Everything You Always Wanted to Know About D. J. McAdam

(Perhaps more!)

Mexico postage stamp

Some of the pages on this website are reflective of the time period during which our store was operated, and so have nothing whatsoever to do with book collecting. For example, we did a fairly good business in mystery party games and playing cards, so there are whole sections devoted to those topics. I've actually ended up being a collector of playing cards as well as books. Well, they are both printed products!

I may as well offer a bit of personal philosophy, which readers are of course quite free to ignore or disagree with. Since I've chosen to surround myself with old books, it is perhaps not surprising that I find myself sometimes distressed over the rampant hyper-consumerism now so prevalent in our society which seems to suggest that old things are somehow "bad" and new ones "good." For the most part, this is simply untrue. Most "old" books were written with a great deal more care than their modern counterparts. The same holds true in housing construction - compare the workmanship in a 19th century house to a modern one, and you will quickly see what I mean. There are, no doubt, examples in many other fields as well.

That's really all I have to offer directly by way of advice, but we do also have a Personal Growth section on the website where you'll find wiser persons than myself imparting worthwhile wisdom.

Let me close by saying that, all in all, having this website has been and remains for me a wonderful experience. I've gotten to share information of interest to those who share my passion for book collecting, and have had readers reciprocate. Thank you all, and please keep visiting!

-- D. J. McAdam

PS - Did you know that we donate 10% of the gross advertising revenues of this website to charity? Well, we do. For a list of organizations we've made donations to, click here.

PPS - Why the picture of the Mexican stamp? I collect those, too. Plus, it's a nice-looking stamp, isn't it?