I am a bibliophile. According to Wikipedia, it's not bibliomania...but the point is that I like to read books and collect books that are children's story collections or have great illustrations, usually from the 40's-60's. But I also love the classic collections from the 20's and 30's. I love the fact that the books look fun, well put together and the artists and illustrators were so talented. Not that there aren't talented illustrators out there now (Leo and Diane Dillor are still producing fabulous work)...I just think that older books look cooler in general.

Bless my fiancee for putting up with me and my book collecting. I jus think that if we ever have kids we'll have an awesome collection of bedtime stories. Plus the books I have now serve as great reference for some work I want to do: Chicano Fairy Tales...which unfortunately is on the back burner with grad school. But the ideas are still ruminating. Can't wait too long though, because I'm sure it's only a matter of time before someone else puts out a killer version.

One sad thing...with the moving about I don't get to enjoy my collection and share it with others (because that is a special joy, otherwise why have them all to yourself?). But one day, one day, I hope to have a sweet little library space.

One of the neat things about Ann Arbor is that they have a nice selection of places to shop for these treasures. There is the Reuse Center, the PTO Thrift Shop, The Salvation Army, Friends of Public Library, Kiwanis and then several actual book shops and other antique shops.