signed hardback that I purchased at Target. Gods, I love that place!

What are some of the books on your shelf that are most precious to you? Feel free to leave the link to your Top Ten Tuesday post!