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[Oeditpus Rex]

A library inside a newly renovated home in Connecticut gleams with row upon row of polished leather-bound books that climb 20 feet to the ceiling. An elegant rolling ladder and a narrow catwalk provide access to 13,000 books whose rich hues, exquisite bindings and gilt lettering provide an aura of wealth and sophistication. The homeowners, a wealthy businessman and his wife, will never read any of them.

These decorative books were selected by an interior designer solely for their aesthetic appeal, and most of them are written in French. They are arranged on the shelves not by author or topic, but by color and size.

“A roomful of books, it’s a great impact,” said Larry Laster, an antique-book dealer in Winston-Salem, N.C., who supplied the books for the Connecticut library. “It states that you have great wealth and that you’re literate, whether you read the books or not.”

http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2005-11-01/fullerton-fauxlibrary

Larry Laster
Old & Rare Books
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Here's what I e-mailed him:

"A roomful of books, it's a great impact," said Larry Laster, an antiquebook dealer in Winston-Salem, N.C., who supplied the books for the Connecticut library. "It states that you have great wealth and that you're literate, whether you read the books or not."


No, it states that you're an arrogant, presumptuous, self-serving boor. It might say you're literate, etc. to your contemptible ilk — which I'm sure is what Mr. Laster had in mind.

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