Beautiful 126 year old Grand Abandoned House Down South

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[@gammaray4689]

This house needs to be saved!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Mary... yes, it does!

[@danadelaplante6797]

Very much so!!

[@mamiebobb4173]

I don't think there's anything more beautiful than these craftsmen style interiors with that gorgeous wood work and windows. What a gorgeous place to live!

[@toosunakabooma1213]

And all that glorious hardwood. And plaster over stone/block/brick.Driving a nail into an interior wall will require a series of tools and technique unknown to most home owners. Notice the absence of any pictures or signs of nick nack shelves, etc...Its just to damned hard!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

@@toosunakabooma1213 yes... I agree!

[@danadelaplante6797]

This was a favourite. What a dream to once live there. So so much character.

[@getyourfingerouttamyasshole]

Also, I'd rather buy and live in house like this than in a brand new one....they just don't build 'em like they used to.

[@shirlcooper7759]

I am 81 yrs old so very true they just don't build them like they used to if I was younger I to would have this home to a new home never would have to be afraid of storm in this house !!!

[@deborahrohl848]

@@shirlcooper7759 its beautiful and i agree solid safe and so beautiful i want to move in asap ☺

[@toosunakabooma1213]

Theres lumber in this home that can't be found at any price.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

@@shirlcooper7759 , same here.... it is an awesome house! Please visit my channel as well... I find old/ abandoned houses also. Would love for you to subscribe...

[@PrimarchEldarAutarch]

right? why would anyone want a modern crackerjack house when could have something like these houses Kappy finds?

[@scottfarmer7226]

Of all the places I’ve seen you post, this home is rock solid. Wouldn’t take much to restore.

[@toosunakabooma1213]

This is one that would be still standing in a neighborhood turned to rubble by Tornado/ Hurricane

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

I agree Scott

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

✅ The Clock Show 👍👍🙂

[@paulafritsche893]

Where in the south, and is for sale yet?

[@lauraleckemby249]

Very Solid! Very BEAUTIFUL!Hope the Human COCKROACH'S Don't DESTROY!!!😢

[@JosieSchuller]

Nice old house. That landing on the stairs would be a perfect place to set up a reading area and a chess table. The staircase in a bathroom made me laugh. “Oh hey don’t get up, I’m just passing through.” I hope someone does restore that place and soon.

[@joharmon2148]

LOL

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Josie Schuller thanks for watching and exactly haha not much privacy with that bathroom but was prob built more for convenience with the wheelchair ramp

[@brighterdays2come]

Yeah. Looks like a retrofitted toilet than an "original" bathroom. Someone, at some point, had to have a toilet on the main floor. I didnt even see a sink.

[@Chrisss2112]

😂🤣

[@BelindaTN]

@@brighterdays2come 126 years ago, there was not likely a toilet in the house.

[@stacyholt6529]

I'm blown away by how solid the house seems. There is not the typical sag in the floors and door frames that have shifted over time. Beautiful home!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Stacy, agreed! I also explore... love these old houses! Please visit my channel.

[@gracejones1572]

Beautiful House!!!!!

[@buckeyedav1]

We had a upstairs sunroom like that when I was growing up off the upstairs bathroom we used it as a bedroom in the summer. The windows opened upwards and could be attached to the ceiling for each window. It was in a very old row of townhouses each one had one of these it was so nice cool cross breeze at night and listening to the rain loved it. Anna in Ohio.

[@icemancometh8679]

They were rooms that were actually called a sleeping porch because like you said it was cooler in the summer back before there was air conditioning.

[@ekassien]

You just don't see wainscoting & wood trim like this anymore, at all. And that vintage beer dispenser in the basement was amazing!!! What a find!

[@jenimbusy6765]

How do you find such amazingly beautiful old homes? I could move right in to this ole gal, in a heartbeat ❤️. The more old wood, the more original, the better ❤️

[@vjones9606]

A girl after my own heart ❤!! I would move right in!!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

@@vjones9606 same here!

[@unrulyjulie4382]

And all the wood is unpainted! I wish it was in my 100 yr old house.

[@moorekam123]

I agree! Any house with an abundance of wood, brick and stone makes my heart happy. Add at least one fireplace, a claw foot tub and some built-in nooks and crannies, and you’ve got my dream house. Wouldn’t matter if it was a cottage or a castle, or if were in the middle of town, deep in the woods, or (preferably) with an ocean view.

[@resarm5007]

Same! I'd move right in!

[@bamc1000]

OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!! Kappy you have found the ultimate dream. All the built ins are fabulous and did you notice the lone small door on the wall up stairs? Laundry Shute!!!! Biggest blessing, no vandalism yay! I so hope someone restores it, can you check on it in the future to see and please let us know?? Love you Kappy the maker of visual dreams!!! ❤️

[@TheBTDEB]

The built in armoire upstairs looked just like the desk downstairs, with the wood and hardware. Beautiful house.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Agreed!

[@capecod50s]

TheBTDEB I noticed that as well. They used the same drawer pulls and wood.

[@ellenjefferies7310]

The servants ALWAYS get the scariest stairway!! lol. This home was stunning!! Thanks, Kappy!!

[@diannab.3303]

Absolutely love the house!! All the dark wood and staircase is right up my alley. Such character!!!!!

