Found a really old book, anyone know anything about it? - General

Keep it away from bright lights, it'll wear away the colours. Looks interesting , though.

I have a really nice copy of a book detailing the workings of wireless telegraphy from 1910. I'm thinking of building myself a set.

Is that your ebay ad op and you're hoping for one of us to gain interest and bid on it?

I inherited a bunch of old books in Russian from my grandparents, some of them apparently over 50 years old. I've also got a 92 year old bible.

[B]Burn it[/B] :flame:

[quote=droogie;24821060]i inherited a bunch of old books in russian from my grandparents, some of them apparently over 50 years old..[/quote] burn it or you will catch communism!

[IMG]http://superherouniverse.com/art/data/563/Real_Indiana_Jones.jpg[/IMG] It belongs in a museum! Actually that wasn't only a joke. If you're afraid to open it, take it to a museum or a library. Those people know how to handle old books.

It has a picture of a flower

[QUOTE=Uberman77883;24812665]Lets turn this into the old books thread. I have 100+ year old copies of On the Origin of Species and The Religions of the World.[/QUOTE] I have my great great grandpa's civil war union handbook, and my great uncle has his medals. [b]Edit:[/b] Sorry no pics :(

[QUOTE=Wii60;24812650]I found some really old book in a closet It looks like this, it has the cover torn off but it's still here: (IMG Thumb'd) [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74617/008%20%282%29.JPG[/img_thumb] There's also a Signature Here too in the book, though i can't identify who wrote it it says 1907 on the bottom [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74617/007.JPG[/img_thumb] when i googled it the only thing i found relevant about it was this Ebay Auction demanding 575$ for it. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/E-GORDON-CRAIG-SOUVENIR-ACIS-GALATEA-MASQUE-LOVE-/270633513081?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item3f0303b079[/url] so, does anyone know what this book even is?[/QUOTE] Perhaps a stash of your parents favourite books/poems or a previous owner's collection of own books but forgot this one. You should get someone to check the value of it, it could be worth something.

My grandfather on my mum's side was a Polish engineer who came to the UK before the second world war, and I can only assume that's why we have this really old book on calculus in polish in one of our cupboards.

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Craig[/url] Three Gordon Craigs. Which one, though? (I skimmed through their Careers and didn't find the books name in all 3)

It is actually [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gordon_Craig"]this[/URL] guy.

ITS THE NECRONOMICON DONT READ IT :psyboom:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acis_and_Galatea[/url] [editline]09:42AM[/editline] [quote]In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Acis (Greek: Άκις) was the spirit of the Acis River in Sicily, beloved of the nereid, or sea-nymph, Galatea (Γαλάτεια; "she who is milk-white"). Galatea returned the love of Acis, but a jealous suitor, the Sicilian Cyclops Polyphemus, killed him with a boulder. Distraught, Galatea then turned his blood into the river Acis. The Acis River flowed past Akion (Acium) near Mount Etna in Sicily[/quote] Now I remember it. I recall hearing that story before. [editline]09:43AM[/editline] Good book, you should read it. :buddy:

Masturbate into the pages every single one

Go to Las Vegas. Look for Rick.

There's an original of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (alice in wonderland for the dumbfucks)around my house