All art is ephemeral. Even that which is not commercial. Even ideas are ephemeral.
If you want to see this in the flesh, go to a Good Will and look through the used books usually along a back wall. From fiction to books deemed important at the time, few last.
I shop at a used book store that is a resource for history buffs. I have even sol…
All art is ephemeral. Even that which is not commercial. Even ideas are ephemeral.
If you want to see this in the flesh, go to a Good Will and look through the used books usually along a back wall. From fiction to books deemed important at the time, few last.
I shop at a used book store that is a resource for history buffs. I have even sold a few books to them. Once a person came in with several boxed of books - all fiction, all with dust jackets and in good condition. The owners took a look and said they were not interested. The disappointed man said... but they are all first editions. One of the owners responded that most books are first editions.
All art is ephemeral. Even that which is not commercial. Even ideas are ephemeral.
If you want to see this in the flesh, go to a Good Will and look through the used books usually along a back wall. From fiction to books deemed important at the time, few last.
I shop at a used book store that is a resource for history buffs. I have even sold a few books to them. Once a person came in with several boxed of books - all fiction, all with dust jackets and in good condition. The owners took a look and said they were not interested. The disappointed man said... but they are all first editions. One of the owners responded that most books are first editions.