Comments on: The Vagrant Book http://www.zenoli.net/2007/03/the-vagrant-book/ High Weirdness in Low Places Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: paul http://www.zenoli.net/2007/03/the-vagrant-book/comment-page-1/#comment-26 paul Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:57:26 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/03/the-vagrant-book/#comment-26 The very thought of having my books scattered around the globe gives me nightmares. For a while, M------ and I had boxes in four locations across two states, and that was more than bad enough. For that matter, it's bad enough having them in the attic! I've always been too tender-hearted for the serious, full-on cull that the book collection needs, but its day will be soon. (Well, perhaps within the next four years, which is soon as these things go.) I did survive my <a href="/2007/01/book-disposal-the-horror/" rel="nofollow">recent experience</a> of actually throwing books into the trash, so I'm getting closer to moving away from this bibliomaniacal <i>gloutonnerie</i> toward a more measured <i>gourmandise</i>. The very thought of having my books scattered around the globe gives me nightmares. For a while, M—— and I had boxes in four locations across two states, and that was more than bad enough. For that matter, it’s bad enough having them in the attic!

I’ve always been too tender-hearted for the serious, full-on cull that the book collection needs, but its day will be soon. (Well, perhaps within the next four years, which is soon as these things go.)

I did survive my recent experience of actually throwing books into the trash, so I’m getting closer to moving away from this bibliomaniacal gloutonnerie toward a more measured gourmandise.

]]> By: Conrad http://www.zenoli.net/2007/03/the-vagrant-book/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Conrad Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:02:07 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/03/the-vagrant-book/#comment-25 You think that's bad? Try having books in different countries. Of course, there's always culling. I remember reading about a Victorian collector who refused to have anything bad on his shelves--thus he would dismember and re-bind the good parts of various Collected Works. For me, nostalgic attachment has long since ceased to be a valid criterion for book-possession. Out you go, <em>1984</em>. Etc. You think that’s bad? Try having books in different countries. Of course, there’s always culling. I remember reading about a Victorian collector who refused to have anything bad on his shelves–thus he would dismember and re-bind the good parts of various Collected Works. For me, nostalgic attachment has long since ceased to be a valid criterion for book-possession. Out you go, 1984. Etc.

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