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Old 03.26.2006, 04:18 PM   #21
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I just had a weird respect (and deep love) for books ever since I was a small child.

One of the most pleasing things in the world is when I buy an old book and inside I find an old, relevant newspaper cutting that a previous owner has left there - it's something I do myself regularly.

A couple more, if I may be so bold:

Full Circle: Shakespeare and Moral Development by Alan Hobson

The Progress of the Soul by Richard E Hughes (a biography of JOhn Donne)
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:26 PM   #22
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I like buying old books that obviously were given to someone as a gift, but they sold them or someone was studying it. At this second-hand bookstore I go to, I bought a copy of The Iliad and inside is all of these notes scrawled about. It's really interesting.
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:32 PM   #23
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I find nothing more irritating than people who've used a book to study and have underlined sections in pen, as with my recently acquired second-hand copy of Kierkegaards 'concluding unscientific postscript' which is very good. Thanks for your query.
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:34 PM   #24
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It's only really annoying to me if the writing gets in the way of the text. I just liked that this guy's notes simplified it a bit.
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:38 PM   #25
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I have a used copy of Thomas Pynchon's V and it is full of somebody's notes, underlined passages, comments, it's interesting.
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:45 PM   #26
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Yep....peoples notes are pretty interesting for the most part but they can annoy in equal measures as well. I would be interested to read anyones notes on V though.
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:52 PM   #27
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I was going to buy a copy of Ulysses by James Joyce with notes in it, and decided not to. Now I wish I had.
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Old 03.26.2006, 04:53 PM   #28
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I've got a couple of Shakespeare's plays with old observations in. I find them quite interesting, all in all.
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Old 03.26.2006, 08:47 PM   #29
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i have the last days of pompei, 1887 edition
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Old 03.26.2006, 11:24 PM   #30
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Rotton-The John Lydon autobiography was pretty good.

I read/have that....horrible title though.

Oh and read Alive! It's a good book and insane.
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Old 03.27.2006, 05:04 AM   #31
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my friend's dad has a copy of Rules for Radicals and lots of stuff is underlined... he was clearly a budding activist in his day... i study publishing and our tutor has a deep respect for books... he actually finds spine bending in paperbacks contemptible... he once told us that books are sacred items... he's quite a cool guy although i find him slightly intimidating for reasons beyond my ken
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Old 03.27.2006, 06:15 AM   #32
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he actually finds spine bending in paperbacks contemptible... he once told us that books are sacred items... he's quite a cool guy although i find him slightly intimidating for reasons beyond my ken

Maybe because he finds spine bending contemptible.....that's scary. He might whack you one if yr textbook is a bit dogeared.
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Old 03.27.2006, 06:19 AM   #33
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maybe he is perfectionist. as much as i like to keep, my books and records in as good condition as possible they always end up getting tattered and old before their time looking.

i do bend spines.
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Old 03.27.2006, 06:33 AM   #34
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Yeah...you can't really help it can you? I won't crack a spine for fun but y'know, somtimes you need to open it up to read the words and stuff.
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Old 03.27.2006, 08:29 AM   #35
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This book is unfortunately fiction (or is it?)

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Old 03.27.2006, 09:01 AM   #36
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Get In The Van by Henry Rollins - journaled his tours with black flag, great reading and some nice poetry as well.

Air Conditoned Nightmare by Henry Miller - Miller returns to USA after being expatriated to france and travels the country dissecting out culture in mid 40's, MUST READ!!!
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Old 03.27.2006, 11:29 AM   #37
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I like Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl.

And, lets see how many people I can piss off with this one, the Bible is a great nonfiction too.
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Old 03.27.2006, 11:32 AM   #38
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Before things get too heavy, this "nonfiction book" is a laugh.

 


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I find nothing more irritating than people who've used a book to study and have underlined sections in pen, as with my recently acquired second-hand copy of Kierkegaards 'concluding unscientific postscript' which is very good. Thanks for your query.

To echo the sentiments of several of you, I like when people make notations in texts - it somehow personalizes them.

While I can appreciate the value of a book as a collector's item, to me, books are tools, meant to be handled and used. If I buy a book secondhand, I correlate the owner's love of the book with the severity of the book's wear. As long as it's still legible, I don't care.

Noumenal, just because I'm a geek, doesn't mean I'm a fastidious geek
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Old 03.27.2006, 11:39 AM   #40
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