What does one do with two shelves plus a couple of books worth of the Encyclopedia Britannica? When I can’t sleep I will open a book at random and read a couple of pages. Some people have stacked them and made end tables or pedetals. Still one can’t give them away and I just can’t bear the thought of putting them in the land fill. Any suggestions.
Books on paper contain dangerously outdated information.All loyal Party members must send their printed books to the Memory Hole, and switch to e-books that will be updated regularly to reflect current Truth.
Still have original Wizard of OZ series, Tom Swift series, & many children’s illustrated books from the late 30s on. Also vintage 1940 World Book encyclopedia. Over ten bookcases full of treasures of the past up through the 60s & 70s including all Pogo books etc. Essential for past ANALOG profession of Advertising Design, Illustration, & 23 years of many assignments in Hallmark Cards Contemporary Design Studio 1960-1983. Most books in boxes after move from village of Catalina far NW Tucson to Oro Valley. Current house has little room for such items, now of less value due to everything accomplished by computers today.
This strip brought to mind a story some of you may have read before in my posts. After my father passed away, 29 years ago, and my mother had been moved to a care facility for Alzheimer’s, I was cleaning out the accumulation of 45 years of their living in the same house. As most of it was so old, I wasn’t being careful and sorting through page by page, but by chance I found a photocopy of a piece of Mongolian currency with the autographs of 13 of the Japanese War Crimes defendants. His sister had been a WAC, and right after WWII, she accepted an assignment to be part of the stenographic team taking and transcribing testimony at the trials in Tokyo, and had gotten the autographs. On the photocopy I found, in his handwriting, was the statement “I have the original”. At that point I had already filled at least 4 dumpsters of 6 cubic yards apiece, which had been taken to the dump. The original never turned up. I fancy it would be worth quite a bit more than $100 if I had found it. Knowing my father, he probably took it with him.
allen@home about 4 years ago
After she’s finished going thru all of them Gaylord then what will you do.
stairsteppublishing about 4 years ago
What does one do with two shelves plus a couple of books worth of the Encyclopedia Britannica? When I can’t sleep I will open a book at random and read a couple of pages. Some people have stacked them and made end tables or pedetals. Still one can’t give them away and I just can’t bear the thought of putting them in the land fill. Any suggestions.
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
All books are worth keeping, all. I’d bet $100 on that, easily!
eric about 4 years ago
Books on paper contain dangerously outdated information.All loyal Party members must send their printed books to the Memory Hole, and switch to e-books that will be updated regularly to reflect current Truth.
david_42 about 4 years ago
Some radio idiot put a few $100 bills in library books and announced it on his show. Teenagers destroyed the library looking for them.
DavidHEvans about 4 years ago
They can be recycled.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member about 4 years ago
Still have original Wizard of OZ series, Tom Swift series, & many children’s illustrated books from the late 30s on. Also vintage 1940 World Book encyclopedia. Over ten bookcases full of treasures of the past up through the 60s & 70s including all Pogo books etc. Essential for past ANALOG profession of Advertising Design, Illustration, & 23 years of many assignments in Hallmark Cards Contemporary Design Studio 1960-1983. Most books in boxes after move from village of Catalina far NW Tucson to Oro Valley. Current house has little room for such items, now of less value due to everything accomplished by computers today.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 4 years ago
This strip brought to mind a story some of you may have read before in my posts. After my father passed away, 29 years ago, and my mother had been moved to a care facility for Alzheimer’s, I was cleaning out the accumulation of 45 years of their living in the same house. As most of it was so old, I wasn’t being careful and sorting through page by page, but by chance I found a photocopy of a piece of Mongolian currency with the autographs of 13 of the Japanese War Crimes defendants. His sister had been a WAC, and right after WWII, she accepted an assignment to be part of the stenographic team taking and transcribing testimony at the trials in Tokyo, and had gotten the autographs. On the photocopy I found, in his handwriting, was the statement “I have the original”. At that point I had already filled at least 4 dumpsters of 6 cubic yards apiece, which had been taken to the dump. The original never turned up. I fancy it would be worth quite a bit more than $100 if I had found it. Knowing my father, he probably took it with him.