The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #156862   Message #3715895
Posted By: wysiwyg
10-Jun-15 - 06:03 PM
Thread Name: Declutter (x-hoarders), Fitness Apr-June 2015
Subject: RE: Declutter (x-hoarders), Fitness Apr-June 2015
Oh I know! When packing books, most of the strength of the package comes from the books themselves, and leaving no voids. Once on the truck, unlike mailed boxes, they're generally manhandled, not machine tossed. But this one extra strong box, SRS, will be perfect for our antique Morocco-bound set of Dickens. The fragile books themselves will need all the support they can get. They sit in a small bookcase with space behind it for that box, broken down flat, to employ when that case is packed which will be one of the last pieces (and its books) to leave this house. That box will also hold some newer antique books, a wonderful 8-9 volume set of world history by Olive Beaupre Miller, now probably irreplaceable. Every page has intricately drawn colorized plates depicting cultural treasures from every era, except unfortunately Africa.

Thanks!

~S~