OT: I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!!

Aethelred

I joined the Folio Society early this year and they have so many wonderful editions of classic history and literature books that I can't seem to stop myself from ordering! I joined only because I wanted their Tolkien set. I told myself that I would only buy the four additional books that were required to complete my end of the deal and then I would be done with them. I ordered "Lives of the Twelve Caesars" and three books on medieval history, they also sent me "The Greek Myths" by Robert Graves as a free bonus. When my books got here I was amazed at the quality, there is nothing that I have seen that can rival the perfection of Folio Society books, each comes in it's own slipcase with buckram or blocked cloth covers and printed on wood-free and acid-free paper. There are few things that fire me up as much as a beautiful book! At any rate when I got the catalog of all the titles that they offer things got really out of hand, I am buying books that I already own in other editions because these are such a pleasure to read (you should see their editions of Homer)!

I just placed an order for these:

ajaan

<< <i> HELP ME!!! I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!! >>


What do you want us to do? kick you in the crotch?

sumnom

These days I spend WAAAY more money on books than on coins. I don't know what's happening to me...

Aethelred

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<< <i> HELP ME!!! I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!! >>


What do you want us to do? kick you in the crotch? >>



Talk me out of it or poke me in the eyes!

ajaan

I think a kick in the crotch will work better.

wybrit

How about having a ?

AuldFartte

Thanks a lot, Æthelred ... Now I'm gonna have to join, too
There goes the coin budget ... again !!!

cosmicdebris

At least those books are sort of coin related most of my money is going towards home improvements.

Aethelred

<< <i>Thanks a lot, Æthelred ... Now I'm gonna have to join, too
There goes the coin budget ... again !!! >>



The Folio Society

lordmarcovan

We could gouge your eyes out with a stick, but you'd still be able to buy coin books...

Aethelred

<< <i>We could gouge your eyes out with a stick, but you'd still be able to buy coin books...

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lordmarcovan

I made that one for some post a while ago and saved it in my Upload Box.

I knew it would come in handy again one day. (The Braille characters on the cover spell out I-D-I-O-T.)

SYRACUSIAN

they also send me "The Greek Myths" by Robert Graves as a free bonus.

BigAlan

I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!!


Rookie, I spend food money on books.

Aethelred

<< <i>I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!!


Rookie, I spend food money on books. >>



Darn, why didn't I think of that before now???

SYRACUSIAN

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<< <i>I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!!


Rookie, I spend food money on books. >>



Darn, why didn't I think of that before now??? >>





Because if you had, queenie would have you for breakfast.

Aethelred

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Because if you had, queenie would have you for breakfast. >>




I could take that in more than one way!

sumnom

Rookie, I spend food money on books.

I was going to say, "Been there, done that," but it would be more accurate to say, "Am there, doing that."

AlaBill

Please don't get me started back buying books. I only quit because I ran out of shelf space in my library.

laurentyvan

I haven't spent a dime on coins in six weeks (after overextending my coin budget) but have added numerous books to the library in that time period.

I don't mind-books and coins usually make a great marriage.

Aethelred, the Folio society is indeed a great source but have you considered buying genuinely old books with great leather covers, gilt edging, etc?

wybrit

I'm spending all of my coin money on books!!!


Rookie, I spend food money on books.


For me, buying a copy of Spink would mean having to go without 400 meals of top ramen noodles.

Aethelred

<< <i>I don't mind-books and coins usually make a great marriage.

Aethelred, the Folio society is indeed a great source but have you considered buying genuinely old books with great leather covers, gilt edging, etc? >>



Coins and books do go together quite well, in fact I can't imagine one without the other.

I have two books from the 1700s, but I can't really get into books that I so special I am afraid to read them.