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<p>[QUOTE="toozie21, post: 2638607, member: 9044"]Thanks for all the quick replies folks!</p><p><br /></p><p>I had not seen those, that might be a really good option, price seems super reasonable too. That might be exactly what I am looking for. I don't think light will be an issue, I was mostly concerned with supporting the book in such a way that it doesn't put stress on the spine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though, as I think about this, I'll still need to come up with a way to handle the books with terrible spines (flaking and falling apart). I don't think there are many, but I might need to wrap those in some way. I'll have to look at the ones I have and see what the options are.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That would be the ideal situation probably. A few more dollars than I was hoping to spend, but for really nice collections, I think that this is the way to go.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sentimental. I bet none are worth more than a $100ish dollars. I like to collect early Christmas related books. First mention of Santa's wife, the first time milk and cookies were associated with Christmas, the first american review of A Christmas Carol, an article on the WWI Christmas Truce, and other non-important things like that <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />. Some of the books //could// be worth more, but for those I am fine to buy ones in worse condition that are more in my price range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the stuff is actually magazines and newspapers (like the Christmas Truce), so I have to figure out how to display those, but that is more a matter of reasonably priced frames. The books go back to the early 1800s in some cases, so those are the things in rougher condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="toozie21, post: 2638607, member: 9044"]Thanks for all the quick replies folks! I had not seen those, that might be a really good option, price seems super reasonable too. That might be exactly what I am looking for. I don't think light will be an issue, I was mostly concerned with supporting the book in such a way that it doesn't put stress on the spine. Though, as I think about this, I'll still need to come up with a way to handle the books with terrible spines (flaking and falling apart). I don't think there are many, but I might need to wrap those in some way. I'll have to look at the ones I have and see what the options are. That would be the ideal situation probably. A few more dollars than I was hoping to spend, but for really nice collections, I think that this is the way to go. Sentimental. I bet none are worth more than a $100ish dollars. I like to collect early Christmas related books. First mention of Santa's wife, the first time milk and cookies were associated with Christmas, the first american review of A Christmas Carol, an article on the WWI Christmas Truce, and other non-important things like that :). Some of the books //could// be worth more, but for those I am fine to buy ones in worse condition that are more in my price range. Some of the stuff is actually magazines and newspapers (like the Christmas Truce), so I have to figure out how to display those, but that is more a matter of reasonably priced frames. The books go back to the early 1800s in some cases, so those are the things in rougher condition.[/QUOTE]
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