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Got a few Isaac Send a noteboard - 26/02/2013 12:02:58 AM

The specific set that is most valuable to me personally is non-ficiton, the 3-volume "The Feynman Lecture on Physics" I received as an award when I graduated, which I keep with a couple of his others books. I've got some individual books that are signed by the author or have notes from friends that were gifts or are old copies inherited or found in scavenging used bookstores or book sales. Those aren't really prized as great books I loved for the most part though.

Mentally reviewing my favorite books the only one where the book itself has any significance is an Omnibus of Chronicles of Amber given to me as a gift from a friend, who had borrowed my identical omnibus for a protracted and rough duration while we were deployed so it was a replacement copy with a note written inside the front cover, which IIRC is what got me in the habit of writing notes inside any book I purchase to be a gift.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein

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What book/collection do you own that has the most value to you? - 25/02/2013 05:15:34 AM 986 Views
Sandman collection and Fellowship of the Ring. - 25/02/2013 09:34:44 AM 687 Views
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serveral! - 26/02/2013 12:18:52 AM 590 Views
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Re: Well, in an objective sense, my Pléiade collection - 27/02/2013 09:57:44 PM 857 Views
Yes, Medieval Chroniclers was one that was hard to find. - 28/02/2013 12:48:57 AM 539 Views
That indeed would be a prized collection to own - 28/02/2013 11:25:15 PM 938 Views
Well, this will certainly surprise and maybe even frighten you. - 27/02/2013 05:00:10 PM 779 Views

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