did you open some of them ?

Yes ... though a good many of them have just been scanned. I spend the summer collecting books and the winter reading them. :-)

wow !

I would be lost over there.
;-)
A lot of very interesting subjects.
Wonderful shot.

Thanks Rita! :-)

Great selection of books. I think the IKEA shelves don't have to stand against a wall. They are sometimes used to divide a room in half, or hide storage space behind.

Thanks Harriet! I really hadn't thought of that since all of my book shelves have needed anchored to the wall in the past. I do have one spot where that might work and I'll have to give it a look when shelves get here.