Friends’ Fall Book Sale to Feature “Collectors’ Corner”

Volunteer members of Friends of the East Providence Public Library have gathered more than 100 special or unusual books donated in recent months. These collectible books will be featured at the Fall Book Sale at Weaver Library on Members Only Preview Night, Thursday, October 24 from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Friday to Sunday, October 25 to 27 during library hours.

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 Collectors’ Corner are a number of author/illustrator-signed children’s books, including Becky’s Birthday by Tasha Tudor, for $50. Treat yourself to a signed copy of Norman Rockwell: My Adventures as an Illustrator, an autobiography of this iconic artist, for $40. A rare, signed, limited edition of a five-volume collection of poetry by the 1922 Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Edward Arlington Robinson, is also available.

Purchase a 1937 first edition of Antoinette Dowling’s Early Homes of Rhode Island for $25. The Collectors’ Corner features a large collection of books related to film. Included are books on the history of film studios, familiar and less well-known westerns, science fiction, horror films and actors. Take home a biography of Tom Mix, an insight into Abbott and Costello, or a reflection on the many actors to play James Bond.

For Townies, the Collectors’ Corner will also feature selected editions of The Crimson, the East Providence High School yearbook. If you want to replace your lost copy or to get one you never had, this is your best opportunity. Crimson yearbooks include 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1973, 1972, 1950 and 1946. A copy of the EPHS Alumni Directory for 2007 is also available. Yearbooks are $15 each.

Following the book sale, the remaining collection will be available for viewing by appointment only by sending an email to epcollectorscorner@yahoo.com or calling 401-433-3463. As with The Friends’ seasonal sales and ongoing book sale, all proceeds from the Collectors’ Corner benefit the East Providence Public Library.