Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
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Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
OK, inspired by pictures of Neil Gaiman's private book collection, I wonder if other forum members have collections of books that are also as large?
Here's pictures of my bookshelves and some books I'm reading in February '10:
Postings are welcome...
Here's pictures of my bookshelves and some books I'm reading in February '10:
Postings are welcome...
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'Secondly, I don't see why "income inequality" is a bad thing. Poverty is not an injustice. There is no such thing as causes for poverty, only causes for wealth. Poverty is not a wrong, but taking money from those who have it to equalize incomes is basically theft, which is wrong.' - Typical Randroid
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
First two books on the left, top shelf of top picture: Are they any good?
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
I used to have loads of books but since getting an E-Book Reader I've sold all mhy Star Wars books and am slowly selling off everything else as I am able to replace them electronically.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Same thing here. I mean, I've gotten rid of most of the star wars books; except for the Thrawn Trilogy and the Thrawn Duology, and one or two others.Lord Pounder wrote:I used to have loads of books but since getting an E-Book Reader I've sold all mhy Star Wars books and am slowly selling off everything else as I am able to replace them electronically.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Do you plan on organizing your collection at all?Big Orange wrote:Snip images
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Bookshelf 1-1
Bookshelf 1-2
Bookshelf 2-1
Bookshelf 2-2
Bookshelf 3-1
Bookshelf 3-2
Bookshelf 3-3
Bookshelf 3-4
Bookshelf 3-5
Bookshelf 3-6
Bookshelf 3-7
Bookshelf 4-1
Bookshelf 4-2
Bookshelf 5-1
Bookshelf 5-2
Bookshelf 5-3
I believe I win this thread, good sir.
BTW, Navies in the Nuclear Age (shown in 3-3) is signed by one of it's authors - a Mr. Stuart Slade. Perhaps you've heard of him?
Bookshelf 1-2
Bookshelf 2-1
Bookshelf 2-2
Bookshelf 3-1
Bookshelf 3-2
Bookshelf 3-3
Bookshelf 3-4
Bookshelf 3-5
Bookshelf 3-6
Bookshelf 3-7
Bookshelf 4-1
Bookshelf 4-2
Bookshelf 5-1
Bookshelf 5-2
Bookshelf 5-3
I believe I win this thread, good sir.
BTW, Navies in the Nuclear Age (shown in 3-3) is signed by one of it's authors - a Mr. Stuart Slade. Perhaps you've heard of him?
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"The present air situation in the Pacific is entirely the result of fighting a fifth rate air power." - U.S. Navy Memo - 24 July 1944
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Clean the glass door on that first shelf, man. It's fucking filthy.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Oh Shep. Sweet, innocent little Shep.
You do realize that I have to rape you now, yes?
Pics to come later, I still have 5 bookshelves left in my siblings rooms that necessitate their waking up.
You do realize that I have to rape you now, yes?
Pics to come later, I still have 5 bookshelves left in my siblings rooms that necessitate their waking up.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
No, please don't. We still remember the piles of dirty paperbacks you posted last time.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Is it just me or is every one of your books military related?MKSheppard wrote:I believe I win this thread, good sir.
You should diversify a bit, try some romance novels or something to round out your collection.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
You mean porn for women?muse wrote:You should diversify a bit, try some romance novels or something to round out your collection.
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"The present air situation in the Pacific is entirely the result of fighting a fifth rate air power." - U.S. Navy Memo - 24 July 1944
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Star Wars Books: Labyrinth of Evil, Traitor, The Final Prophecy, The Unifying Force, Bloodlines, Tempest, Fury, Knights of the Old Republic: Daze of Hate/Knights of Suffering, Knights of the Old Republic Vindication, Outcast, Omen
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
I should probably have just posted a picture of a hard drive, because that's were most of my books are.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Right, in the end I couldn't be bothered with taking pictures of the last 4 bookcases in their location, so here are most of the books that I have at home available and printed:
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
In bookshelf #1 we see a book called Mermaid's Song by Alida Van Gores! It's probably got one of those hokey book covers with a busty woman falling over some broad-chested torn-shirt guy*! SHEPPY POOH!MKSheppard wrote:You mean porn for women?muse wrote:You should diversify a bit, try some romance novels or something to round out your collection.
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*No! It has sexy topless mermaids instead! Awesome, Shep!
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Damn, once I get home I need to sort through my pictures because I've been to Weimar recently. Sadly I couldn't take pictures of Goethe's personal library - too dark and flash is out of the question of course - but I think I have pictures of the Anna Amalia library (one of the finest libraries around, even after the catastrophic fire a few years back, and a library Goethe himself helped build and checked books out of).
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Nothing overly spectacular but a good hardback collection isn't exactly cheap.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
A Stephen King fan, eh? Now that's a collection I can appreciate.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
It is fantastic. I just like all the pictures. You guys has a wonderful collection I must say that. The photos are really amazing. I feel that these are library photos. I like both photos and books also. Nice work, Keep it up.
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Two of my shelves
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Re: Photos of Book Collections (BIG).
Here are some shots of my bookshelf. I couldn't find a decent bookshelf sized specifically for paperbacks (which is the majority of my books) so I built these shelves from scratch. They are also custom fitted around a hide-a-bed, please excuse the unfolded laundry currently residing on it. If I ever built another bookshelf, I'm so not going to stain it again and simply paint it instead. I didn't realize just how much surface area a bookshelf has, and the sanding, pre-staining, and two coats of stain took forever to do. ( I could only work on a maximum of three planks at a time due to space constraints and the stain needs to set overnight.)
The books are mostly sci-fi / fantasy and almost all of them were bought at used bookstores. Nothing like cheap books with only the occasional piece of dried snot found among the pages to mar the experience.
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The books are mostly sci-fi / fantasy and almost all of them were bought at used bookstores. Nothing like cheap books with only the occasional piece of dried snot found among the pages to mar the experience.
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