Hi Lorenzo,
It's nice to see a fellow book collector. I've been building an origami
book library since I discovered origami books as a child. I'm nowhere near
3k, but I've garnered ~360 books and growing(not counting
pamphlets/magazines/etc). I too am interested in the modern evolution of
the artform portrayed in books(I've foolishly toyed with the idea of
shelving them all according to year). I think the oldest book I have is an
Isao Honda book from the 50's. I really like being able to see the
evolution of folding techniques, diagramming, popular model subjects at the
time, etc.
On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 4:56 AM Lorenzo via Origami <
origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote:
> Dear origamists,
>
> After several years, I would like to return passionate and active in the
> origami world, at least as far as book collecting is concerned, with the
> hope, maybe one day, of being able to preserve a paper copy of what the
> history of origami has made and pass it on to posterity.
>
> I wanted to know (even in private messages, if the topic is somehow
> 'boring') about anyone who runs it's own collection (books and/or
> magazines), in printed paper form (not pdf). Old style, let's say :-)
>
> I wanted to share info and knowledge about old books, what exists, what
> was published.
> From time to time I also find (very) old books which I already own, on
> auction sites, stores, and I thought they might be interesting for other
> collectors...
>
> Just to give clarity about the "size", I have something like 3 thousand
> books, some very rare, and a few dozens of thousand publications (mags,
> bulletins, newsletters, convention books...) ... always looking for new
> additions but also to share and collaborate, if possible.
>
> Surely, at a certain time (sooner rather than later), everything will go
> to the origami community. My dream is to find a Book library in some big
> city, which would acquire (for free) everything for me, and make my
> collection available to a large audience of people... but in the era of
> the eBook I guess it will stay a dream :-(
>
> Lorenzo
> --
> Lorenzo Lucioni
> Duesseldorf - DE
> lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com
>
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