I know what you mean, that nostalgic feel, wanting to find that kid inside of us that we seem to have lost somewhere on the way growing up.
I was thinking of finding a couple sets of books by Enid Blyton I had when I was kid, but then I'm a bit OCD coz you can't actually 'clean' the books and the thought of not knowing where they've been puts me off a little. Plus I'm trying to delcutter and keep a minimalist lifestyle, so have put off my hunt.
Good luck with finding the last 18 to complete your collection
Yeah I hear what you're saying. I actually "cook the books" - literally. I put them in the oven and cook them at low temp (93°C, 200°F) for about 40mins to an hour. I'm mainly worried about bringing bed bugs into the house and that is supposed to kill them.
The declutter and minimalist lifestyle makes sense. You would really have to pick and choose what you decide to collect in that case.