Great photos of the house. I'm faving the photo of the books because I like old books :}

Glad you enjoyed them! Old books really are great. It's just a shame about the whole "slowly decaying into dust" part.

You reckon these books can still be flipped through? Likely not, I think...yeah, "slowly decaying into dust".
The Writer's Hand book...I could use that, I could...
Were these owned by Mr. Mercer himself or were they added sometime afterwards?

I do wonder what would be in that Handbook, its over a century old. They might still be in good enough condition to flip through, but I'd definitely consult with someone first, old books do tend to require careful preservation.

I'm fairly sure it was all Mr. Mercer's property. He was one of those world-traveler types with a lot of different collections. His area of expertise as an archeologist was in ancient tool-making.

Thanks for the info, how interesting!

Oh nice find! And 'The Writer's Handbook', that could come in handy ;)

Hehe, thanks! That’s part of why I posted this one.