Book Envy

The Easton Press's 100 Greatest Books Collection

     There's nothing that moves me so much as the sight of a beautiful book. They can literally bring tears to my eyes. All I actually want in my life is to own a set of classics that are bound beautifully, like the ones pictured above (genuine leather, 22k gold accents, gilded pages). However, books like this are incredibly expensive. I believe that the whole sum for these sits at about $4500.00. Give or take a couple hundred (is it worth it? I think so). But, just imagine what it would feel like having a bookshelf that looked like this:

I fully intend to find out one day. Until then I shall probably come back to look at this picture quite often. You can find a list of all the books here. They make incredibly beautiful books. Look:

A beautiful illustrated Bible

Hans Christian Anderson

Classical Mythology

Peter Pan, The Princess and the Goblin, The Enchanted Castle, & Water Babies.

Scarlet Pimpernel - love

Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Alice in Wonderland
 
The Count of Monte Cristo 
 
The Faerie Queen
 
Paradise Lost

The envy is consuming me............... When I grow up and have money, this is the first thing I'm investing in :< 

   
     On a slightly more affordable note, I've traveled for the first time to Half Price Books. That too is a glorious place with books much more in my price range. There are some pretty lovely books there as well, but I couldn't afford them today, even at half their original price. I actually may prefer it to Barnes and Nobel. It's like a treasure hunt. You shouldn't go in with something in mind, because you may not find it, but if you go in just to look you may walk out with a hidden treasure (actually, it's a lot like Goodwill, but for books). I enjoyed it, and the super cheap collection of Norse Mythology (hardbound) that I picked up. Anyways, it's been a grey rainy day and there really is no better time to talk of books than that, so there you have it. Let the book envy continue.