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Count of Undolpho said:I would be right up there with you but for SWMBO and the kids - I gave away enough books to fill three quarters of a VW Transporter when we first moved in together.
Due to SWMBO becoming disabled we've just downsized again so I have to lose even more :icon_sad:
Wow still sounds like a great library , ive virtually had to limit my collection to mainly one author !Lose the beard said:My wife is a book fan, but we had to have a big clear out a few years back as we had to convert her library back into a bedroom so one of the kids could move back home. We gave over 4000 books to a charity shop, we only kept about 500 which were the special ones.
We have a really old big bible which we want to get restored, just need to find someone to do it.
mrlimbo said:Trouble with "book restoration" is that the cost of the restore often far outweighs the value of the book , is it a victorian bible with heavily embossed boards ?
monkeytennis said:I love books but find my kindle so much more convenient, no more carrying two books if I was on call and may have finished the 1st, or putting off reading a book as it was too heavy or a limited edition. I still buy the odd real book but normally a lovely special edition version.
Lose the beard said:mrlimbo said:Trouble with "book restoration" is that the cost of the restore often far outweighs the value of the book , is it a victorian bible with heavily embossed boards ?
Yes, that describes it pretty well, the front cover and spine have both become detached as well. I can do some pictures when I get home if it helps.
Persius said:Personally, I do not & will not use a Kindle or the like. I just prefer holding a paper book in my hands. I also like the way they grace our bookshelves.
GOLDCREST said:No my Friend you are by no means alone in your love of books...my Art Room is lined with them...floor to ceiling shelves....rank after rank of magical, fascinating books.........
I can't stand these electronic things, there is something nice about real books, the smell, the feel, the turning of real pages......and of course, real books never need batteries.
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