April 12, 2024
Lot of 12 ANTIQUE VINTAGE BLUE Books -- Decorating - Library -- 1900's (BLUE B)
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I am beginning to clear out my HUGE library of interesting old books. I've been putting this off for years, because I couldn't decide how to sort them -- colors? decades? bindings? subject? Should I put them into little groups or huge lots? Should I put together themed lots with quirky titles? With intriguing titles? Sentimental titles? There were too many decisions to make and meanwhile, I just kept collecting books and storing them in random boxes, dozens of random boxes and I've got to get some of them out of here. So, for now at least, I'm going to try to sort these using a few basic criteria: 1. Rough time periods; 2. Good-looking spines; 3. General topics, ie. fiction, medical, etc.; 4. Ability to fit inside a 12" x 12" x 16" box. Many of these books are from my own bookshelves, and many are from estate sales, garage sales, and library sales. My father is a retired professor of American and Victorian Literature and many of these books are from his personal collection. (He moved last year and decided to thin out his library.) Almost all of the books are in very good vintage condition with minimal marks other than owner's names on the fly and, once-in-a-while, some private library markings. Some of the juvenile titles may have some antique pencil scribblings. They are all readable and there are lots of interesting (and some valuable)
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