Spinning off the oldest appliances topic i will ask you for your oldest books or just old books which something special.
My oldest book is from 1838 a walking guide thru the fields surounding Vienna (the descripted charming meadows are now mid-urban concrete deserts).
Other books worth mentioing are a car driving schoolbook from 1931 with detailed descriptions of the *modern* plate-spring chassis, a home-medicine guide from 1908 with many strange healing technics and some historical atlases with hand drawn front-lines of WW1 out of the heritage of a teacher who was a time witness.

I have an old book on wills and trust law from 1889.

I also have an H.G. Wells first edition of "An Outline of History" from 1900....

A copy of shakespears play "As you like it"
printed in 1904

did you say 18!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
how on earth do you keep it from being destroyed by time's toll?

I didn't say it was in good shape!

We got some veeerrrrry old bible at home... have to check what ages it is when I'm back home.

I have a Bible from 1912.

I also have a book of photography from 1923 - it has photos of the Sphynx before the unearthed its feet.

I have a copy of Julius Caeser´s book about the concquest of Gaul i dont remember the exact title but its from 1912 and it was a pain to read.

I believe you mean 'Gallic War' by Caesar. :)

I can't find a date inside, but I have a complete set of the first printing of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' and 'Descent of Man'. :D Near perfect condition inside as well. :D

Hehe, almost thought for a second you'll say you have the original of the De Bello Gallico. Now that'd be OLD. :p

Gah!!!!!! YOu have!

Origin of Species first edition???

How is it like?
It is like my holy bible! Though I only have a later edition :(


does anyone know where to find/buy old books?

Try old book stores, auctions, and flea markets - You never know what you'll find!

I've got an old schoolbook from 1849 (in swedish) where you can read that they have discovered four moons around Jupiter and so on. Of course Pluto is not discovered yet.

I also have a book from 1852 "Lärobok i Logiken". I e a book about logic long before computers came along.