I can hardly be considered a book collector, but I do enjoy the extreme beginnings of an antique book collection.
I am a fan of Alexandre Dumas, and I will hopefully have a very serious antique collection of his works to pass on to a neice or nephew someday. Currently, of Dumas' works, I have a collection of 2 books in 3 Volumes. The Forty-Five Guardsman in one, and The Count of Monte Cristo(very poorly translated) in 2 Volumes. Both are more than 100 years old.
The Valois Romances includes:
Queen Margot(La Reine Margot)
The Lady of Monsoreau(La dame de Monsoreau)
The Forty-Five Guardsman(Les Quartante-Cinq)
Hopefully soon I can have the first 2 within the years end. I am looking for these books published in 1900 by Thomas Crowell & Co. A complete set at the condition I desire is worth approx. 200-250 USD.
I will also be trying to attain 2 sets of the D'artagnan Romances next year. I require 2 sets because the final book, Vicomte De Bragelone:Ten Years Later is usually printed in 3 or 4 volumes. I want a set of each.
The Three Musketeers
Twenty Years After
The Vicomte de Bragelonne
Ten Years Later(This book does not appear in the the 3 volume set)
Louise de la Vallière
The Man in the Iron Mask
My favorite book is a collection itself. I have numerous copies(only one being old) of The Count Of Monte Cristo. Seeing the differences in the wording chosen by the translators is always an adventure. I sometimes turn to a bridged version and fill in the sometimes complete chapters that have been taken out.