[Mizeria]

I know exactly what you are going through.
I can't stand the way people treat books. I'm a nice person and loan mine out once and a while and then when people try to return them to me with what they call "normal reading damage" or "Normal wear and tear" I shrug and tell them to keep it. The next day I've got a brand new copy sitting on my shelf and everything is alright.
I do like to buy used books. I find some of my favorites that way. Things you wouldn't normally look for you find in one of those old book shops and fall in love with them. If the book is "pre damaged" I don't mind it much.. I'm weird that way. Its more of, if the book is damaged after I get it I freak. I don't like to borrow books from others, not even the library most of the time.
Normally I can keep my books in perfect condition without much thought in it.
Yet my favorite book has been read so much (I almost have it memorized) that its starting to show on the edges and spine. I figure I'll give it to a friend as a gift and get a new copy soon.
I got my love of books from my father as well as the concern for the treatment of the books. My mother on the other hand... shows no concern whatsoever. She's one of those people that could damage the book six ways to Sunday and not care...
Very few things in my life are important... the things i own normally remain in perfect condition long after they should. Whereas the love of my life goes through things like water.
-sigh-
It's gonna be an interesting life~