Your library?

[Beorn]

These are the only books I have at my home. I haven't been one for buying books in the last five or so years, as the library wasn't too far from where I lived and I didn't have the money to spend on books.
I still haven't gotten my Dad to bring me the book collection I amassed as a child to early twenties. That collection has about 150+ book in it.

[Liffrea]

Originally Posted by Osweo
The reason I bring it up is this; I've got them all in one box, and am not particularly bothered about keeping them - how much do you reckon I could ask for the lot?

Unless they are first editions you can pick them up for a few pounds now, there was a special leather bound edition released a few years back but if it’s not anything like that you might as well keep them.

Also you're missing out leaving it at Hogfather the series becomes a lot less slap stick and far more serious, try Night Watch for an example.

[Jarl]

Mine is big. It occupies the proper library plus several other rooms in my house. I attempted to count it several times, but could never be asked to finish. I estmiate there's got to be at least 10,000 books in there, collected by generations of my family.

[Psychonaut]

I also like Ullarsskald have kept every book i have ever read

Same here. My last estimate was somewhere between five and six thousand.

...sequential art...

I see what you did there...

If I get to count those, then that adds another couple thousand.

[Loddfafner]

Those I keep in my apartment add up to about 300 feet.

[SPQR]

Alright....count them:

You're room looks quite like mine, congrats!

[Svanhild]

My offline library is fairly large. I love to read novels and fantasy stories. Some other books contain informations about nature, history, animals, the universe and technology. The rest is serious reading for my studies.

My computer library is made up of dozens of ebooks and PDFs. Roughly 400 MB altogether.

[Tabiti]

I don't know...It's in two rooms on several different shelves. There are books in front, books in back...

[Aemma]

Ohh I remember having had a chat with Jagey not that long ago where we both talked about the types of libraries we would respectively like to have one day (when rich and perhaps not-so-famous). Our tastes seemed to be similar: walls filled to the rafters with books, comfy leather chairs, a table and a liquor cabinet if I recall--a refuge from the real world and into a land of dreams and thoughts and...well...a drink or two, either alone or with a couple of friends for reading and some good intelligent chat. Somewhat akin to an old-fashioned men's club although women would be allowed.

Anyway, books! Yes I have an addiction. Since I tend to have many books on the go all at once (yes eventually I do finish them, but it takes a while ), I therefore tend to have many books. I've not parted with many over the years other than the odd high school biology text which, well, has outlived its usefulness now after some 20+ years. I'm sure biologists have discovered newer stuff since then! Our tastes vary of course. I'm very much a reader of non-fiction but we have our fair share of fiction as well though most of my fiction preferences tend to be of the escapist "light" reading genre. One's brain needs a rest every so often, no?

So all of this to say, we have some books in our main living room in bookcases. Those found in one bookcase tend to be books that I consult (dictionaries, reference books, books on heathenry, culture, some history, gardening, art). Another book case has some nice hardcover editions, fiction pocketbooks and some children's literature. But mostly, tons of our books are in boxes (some still in my cousin's garden shed from our last move 4.5 years ago! ...what can I say? ).

We do have a spare room which has become the blackhole in the house right now, a repository for all and sundry, which once cleared out will make a great guest room/library!

I'll soon try to post some pics of the bookcases I have now. If you're all lucky I'll also post a pic of my Yule tree which is *still* standing tall.

Nice thread to have started Germanicus! I like very much!

[Germanicus]

The top shelf has Encyclopaedia Brittanica.
2nd shelf has The famous "fifty books", (story novels)
3rd shelf has encylopaedia Brittanica, 1&2 Railway wonders of the world,1&2 Everyone Enquire within, Various American west coast tour books. Famous hot Chillie meals.
4th shelf the complete collection of "People of all nations" Modern British Dictionary, self Educator, Hvca union rule books. Childrens Ecyclopaedia 1&2,
5th shelf, Anglo Saxon Chronicles. various Latin books, fictional books.