Appreciating Books

[Guest]

If on occasion you feel domestic pressure by your book purchases and feel 'management' is monitoring the volumes (in both senses of the word), consider this: some Ray Westlake books that have appreciated in price

British Battalions on the Somme................................................RRP was £19.95 now £35.05 new (inc p&p )
British Regiments at Gallipoli......................................................RRP was £19.95 now £59.95 new

Useful ammunition if negotiations are required. Data courtesy of Amazon UK.

MG.

[clive_hughes]

Let's hope one's domestic partner doesn't know about monitoring Bookfinder.com, where the Somme volume new is shown today for £11.30 and the Gallipoli one near fine for £16.79 (incl. postage, both from Amazon marketplace suppliers)!!

Seriously though, some of his volumes have definitely increased in value, eg. his reprint of the South Wales Borderers Regimental History for 1914-18, which I can't see for sale at the moment, but must now be at least ?half the price of the original 1931 edition at £100 and upwards.

Good job I've got one already...

Clive

[Guest]

Clive,

You are confusing hard back with paperback...or what people in the United States of Debt call 'softback'.

The 'justification' still holds.

MG

[clive_hughes]

Ah! That'll teach me not to rush into print without reading the full volume descriptions!

I'm writing a book at present, so the extra volumes coming into the house (if noticed) can be disguised as "essential research materials"! We both like books, so there is an element of live and let live here...it might change next time she looks into the attic book room though, as the collection has clearly been breeding...

Clive

[David Ridgus]

MG

As a History teacher extensive book purchasing has been justified over the years as 'tools of the trade'. However as I teach from Hastings to the fall of the Berlin Wall but only seem to buy books about a certain 4 year conflict this argument has been wearing thin for some time. I had a brief respite when my daughter took War Studies at Birmingham and specialised in the Great War which 'justified' a huge ramping up of expenditure ("The Dreadnought Years" as we called them). However Heather has now graduated, my other daughter is taking Law and with retirement beckoning in a few years I am running out of excuses. I tried your 'increasing value' argument but my bluff was called by the riposte 'so you'll be selling them then?'

Any further ruses gratefully received

David

[Guest]

My challenge is sneaking new book cases in rather than the books.... haven't quite worked out the cover story. MG

[SilverFox100]

MG

As a History teacher extensive book purchasing has been justified over the years as 'tools of the trade'. However as I teach from Hastings to the fall of the Berlin Wall but only seem to buy books about a certain 4 year conflict this argument has been wearing thin for some time. I had a brief respite when my daughter took War Studies at Birmingham and specialised in the Great War which 'justified' a huge ramping up of expenditure ("The Dreadnought Years" as we called them). However Heather has now graduated, my other daughter is taking Law and with retirement beckoning in a few years I am running out of excuses. I tried your 'increasing value' argument but my bluff was called by the riposte 'so you'll be selling them then?'

Any further ruses gratefully received

David

You will have to try the dress in the wardrobe ruse. Like the ladies say I've had that one for ages! Just make sure if you are having the books delivered you are the only one there to take delivery - the ruse won't work otherwise. Just an idea. Not that I have used this one, the other half has given up now.

[David Ridgus]

You will have to try the dress in the wardrobe ruse. Like the ladies say I've had that one for ages! Just make sure if you are having the books delivered you are the only one there to take delivery - the ruse won't work otherwise. Just an idea. Not that I have used this one, the other half has given up now.

Excellent! Can't think why I didn't think of that myself as my wife has been playing the dress in the wardrobe game for the best part of 30 years. I've got a couple turning up next week so will give it a go. Thanks

David

[mandy hall]

What about us ladies, that have to tell white lies about dresses and books?

Mandy

[seaJane]

I used to have extra bookshelves round the edge of my wardrobe

[David Ridgus]

What about us ladies, that have to tell white lies about dresses and books?

Mandy

I read your post to my wife who added, "and shoes"