OK… SO I’VE GOT A GARAGE FULL OF BOOKS… BUT THIS LITTLE BEAUTY IS A 1945 FIRST EDITION OF PENGUIN COPY HOMER’S ILIAD, AND SHE JUST HAD TO COME HOME WITH ME. PRE-COLOUR CODED COVERS, ITS THE FIRST TIME I’VE EVER SEEN ONE LET ALONE OWNED. THAT’S THE PROBLEM, SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO OWN A BOOK EVEN FOR A WHILE. DAMN THE ADDICTION I JUST ENJOY HAVING IT ANYWAY.
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O the vintage feel of old books. I have an old crumbling hardcover collection of Jane Austen. And it feels good to just own it touch it smell it.
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Books are a standard in my world. I buy and sell them at flea markets. I always keep a stack by my bed.
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The translation by Rieu is a classic in itself.
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I knew you would like it
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