Collecting

Romance

Novels

The Romance Collection at the Lilly Library

In 2021, Rebecca sold a 100-lot capsule collection to the Lilly Library that surveys the history of the romance novel in English. The PDF below catalogues the collection in its entirety.

Collecting Romance Is Important.

Listen to Rebecca’s conversation with Fated Mates about the creation of the capsule collection and why it’s important to get involved in collecting the materials that are meaningful to you.

Collection of Mills & Boon and Harlequin books laid out

9 Reasons Why Rare Romance Books Matter

A conversation with Andrea Martucci at Shelf Love: “Suspend your assumptions about rare books - Rebecca Romney shares how rare book collection can be for everyone, and is a critical component of preserving romance genre history. Work by marginalized people has frequently been considered unimportant or devalued in the rare book world - learn how Rebecca's work (part detective, part scholar, part marketer) is important not just for romance scholars, but for all of us, and how we all have a role to play.”

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Rebecca issues regular e-lists of vintage, rare, and collectible romance books. Sign up if you want to see what’s offered or add more collectible romance to your shelves: