WHY WE COLLECT

"No room in my house gives me more pleasure than my library. I feel like a king with a room full of buried treasure. Magical treasures, plain on the outside but full of mysteries and wonders . My library is a reflection of who I am.  There is no better joy than opening some ones life to literature, and with a stocked library of my favorites I can make a reader out of anyone . Lastly I feel an instinctive need to gather and protect these books. I can go back and visit them whenever I want to."  Barry Gellman, Norristown, PA

“I love books and am a voracious reader.  I used to have boxes and boxes of books around the house. When I read Booked to Die several years ago and found out that people collect books for fun and investment, that got me hooked!”  Lisa Henderson, Clinton, NJ


“Anywhere I go in my home (I have books in almost every room), I can pick up a book, find a chair (I have those in almost every room too), and go somewhere I've never been without leaving my house.  And, I love the smell.”   Steve Conover, Ventura, CA

“I love books. They provide information, insight and just plain escape. You can visit places, times and events that you would find impossible in your own life, and from many different perspectives and viewpoints.  I don't collect first editions, I am more interested in having a reading copy, with a dust cover in good or better condition.    My goal is to have a library with books on enough subjects that I can research when I want to without going to the library.  Also, I would like to have most of the classics of world literature.” Doug Whipple, Bothell, WA

"My family loves to read and we do not sell or get rid of authors that we really appreciate.  Also, it is a challenge to see if I can collect all the books from my favorite authors and it is an investment."  Carol Traywicks, Spencer, OK