From looking at Kim's post I'm surprised at how many of these books I have, have had in the past or have checked out over and over again from libraries over the years. There are some very venerable and respected rose authors here. I hope these books can find the home they deserve.

This is a excellent collection. Wish I had the money to get it. Already commented on some I would love to have, but they want it all together and won't separate..

I can't afford this right now, but I hope it will go to someone who is going to keep it together and add to it over time. I hope they find someone who has the money and the love necessary to take over this collection! If they can't find a buyer, I wonder if they would be willing to donate it to a university library? Some land grant colleges in areas where roses are an industry might be interested.

Unfortunately, "donation" is not something the owner deems possible. She is elderly, recently widowed after a long incapacitation and requires income from all of her remaining resources. Some how, some way, they must be sold and I seriously doubt they won't be broken up.

And, beside that, University Libraries (at least the several I've heard about lately) don't want any part of such donations without an accompanying monetary grant.

And, public libraries purge their shelves of "unloved books" annually, dumping them at sales for pennies. As was pointed out in another source, the lucky ones get recycled. Unfortunately, many don't.

Thank you, Deborah. Kim

I'm sorry you had that experience, Comtesse. It's the new way of the world. There appears not to be any book sellers interested in everything. They all have too much "everything" as it is and fewer and fewer people are buying books. It's much like antique furniture...a nearly dead market. If you look on line for the titles, most are there at widely varying prices. But, those are requested prices, not sales.

Thank you.

Another sad thing about books that might have plates illustrating roses is that some dealers will buy the book for little to nothing and then cut out the plates, and resell those as art objects.

She might also want to contact the lloyd Library.