I feel your pain, having bitten the bullet and started to downsize, myself. I made the decision that, at 3 score and ten, I would never have enough time to read more than a very small proportion of the books I had collected over a lifetime. I gave away or sold those books which had value for other people and donated the rest (3 carloads, not just the boot but all the seats as well) to charity bookfairs. I have still more books left than I can ever hope to read again, but at least I have an extra room available to live in, in my new place.
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