Help me decide which set to buy
So I want to get a set that's pretty but also durable, I want to be able to actually read the books without worry about them falling apart or getting damaged easily. I have a set I absolutely LOVE but unfortunately it's super delicate, I still read it just very carefully and don't risk traveling with it.
I've narrowed it down to 3 sets I like, Chiltern, penguin clothbound and Cranford. Each has pros and cons
Penguin clothbound- this set I have been in love with for years it was always a set I wanted to get so it's just been sitting in my Amazon Wish List it was on sale so I started looking into it and that's why I started uncovering some issues that made me concerned. Mainly it seems to be common knowledge that these do not hold up well even as display books they tend to rub off their design just sitting next to each other. Which has really put me off of them because I want to book I can read or at the very least I want to be able to display it but these don't seem to hold up to being displayed very well either so that's unfortunate
Cranford- I came across these while searching for an alternative and they are absolutely gorgeous only problem is they are extremely hard to find because it turns out they were part of a subscription service? And also seem to be mostly in the UK not that easy to find in the USA. The UK versions people are selling for an astronomical amount I did find it on this one site called hardback novels or something like that. My only gripe is the Mansfield Park version is just the Pride and Prejudice but in a different color and that annoys me. I did find them on book a million which I've never ordered from but I've heard people say that this is the supplier for them in america? Now these versions do look different than the ones that I put up there mainly Mansfield Park in Northanger Abbey look completely different and the Emma one also looks different so I'm a little bit Unsure how I feel about that plus I've got almost no reviews on that site which makes me nervous
Chiltern- now this one came out of absolutely nowhere I think I first saw it on the subreddit actually and made me curious so I looked into it and I do see them on Amazon which I like cuz I can see how many reviews in any issues people have with them. I do love the designs they're not usually a design I go for but I find them really pretty, not a huge fan of the persuasion cover but I still find it pretty I love the gold too. My question is I don't know much about this brand or this one in particular so I'm wondering if anyone has bought it before how well it holds up?
If anyone owns any of these sets I would love to know your opinions on them how well they hold up to being read and traveling. I do have book sleeves that I put my books in when I'm traveling but I'm trying to find a plastic cover that I can put on my books to make them easier to travel with in my bag but I do like to protect them while I travel still