tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post2156635405354891105..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Infinitely Collectable BooksMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-71928792278177060362007-10-19T02:11:00.000-07:002007-10-19T02:11:00.000-07:00The pristine unread books on my shelves are increa...The pristine unread books on my shelves are increasing both in absolute numbers and as a percentage. They may already be in the majority. I find it genuinely depressing.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-88205118035475803022007-10-15T08:16:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:16:00.000-07:00If carefully orchestrated wear and tear makes a bo...If carefully orchestrated wear and tear makes a book more valuable, then my net worth is increasing daily. Luckily, I have no desire to sell anything, so I'm only harming my heirs. And in the meantime, I console myself with what what Michael Dirda exclaimed upon examining Gardner Dozois's bookshelves: "Gardner, you have the most delightfully READ books I've ever seen!"<BR/><BR/>What on earth would Cabell have made of the Starbucks? The mind boggles.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-16655263993228893922007-10-13T18:30:00.000-07:002007-10-13T18:30:00.000-07:00Might not some carefully orchestrated wear enhance...Might not some carefully orchestrated wear enhance the collectibility of the book? A ringmark left by James Branch Cabell's own coffee mug for example.<BR/><BR/>I understand that the James Branch Cabell Library has a Starbucks in it.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.com