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I love collecting books. Though I usually buy them off book shelves of 'Granth', 'Crosswords' and the likes, my favourite haunts are those raddi shops. You never know what you are looking for until you find it!
A decade ago, I found this 4-in-1 Volume of Reader's Digest (1955) at a raddi shop, and my heart stopped beating. I pretended to have a vague disinterest in it( a bargaining tactic *Wink) and finally bought it for just Rs. 4/- What a find! Ever since, it has become a part of my prized collection..
These ads featured in the Reader's Digest caught my attention...
Interesting!!!
ReplyDeleteAmusing is the fact that the cameras are getting priced so cheaply these days that you wold likely to see on priced at Rs 29/-
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hmm..kwel!!
ReplyDeleteHey guess what??I finally found the friend of mine i was telling you about..Hope u meet ur friends too :)
tat was really a treasure...i too ahve books which i got from a old book stall in chennai...its chemsitry stuf which is not available for sale anywhere in the globe now...more i would love the smell of old paper..some kinda crazy
ReplyDeleteme from phantoms blog...nice post here
cameras r geting so cheaply...nice collection of picture...!
ReplyDeleteI love reading books..everytime wanna 2 read read which ever was ther in my hands..:)
....n i like collectingtoo...i hve some books ....:)hehe:)
u bought it Rs 4....thank god...it was so cheap...but here money was not matter...i think sooooo...!
Great! me too tove collecting books!
ReplyDelete//You never know what you are looking for until you find it!// - Very true....
Also i have learned a bargaining tactic today :))
have fun...
I too love collecting books. And RD?!!...I have the collection of 1920s too!
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~~Gans
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I agree with injinuity. Old world charm maybe. Also, I love books.A personal library/study at my home would be a dream come true :">
ReplyDeleteThe real challenge is "maintaining" these old books.
ReplyDeleteThere is a book store in Chennai, which is a favourite ground for hunting old books. At times, you can see some Chennai's Who's Who browing in that book shop.... it is on the pavement in Luz Church Rd and the old who owns/runs that book shop claims that Anna Durai former CM of TN was his regular customer.
How much are u selling it for?
ReplyDeleteJesus...what a co-incidence! I buy old RD's (imported RD's too, when i see them) just for the ads. Of course, for the articles too but mainly for the ads! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing Prabha glad u found ur long-lost friend..lucky me..me still waiting here
ReplyDeleteRightPhantom..I want a digiiii cammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:( for 29 bucks:p
Sophia I too lovvvvvvvvvve the smell of old books...that and touching the delicate yellowed pages of an old book..makes me wonder how many hands this book has passed through.....
Thanks for visiting my world..
Sweeety Hehehehe..I love reading too...long ago when I would go out with my friends for having Bhelpuri and stuff...my eyes would be glued to the newspaper it came wrapped..yes i love to read toooooooooooooooooo
Hahaha Gans There's many more from where it came from.. keep dropping in:p
I sooooo agree with u Jinu..I hate these noisy ads tooo
Wookie..I wanted to be a librarian when I grew up..so that I could use up all my free time to read and be PAID for it:P
Right Venky..dyu know anything abt it? I have a book publshed in !($*..and im reallyw orried abt its condition..
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Sudhir Who said anything abt selling?..me not parting with my faaavourite book
Woweeee! Ravi.. same pinch(as my kids put it)
These will easily fetch you a handsome price in the antique market!
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