> Sadly, ex-library books have a poor reputation because an old library book can have many miles on the clock Depends on the clientele. I love finding ex-Bohem

> Sadly, ex-library books have a poor reputation because an old library book can have many miles on the clock Depends on the clientele. I love finding ex-Bohemian-Club-library books, for example, because they are absurdly well cared for. My most recent one of these was a copy of “San Francisco's Ocean Trade Pᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ Fᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ — A Story of the Deep Water Service of San Francisco, 1848 to 1911.” (1911) because I was very familiar with the coming of the railroads but not so familiar with anything earlier than that: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/San_Francisco%27s_ocean_trade%2C_past_and_future%3B_a_story_of_the_deep_water_service_of_San_Francisco%2C_1848_to_1911._Effect_the_Panama_canal_will_have_upon_it_%28IA_sanfranciscosoce00wrig%29.pdf https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/San_Fran... Loved the bit about one of the early steamships used to carry freight up and down the Sacramento River getting outclassed by an ox team — moo moo moo https://i.imgur.com/GVCVY0r.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/GVCVY0r.jpeg