The Private Library

Repressed Publishing LLC Funds Private Library as Static Archive

Thanks to the generosity of Repressed Publishing LLC, The Private Library will renew its software license on 11 April 2012, and will continue as a static archive for at least the next year. Although there will be no further posts, the nearly 700 posts already archived here, plus the numerous links in the right- and left-hand columns, will continue to be available for the use of TPL's thousands of readers around the world. As appropriate, the latter links also will be updated during the coming ye

Those We Leave Behind at The Private Library

If money were no object, what one book would you most like to add to your private library? This writer has posed that question to a great many book collectors over the past four+ decades. The answers received to this writer's question, though, may surprise you. When the choice comes down to a single book, the book chosen is almost never a rare or expensive title. Rather, it's usually a book with exceptionally strong sentimental value. For a collector in Texas, for example, it was a well-worn cop

Update

I'm dealing with chemo this week, so no post until next Friday. Peace.