04-22-2022, 06:14 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/a...bert-costa
In his late 70s, Albert Costa spent 10 days in a coma after a massive heart attack. When he woke up, one thing was clear: he would sell his life’s collection of books.
There was a catch, however. Costa’s bookshop would not sell its products at their market value, but at a price he personally felt they were truly worth.
Now 83, Costa trained first as an engineer and then as an anthropologist. He spent much of his life travelling around Africa and the Pacific acquiring artefacts for museums. He also became a compulsive book collector.
What he did not want was for them to end up in a flea market where “no one knows the value of what is in them and they sell them all for one euro”.
The solution was to open Espíritus del Agua (water spirits) in Gràcia, Barcelona, and stock it with his private collection of works on anthropology, art, philosophy and travel, as well as fiction.
That is a rather impressive collection of books . But I guess this is a problem that a lot of collectors face... when they pass on, nobody will want to inherit their collection, so something needs to be done with them.
Of course, it'll be sad for him to part with these - especially ones that he has fond memories of reading - but hopefully, people will buy these and create happy memories of their own!
In his late 70s, Albert Costa spent 10 days in a coma after a massive heart attack. When he woke up, one thing was clear: he would sell his life’s collection of books.
There was a catch, however. Costa’s bookshop would not sell its products at their market value, but at a price he personally felt they were truly worth.
Now 83, Costa trained first as an engineer and then as an anthropologist. He spent much of his life travelling around Africa and the Pacific acquiring artefacts for museums. He also became a compulsive book collector.
What he did not want was for them to end up in a flea market where “no one knows the value of what is in them and they sell them all for one euro”.
The solution was to open Espíritus del Agua (water spirits) in Gràcia, Barcelona, and stock it with his private collection of works on anthropology, art, philosophy and travel, as well as fiction.
That is a rather impressive collection of books . But I guess this is a problem that a lot of collectors face... when they pass on, nobody will want to inherit their collection, so something needs to be done with them.
Of course, it'll be sad for him to part with these - especially ones that he has fond memories of reading - but hopefully, people will buy these and create happy memories of their own!
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