Posted on 03/23/2006 11:53:14 AM PST by Physicist
Kugel with rice and black beans? Gefilte Fish Tacos?
I prefer to keep the editions of books I've read. I don't have a great photographic memory but I do have general recall as to where I saw something and when the pages are laid out differently (or the edition goes from hardcover to paperback) it can be much harder to reference a quote or subject.
It must be more daunting to have a huge number of records than a huge number of books. No matter how fast you read, you can in principle read faster, so even a rather large collection is within the potential reach of a human life, even if you read slowly for now.
Records take a well-defined amount time to listen to properly; once they add up to more than the longest human life span, you know you'll insult at least some of your collection by never once listening to them.
I move alot and I had to give up schlepping books everywhere I went. It was very freeing once I let it go.
I'm into first editions (preferably signed) as well. Alibris.com has been an incredible source for me. I have first editions of nearly all of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Stout rocks (Wolfe rolls). ;-)
One collector was also a shop owner and made a good dent into trying to obtain one copy of every record ever released. I think his store inventory alone was something like 250,000 records (don't recall his personal collection number).
Sigh. I'm known as a very tight tight-wad. Until I get near a book. Then take your pick of images. Like a child in a candy shop. An alcoholic in a state store. The wallet and/or credit card knows boundaries no longer. My husband and I are going to move when we can get the house ready to sell. I have one main request--a room big enough for a good-sized library. I would sleep and eat in there if necessary.
Don't be silly. More like Gefilte Fish Enchiladas.
I must confess tis I. I love books and think a house is naked without book shelves. I have books in about every nook and cranny of our house. Books are my security blanket. I actually love the smell and feel of books. Especially the texture of older leather bound books.
My father loved to read and passed that love on to me. I still remember the last book he read to me. He died when I was seven so that memory is precious.
Give me a cup of tea, a good book and some fine music and I have my own little slice of heaven.
I own several thousand books - my wife put her foot down and now I am on a strict maintenance program.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Books hold little value if they aren't 1st edtions,1st printings (with an A or 1 on the copyright page) or in leather. Also must be free of remainder marks. Some just aren't worth keeping.
That's interesting. I do the same thing. I need books I've used for later reference. My books have been in storage for a number of years now and I feel like part of me is missing. It's very frustrating.
My book collection has been a matter of dispute since my wife and I were married 16 years ago.
They fill not only the bookcases in the den, but most of the den closet, most of the attic and several drawers throughout the house.
When she had our 2nd daughter last November, she put her foot down and demanded that I free up some space in the den clsoet for the baby's things. So, I bought some large plastic containers, filled them with books, sealed them up and took them outside to the storage shed. That gave her half the closet, but the other half is still full of my books.
I can't help it!
(sigh)
This is me. I just turned my spare bedroom into a library. I bought 2 more bookcases and filled 1 of them with the books I had on the coffee table.
LOL
I had to do a double-take after reading the article and seeing the uncaptioned photo (post #3) because Dupont Circle "partners" are typically not of the opposite sex. The photo is not of the pair mentioned above, but of a different pair mentioned in the article. It is still undetermined if the bibliopath is more of a fruitcake than you already mentioned.
I will probe no further into the Dupont Circle duo, due to fear of probing retribution.
yes.
My shelves were filled 10 years ago and now the books are stacked all over.
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