Vintage Book Collecting
Here at Sweet Savage Flame, we’ve previously talked about where to look for vintage romance novels.
The original editions of these romances are (obviously) out-of-print and hard to find. If you do, they will be very expensive if you purchase them via mail-order.
One negative is that you can never be sure what condition they’ll be in when you get them.
Out in the wild, at thrift stores, etc., you may find them for a bargain. In pristine condition, no less. If you do, snatch them up!
We’ve compiled a list of some of the most difficult old-school paperback romance novels to track down. They are hard to find, expensive, and rare. Some of these books we’re lucky to have in our collection, others we once had and sold or lost (how foolish!). And finally, there are those we’d pay our weight in gold to have.
(Well, birth weight, maybe! 😜)
Out-Of-Print Or First Editions Priced from $15 to $40
- Judy Cuevas – Bliss $12 – $25
- Eleanora De Vincent – Dark Dream of Love $15
- Teresa Denys – The Flesh and the Devil $15 – $40
- (Depends on whether paperback or hardcover)
- Christina Dodd – Castles in the Air $15 – $30
- (3-armed-version) Avon, 1993
- Beverly Jenkins – Always and Forever $20 – $30
- Beverly Jenkins – Before the Dawn $25 – $35
- Beverly Jenkins – Belle and the Beau $25 – $40
- Charlotte Lamb – Temptation $20 – $50
- Francine Rivers – Not So Wild A Dream $20 – $40
- Francine Rivers – A Fire in the Heart $15 – $60
- Francine Rivers – Outlaw’s Embrace $25
- Francine Rivers – Rebel in His Arms $25-$30
Hard to Find Books That Will Cost About $40-50+
- Lisa Kleypas – Give Me Tonight $35-$60
- Lisa Kleypas – Love, Come to Me $65- $80
- Francine Rivers – Redeeming Love $50 – $70
- (Original only)
- Francine Rivers – Heart In Hiding $30 – $90
- Francine Rivers – Kathleen $25 – $75
- Francine Rivers – Sycamore Hill $30 – $60
- Janet Louise Roberts / Louisa Bronte– Her Demon Lover $30 – $50
- Depends on which version (Regular Avon Gothic or Avon Satanic Gothic)
- June Lund Shiplett – Journey to Yesterday 1977 $20-$50
- Tracy West – A Lesson In Love $35 – $90
- Original Version, Silhouette First Love,1982
- Patricia Vaughan – Shadows On the Bayou $50- $60
- Valerie Vayle – Night Fire $60 – $90
The Great White Whales of Romance Novels $100+
(aka) Romances That Are Darn Near Impossible to Find–and If You Do, You’ll Have to Pay A Lot
- Teresa Denys – The Silver Devil $150-???
- (Depends on whether the 1980 Futura version or 1984 Ballantine edition w/ H. Tom Hall cover)
- Judy Cuevas – Dance $150 – $300
- Beverly Jenkins – Indigo $200 – GOOD LUCK!
- (Original) Avon
- Beverly Jenkins – Night Song $150 – GOOD LUCK!
- (Original) Avon, 1994
- Nicole Jordan – Velvet Embrace $70 – $100
- Original 1987 Zebra Edition
- Lisa Kleypas – Where Passion Leads $250 – $500
- Lisa Kleypas – Forever My Love $100- $250
- Christine Monson – Stormfire $100 – $250 & GOOD LUCK!
- Francine Rivers – Hearts Divided $150 – $200
- Francine Rivers – This Golden Valley $90 – $200
- Francine Rivers – Sarina $100 – $200
- Nora Roberts – Promise Me Tomorrow $90 – $150
- Day Taylor – The Black Swan $100 – $150
- Rosalind Welles – Entwined Destinies $150 – $300
Your Opinion
What do you think of these expensive, hard-to-find romances? Would you pay that much for these books? What hard-to-find, out-of-print books did we miss? Do you own any of these romance novels?
As, always, please drop a comment, and let’s talk romance!