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Here's another thing I do when I want to copy a picture that I have seen in one of my books...I remove the page with a razor blade. (I don't tell many people THAT because it is a "no no" for a lot of bibliophiles.)
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Karin,
As a veteran officer of the Book Arts Police, I'm going to have to arrest you. Bail will be set at the Book Antiquarian's Shop price for the books damaged, with a surcharge to be negotiated under extraordinary duress.
I do in fact very much enjoy the book arts, but I'm usually on the other end of the process, where we put things together. There are methods for restoring the removed pages from the books (one is called "tipping in"), which is easy or hard depending on how the page was removed. Of course, as you noted by reference to the bibliophiles' sentiments, even the repaired copy is compromised in value as a piece of art in itself.
Please do this in extreme moderation, preferably limiting it as I do -- to the oft expressed displeasure of friends and family -- to travel guides and yellow pages.
Steven
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