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 < [email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > -- https://www.instagram.com/gettincreasy/
