Your library, on the record

Keep the exact editions on your shelves.

Build a record around the editions you own, organize them into collections, and decide which shelves you want to keep to yourself or share with other collectors.

See how collections work

A catalogue for your own shelves

Know what you own, copy by copy.

A collection begins with the shared edition record, then leaves room for the details that belong to your physical copy and the way you arrange your library.

Start with the exact edition.

Find the edition in the Rare Bindings catalogue, then add the copy on your shelf. The shared edition record keeps details such as publisher, format and special features attached to the right book.

Organize a library that makes sense to you.

Keep an owned shelf, then make custom collections for a series, a publisher, signed copies or any other grouping you use to understand your books.

Choose who can see each collection.

Private collections stay visible only to you. Unlisted collections stay off your profile but can be opened by anyone with the share link. Public collections appear on your profile and can also be shared by link.

Sharing stays in your hands

Keep a collection private or share it.

Each collection has its own visibility setting. Review each collection and choose whether only you can see it, anyone with its link can open it, or it appears on your profile.

Private: Only you can view the collection. Link sharing is disabled.
Unlisted: Hidden from your profile. Anyone with its link can view it.
Public: Shown on your profile. Anyone with its link can view it.

Current market context

See a current market estimate for your collection.

Where we have eligible sold records for the exact edition, Rare Bindings shows a low, median and high estimate with its evidence and shelf coverage. It is market context, not a promised sale price or an appraisal of your copy.

How valuations work

Your private records

Build a private record for insurance conversations.

Record condition, purchase details, photos, receipts and a declared value for each copy, then export a CSV or PDF schedule and an evidence bundle. A declared value is the figure you enter; it is separate from a Rare Bindings market estimate.

Rare Bindings is not an insurer, broker or professional appraiser. Creating a record does not insure a book or guarantee insurer acceptance, replacement cost or claim payment. Confirm the evidence and valuation method your insurer requires.

Your books, arranged your way

Start with the next edition on your shelf.

Add the exact edition, place it in the collections that matter to you, then review the visibility setting for each collection.