Nice vet books, hepkitten. I believe you are a DVM are you not or did I misunderstand another post (about meeting your hubby)? I am sure there have been some changes in vet med since they were published.
As for reading the older books, mine are readable. The Durham book needs a little work on the binding (which I haven't gotten around too) but the pages are sound. In such a case for older books it really depends of course on how they been kept or preserved - humidity and so forth. I try to buy books to read and use not just for under glass (now of course that doesn't mean I wouldn't want those under glass books - but that is another story). Older books can in some, if not many instances, outlast modern productions. I have a friend who has a pre-1600 Geneva Bible that is a usable as any book today - I am trying to talk him into willing it to me.
Thanks for the kind remarks.
As for reading the older books, mine are readable. The Durham book needs a little work on the binding (which I haven't gotten around too) but the pages are sound. In such a case for older books it really depends of course on how they been kept or preserved - humidity and so forth. I try to buy books to read and use not just for under glass (now of course that doesn't mean I wouldn't want those under glass books - but that is another story). Older books can in some, if not many instances, outlast modern productions. I have a friend who has a pre-1600 Geneva Bible that is a usable as any book today - I am trying to talk him into willing it to me.
Thanks for the kind remarks.
hepkitten said:Old books -- be still my heart. MKL, I'm in awe. Can you handle the 18th C books enough to read them, or are they under glass, or...?
The oldest book I have is Ben Hur, 1880.
Then come the veterinary texts: Veterinary Materia Medica and Therapeutics (with entries on belladonna, caffeine, and cocaine!) 1901; Frohner's General Veterinary Surgery, 1905; and Veterinary Obstetrics, 1908.
But my most-read and most beloved vintage book, though not antique, is this:
My parents used this 1957 edition to plan their wedding, and from the time I was a kid, I loved to read it. The sense of the past appealed, even then...and as I've gotten older, I've come to appreciate more and more Emily's gracious common sense. My mom left the book to me when she passed away. It's one of my treasures.
Everyday Afternoon Tea, complete with silver...*sigh* Now that's civilization.