Friends of Library Offer Collectors' Corner

Volunteer members of Friends of the East Providence Public Library have gathered more than 100 special or unusual books that have been donated by library patrons. 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 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. In the Antiquarian Section, an 1896 edition of The Compleat Angler: The Contemplative Man’s Recreation by Izaak Walton, is the most celebrated book on fishing. It is a combination of fishing techniques, songs, poems and folklore and it sells for $40. A 1963 edition of The War of the Worlds/Time Machine by H.G. Wells, sells for $10 from the Classics Section. The Rhode Island Section features a 1945 copy of Ship Construction Progress, by Walsh-Kaiser Co., which built ships for use in World War II. This copy belonged to J.J. Walsh and it sells for $15. Kimoki of the Cliffs by Isis Harrington is illustrated with drawings of native American children. It was written by a teacher at the Indian School in Albuquerque, NM in 1934. The price is $15.

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. All proceeds from the Collectors’ Corner benefit the East Providence Public Library.