I can recommend this store and the owner - no affiliation other than its a place I've done business and know to be reputable. She deals in rare and collectible books and if she is not interested in purchasing anything of your friend's collection, she would likely know who might be or know if it's not worth pursuing. Titles Inc 1831 St Johns Ave highland Park, Il 60035 847-432-3690

I saw a similar one from L.M. Montgomery that I liked: "I am simply a Book Drunkard." I wonder if one influenced the other?

Great topic, Yoyobon! Just yesterday I picked up a rather new book from the library for which I'd been waiting in line for a while. Its title is The Library Book, written by Susan Orlean. I've only taken a quick peek, but it looks really interesting. Unfortunately, because several of my "holds" became available all at once (you know the feeling), I'm going to have to return this one to the library unread and put myself back on the hold list. But I sort of can't wait to read it. Here's a partial description from Booklist: Libraries pulse with stories and not only those preserved in books. When creative nonfiction virtuoso Orlean (Rin Tin Tin, 2011) first visited Los Angeles' Central Library, she was transfixed. Then she learned about the 1986 fire, which many believed was deliberately set and which destroyed or damaged more than one million books and shut the library down for seven years. Intrigued, Orlean embarked on an all-points research quest, resulting in this kaleidoscopic and riveting mix of true crime, history, biography, and immersion journalism. While her forensic account of the conflagration is eerily mesmerizing, Orlean is equally enthralling in her awestruck detailing of the spectrum of activities that fill a typical Central Library day, and in her profiles of current staff and former head librarians, including brilliant and forceful Tessa Kelso, who ran into censorship issues, and consummate professional Mary Jones, who was forced out in 1905 because the board wanted a man. Orlean widens the lens to recount the crucial roles public libraries have played in America and to marvel at librarians' innovative and caring approaches to meeting diverse needs and cutting-edge use of digital technologies.

I wouldn't store books in a room with a bathtub or shower because of the moisture, but otherwise I love it! Although I like separate libraries, I much prefer having books distributed through the house.