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For the Love of Books

Thoughts on why we collect books.

I have always loved to read.

Either for pleasure or knowledge reading has been a constant activity in my life. As I grew older I discovered the delight of collecting first edition books.

Why collect books? I can put a very large library of books on a wide variety of e-readers.

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My answer to that is that there is something special about a book, the care taken in its binding, the aroma of the paper, the tactile feel of a book in my hands. No e-device can compare to this (said as I write this on a tablet!).

What I hope to try and share in this blog is what I have learned about collecting first edition books in the hopes that another collector will be born.

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Till next time..

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