While fiddling around with book cataloging I remembered old books I used to own but gave away rather than pack them for moving. Those include juveniles like The Hardy Boys, the Rick Brant stories, a few Nancy Drews and Trixie Beldens, and a bunch of mystery and science fiction books. The latter included Doc Savage, Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu, "Doc" Smith's Lensman series, and a fair bit of Agatha Christie.
I'd like to have some of those back.
Who's given up books they wish they hadn't, and what were they?
Posted by Linkmeister at October 20, 2005 11:19 AM | TrackBackI actually bought a couple of trixie beldens not that long ago. I used to have the entire set. I miss them. *sigh* They have them at the library of course but it's not the same...
Posted by: skarlet at October 20, 2005 04:11 PMWhen I thought of them I tried to remember whether they had the same covers that the Brant books had; no dust jackets, but four-color (or more) printed hardcovers (probably paper). I just don't remember.
Posted by: Linkmeister at October 20, 2005 04:26 PMI always regretted not having been able to read the entire Trixie Belden series when I was a kid. Hrm.
Posted by: Chloe at October 20, 2005 06:32 PMIt's never too late Chloe :-)
See what you've done, Linc! We have tons of books but I also give books away all the time cause I like to see them go to specific people who'll use them. Not my nearest and dearest books, of course, but until now I didn't realize I had any I regretted letting go of!
Today I was shelving after story time (which resembles a prison break, only slightly less orderly. yikes!) and came across the paddington bear books. I almost cried. I sat on the floor and read one immediately after I finished my shift. I really regret not having my old paddington books. Those I gave to little cousins, and they lost everything to hurrican charlie last year so I know they are long, long gone. *sigh*
Posted by: skarlet at October 21, 2005 10:31 AMI wish I could remember who has my book: "At the Elephant's Graveyard"--loved that book.
"The Collector" was given in love-and lost...