The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 53, December 30, 2001, Article 12

LIVING WITH BOOKS

  In the December 9, 2001 issue of The E-Sylum (vol 4, no
  50), we published excerpts from a New York Times article
  on the living conditions of Big Apple bibliophiles, forced to
  find creative ways of living with their books in tight city
  quarters.  Henry Bergos writes: "being a New Jorrker with
  only about 1600 volumes in my library, about 600 numismatic,
  I can speak of this affliction.  Not being a "natty dresser"
  (euphemism for slob), I had one of the workmen in my
  building convert a 5 foot closet into book shelves. This
  provides 90 feet of book shelf space. Of course double
  deep. I also have books in my "linen" closet, and three free
  standing book shelves - one double deep. Other books
  are in milk cartons in the kitchen.  Thank goodness I don't
  cook or I might have a problem.

  There are only a few on my file cabinets. Let's not leave out
  those stored in my 82-year-old Mom's apartment. There are
  none in the bathtub -- there are three suit cases there.  None
  on the bed unless I am doing some research. Yes, I do use
  them.  There are also clippings from Coin World, mostly
  from the last 31 years in those file cabinets sorted by category.

  The ANA was nice to me. I have The Numismatist on
  microfiche.  Sure wish I got more books on fiche before the
  companies who made them closed. It took me years to get
  an Arbuthnot, and I'm scared to touch it.  Could have gotten
  it on fiche for a tenth what I paid for the paper copy.

  By-the-way, I live in a studio apartment.  Gotta go find
  something to read."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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