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Alisa · 03-07-2008, 04:57 PM

LOL. One of my big problems with old books is the smell. Dust and mold. I sneeze my head off. Even if you clean your books regularly, it's hard to stave off the mold. I have a lovely old volume of the complete works of Shakespeare. It's not fancy but it belonged to an English teacher and has tons of notes in the margins. 10 minutes with that book and I'm bloodshot and sniffling. I really should have all enclosed bookcases but they're kinda pricey. If I only had one shelf of treasured books, they'd be stored perfectly. As it is, I just get rid of most of my books. DH is a bit of a packrat, though. He does re-read quite a few of them but not enough to account for as many as we have.

03-07-2008, 04:57 PM	#20
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	LOL. One of my big problems with old books is the smell. Dust and mold. I sneeze my head off. Even if you clean your books regularly, it's hard to stave off the mold. I have a lovely old volume of the complete works of Shakespeare. It's not fancy but it belonged to an English teacher and has tons of notes in the margins. 10 minutes with that book and I'm bloodshot and sniffling. I really should have all enclosed bookcases but they're kinda pricey. If I only had one shelf of treasured books, they'd be stored perfectly. As it is, I just get rid of most of my books. DH is a bit of a packrat, though. He does re-read quite a few of them but not enough to account for as many as we have.