The $65 Akkadian dictionary, in hindsight, was a mistake. It was an impulse buy at the Yeshiva University annual book sale 13 years ago, and I ended up using it as many times as you’ve bumped into a Sumerian. So I flipped it into the giveaway pile. The Great Aliyah Book Purge had begun.
i hope his israeli 'house' has enough room. we moved from 2 storey 'cottage' with about 4-6 thousand books into flat with room hopefully for 1 to 1.5 thousand books. no 'market' except trashbins for the discards.... all university and other libraries want 'list' of books on offer (need money time and secretary were this possible). luckily trashbins remain open minded.
i hope his israeli 'house' has enough room. we moved from 2 storey 'cottage' with about 4-6 thousand books into flat with room hopefully for 1 to 1.5 thousand books. no 'market' except trashbins for the discards.... all university and other libraries want 'list' of books on offer (need money time and secretary were this possible). luckily trashbins remain open minded.
Love this post and Umberto Eco's notion of an "anti-library." The more we know, the less we (realize we) know...