Show us your library....

[rochie]

my library, i know its a bit rough where i live but dont see the need for the armoured gun position out front though !

oh !
you guys didnt mean that sort of library ?

 

[N4521U]

I've got this one, bought about 40 or more years ago.
Gotta find a good home for it at my age.

 

[Micdrow]

I've got this one, bought about 40 or more years ago.
Gotta find a good home for it at my age.
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Sweet looking book

 

[Wayne Little]

Here you go lads....Master Wayne's library!

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I wish....mines spread out just a bit......will get my sh!t together at some point....

 

[BOBO]

This is MY already thinned out reference library for aircraft WWII, focus on Japan, Luftwaffe and unusual markings/identifications. I've already sold a lot, so the problem with the executor isn't that big.

 

[SamuelK]

Just moved to a new apartment, and have started to put my collection together. I have a separate shelf of Aircraft in Action books but have not gotten around to shelving them yet.

 

[Wurger]

 

[ARTESH]

The "Mig Alley" sounds familiar to me!!! And I can see a book about Middle East, as well!!!

 

[Lucky13]

Yay me I thought....

Nope, still need another one! Dammit!
Who haven't I blamed yet... ....damn you Micdrow !!

 

[Wurger]

 

[ARTESH]

Yay me I thought....

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Nope, still need another one! Dammit!
Who haven't I blamed yet... ....damn you Micdrow !!

Great! Is that "Viking language", actually related to old Norse mythology / linguistic?

 

[Lucky13]

Great! Is that "Viking language", actually related to old Norse mythology / linguistic?

Should you bump into into one of them there old Norsemen, you could have a proper conversation....

 

[Micdrow]

Yay me I thought....

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Nope, still need another one! Dammit!
Who haven't I blamed yet... ....damn you Micdrow !!

Sweet Jan LOL

 

[Barnie65]

Hell
Here some books which I have

 

[Micdrow]

Hell
Here some books which I have

Very cool, many thanks for sharing.

 

[ecartar1950]

This a little difficult for me as I have at least 8000 books, magazines & memorabilia that I have been collecting for the past 60 years, with the earliest originals being from the 1910's. Due to space restrictions, the majority of them are boxed up & stored.

I am at the stage that I want to donate them to people or organisations that can appreciate them.

If anyone is interested or knows a museum or similar that would be, please contact me. I am in Australia, so sending things overseas could be cost prohibitive.

Thanks.

 

[Geoffrey Sinclair]

Sounds like one of those forced, hard, down size decisions. My message is probably not going to sound right and full of statements of the obvious, but to start with, are you trying to keep the collection together? What sort of public access would you like? How about you retaining access? Do you have a list of titles?

Air Britain offer a second hand book sale service with a warehouse in Britain, they might be able to give ideas about services in Australia. There are other second hand book sellers.

WWII is passing out of collective interest, so libraries etc. tend to be cutting their book collections, magazines might be of more interest if they are trying to be a library of record. Trying the state libraries or the National Library of Australia in Canberra would probably be worthwhile. There are the various aviation museums but, for example, the Moorabbin one in Victoria tends to act as a reseller rather than a reference collection. The RAAF Museum at Point Cook seems to be more dedicated to preservation but it is not that big. Most individuals expressing interest are probably baby boomers, so they are more likely to provide a temporary home, not a multi decade solution.

Memorabilia might be an auction site item, at least if people pay for it they are likely to keep it, if the museums are unable to take or display them.

When it comes to shipping, 8,000 items are probably heavy enough the freight forwarding people could do it at much cheaper rates than the postal and courier system. Orders like this help fill containers and semi trailers, just get things to the 200kg/400-500lb region.

I expect plenty of people, like me, who would be very interested in parts of the collection but dealing with them would be a lot of work, require ways to pay you for freight at least and risk you being left with a lot of items anyway.

 

[ColFord]

This a little difficult for me as I have at least 8000 books, magazines & memorabilia that I have been collecting for the past 60 years, with the earliest originals being from the 1910's. Due to space restrictions, the majority of them are boxed up & stored.

I am at the stage that I want to donate them to people or organisations that can appreciate them.

If anyone is interested or knows a museum or similar that would be, please contact me. I am in Australia, so sending things overseas could be cost prohibitive.

Thanks.

Start with Queensland Air Museum, in Caloundra. They have been growing their collection, including books, memorabilia, in addition to the actual aircraft airframes in their care. Enthusiastic, with a lot of ex-RAAF amongst their volunteers.

Next, Moorabbin Air Museum down in Melbourne, they have a good library and extensive collection, always looking to grow their collection.

Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - HARS - down at Shellharbour Airport near Wollongong, are also always on the lookout for items to boost their library and collection.

If you get to the point where you want to sell your books, there are a couple of specialist 2nd hand military booksellers who are always on the lookout for books. Alexander Fax Booksellers in Canberra is a good one.

Otherwise, if you get no takers, Lifeline Crisis Counselling use 2nd hand book sales as a major source of their income. They have knowledgable people volunteering with them who help them set up their regular 2nd hand book fairs - they have special sections for different subjects and all the income from sales helps support their work.

 

[ecartar1950]

Start with Queensland Air Museum, in Caloundra. They have been growing their collection, including books, memorabilia, in addition to the actual aircraft airframes in their care. Enthusiastic, with a lot of ex-RAAF amongst their volunteers.

Next, Moorabbin Air Museum down in Melbourne, they have a good library and extensive collection, always looking to grow their collection.

Historical Aircraft Restoration Society - HARS - down at Shellharbour Airport near Wollongong, are also always on the lookout for items to boost their library and collection.

If you get to the point where you want to sell your books, there are a couple of specialist 2nd hand military booksellers who are always on the lookout for books. Alexander Fax Booksellers in Canberra is a good one.

Otherwise, if you get no takers, Lifeline Crisis Counselling use 2nd hand book sales as a major source of their income. They have knowledgable people volunteering with them who help them set up their regular 2nd hand book fairs - they have special sections for different subjects and all the income from sales helps support their work.

Hi ColFord, Thanks for the info, I have been in touch with some of these and I have already donated quite a few books to the Qld Air Museum. I will follow up the others. I had not thought of Life Line's Book Fair & will contact them.