Working Books

A week until my next book sale, I'm processing new books which I've been acquiring with regularity and going back through boxes that I own but haven't looked at in up to 6 or 7 years. Looking through old boxes is always interesting, a combination of "why in the world did I ever buy that" and "Wow, look at this". And, of course, I have to check most of them again on the internet because values always change. One book that someone could have bought from me a few years ago for $8 is now worth over $150.
A combination of limited availability and high demand. To the right are a few more new books I'll have at this sale. The 500 Tables book is one of those Lark books featuring the work of artist/craftsmen from all over the world. I have several from this series in my own personal collection of jewelry books, including 1000 Rings & 500 Earrings. The diversity of design ideas portrayed is quite astonishing. The Wegman book of Puppies is almost too cute to look at. Paper Yachts is for the origami enthusiast who wants to make practical things. Paper yachts are practical, right?

More New Books

Here are three more books that have just been processed and will be at my next book sale on June 23rd. The Whole Hog book is a treasure of info about the oink oink guys & gals. Factual, myths, lots of pictures, history of human/pig relationship.
The center book, Fruits features a couple of hundred full page color images of Japanese teenagers in an amazing array of regalia, much of which they have made themselves. I read somewhere that many high profile fashion companies keep observers on the ground in cities in Japan to capture ideas from the innovative teenagers there. Many of the ideas end up at fashion shows and in stores across the country. And the fnal book, practical ideas on how to turn driftwood into furniture pieces for use or sale. I'll be posting new books a couple more times before my sale.

Next Bookster Book Sale in June

I'm busy going through books and processing them, which means checking to see if they have more than ordinary value on the internet and cleaning them and repairing any little flaws that they might have, getting them ready for their new homes. Currently I'm going through 20 to 40 books a day. My next book sale will be at the Caspar Community Center on Sunday, June 23rd, during and after the monthly fund raising breakfast there. I'll post the menu when I get a copy of it but it's always a very delicious array of food. The three books pictured above are ones that just passed though my processing hands and will soon go into boxes getting ready for the sale. I have several other books on silk painting that I just acquired also. I'll be posting more pictures of new books that I find interesting as I go along.