MORE BOOKS ADDED TO FRIENDS’ COLLECTORS’ CORNER
Friends of the East Providence Public Library have added more special or unusual books that have been donated by library patrons to their Collectors’ Corner.
These collectible books will be available at the Fall Book Sale October 2 to 5, 2025.
A list of some of these special books is available on the Friends of the East Providence Library web page on the East Providence Public Library website, www.eastprovidencelibrary.org. Just click on About, then Friends of the Library. The books are listed with a short description and price on the site. Dozens of books are featured on a wide variety of topics. More are added as they arrive.
Among the current books offered in the Interesting Finds Section is a 5-volume 40th anniversary set of The Ra Material. These provide an inquiry into the universe’s intricate design and boundless potential for healing, transformation and service. The set sells for $30. The Classics Section features a number of early novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, including a 1914 edition of his well-known Tarzan of the Apes, as well as Tarzan the Terrible, and The Beasts of Tarzan, and early selections from his science-fiction writing, such as The Chessmen of Mars and The Moon Maid. Each is priced at $5. In the Author-Signed Section of the Collectors’ Corner is a 1954 limited-edition of A Fable, signed by noted author William Faulkner. This is #534 of 1000 printed of his Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
Collector’s Corner books will be available at the Fall Book Sale at Weaver Library October 2 to 5. Individuals can also email epcollectorscorner@yahoo.com or call 401-742-2751 for information or to arrange pick up in advance of the sale. All proceeds from the Collectors’ Corner benefit the East Providence Public Library.