[@blueyzsf]

Wow. This one looks like its been recently lived in. I noticed the Amazon box upstairs. Great condition inside.

[@Yawnyaman]

Yes, looks like an old widowed retainer stayed here maybe into their 90s, after all their kids had moved out. I get the feel of the final years of a long rich life spent maybe in a wheelchair, with live in carers. The house is beautiful and wonderfully built, gradually modernised during the 1970s and 1980s.

[@jerseytomato100]

I got the feeling this house hasn't been abandoned, it's just been closed up for the season. It's too clean to be abandoned.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

I agree!

[@brighterdays2come]

Possibly recently abandoned. I noted the same in my post. It was very clean. But didn't seem set up for seasonal stays either....

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@brighterdays2come I agree. It could be the owner grew old and finally died and the will may be complicated or contested or whatever. Or maybe a bank took it back and it's in limbo of sorts. Or the neighborhood has gone bad and no one decent wants to live there. I just hope this wonderful house becomes a wonderful home for a new owner who can restore it.

[@Chrisss2112]

WOW! When I saw the outside of this place I got really excited to see what was inside! I enjoyed this explore! Thank you Kappy for showing this unique gem! 👍❤️😊. What was that wooden thing on wall with the farmers sink? Never in my life have I seen servant stairs in a bathroom of all places, lol. This house is worthy of saving for sure.

[@tashasmith6179]

Hi! The wooden thing on the wall is an old wooden ironing board. Easy access to cooking and ironing back in the day

[@Chrisss2112]

Thank you Tasha 😊

[@brighterdays2come]

Yes. Laundry was done in the kitchen whenever possible because of large water tubs, etc for handwashing & then hung on a line to dry, which is why in the old days they had a "wash day". It took all day. I'd still do it that way if I could. I almost forgot to add, original irons had to be heated on a stove top. So you needed your board in the kitchen

[@Chrisss2112]

Thank you Joni, much appreciated 😊

[@peewee7530]

That had to be a servant's bathroom.

[@Gypsy839]

Kappy that room that you said would be yours is called a sleeping room for summer and fresh air. They thought it would cure T B.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

We called them sun rooms.

[@ptaylor4923]

@@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 We called them sleeping porches & everyone wanted to sleep there on hot summer nights. All the windows open, the breeze making the summer heat tolerable. Listening to the Katydids, watching the fireflies & somehow there word always be a barn owl nearby.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

P Taylor cool, wish we had fire flies

[@ashleywatson2007]

Definitely a summer sleepin porch!

[@cleophusfowler]

Connie Miner, that's true. My Grandmother was born in 1909 and she told us of her older brother sleeping in a room just like that because he had TB. She said they thought the fresh air would cure him. Unfortunately he succumbed to the disease in the early 1920's.

[@susidowns5288]

WHAT A MAGNIFICENT HOUSE. THE BATHROOM WITH THE STAIRCASE IS VERY ODD. LOVE IT. GREAT FIND.

[@jenimbusy6765]

That kitchen sink alone 😍😍❤️

[@puca7908]

Fantastic Kappy! That is one of the best preserved abandoned houses I've ever seen! It actually still looks quite liveable, and I'd move in tomorrow if the owners wanted to sell it! Actually, that dream would be better for someone your age, not ours anymore. Also, I'm with you on the mounted deer heads! I came from a hunting family, but I have never like such things. Poor things! I'd bury them properly if I bought that house! Very lovely! Thanks Kappy!

[@lorimorrisey7957]

I love the softly worn patina along the banister!! 100 + years of hands added that touch. I feel like you missed a lot in the basement!!😕

[@GoldenNugget.]

Me too, I would of loved to see the whole basement Kappy. Would it be possible to make some of your Videos like this one a little longer? I know there is much more we would of like to have seen. Also could you please open the drawers or cupboard door so we could see inside? Thanks Kappy ☺💚

[@lorimorrisey7957]

@@GoldenNugget. yes! Yes! Yes! What she said!!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

@@GoldenNugget. , same here.... need more basement, lol. I also explore & film! Please visit my channel.

[@pennywebb867]

I too noticed the worn areas on the bannister. Shows the house was loved and used.

[@melodyfisher1512]

Beautiful home…and in great shape for its age. I hope she will shine again!

[@noname-ef6sv]

About five houses I have on my favorite list from your Channel. This house shot to number one!

[@elishadoyle3576]

U had me at fireplace. It's beautiful fireplace and the house is beautiful too

[@joeyarbrough7107]

Amazing home, shame not built like that today. I love this home.

[@michellesmith3349]

I could see myself living in this amazing home. I would just add things to kitchen but keep that awesome sink. Love it

[@karenmathews575]

Oh my! This place is fabulous. I hope it gets restored. Too wonderful.

[@cz7rg8]

For its age this house is in great shape someone has taken care of it .

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Yes, they did.

[@lucybieller7604]

I absolutely loved that house! Thought I saw a laundry chute upstairs? I'm with you on the creepy deer heads; rather see live ones running in the fields! Thanks again for a great explore! Hope that place gets restored. 🙂

[@peewee7530]

At least the expression on the faces of the deer were serene looking and happy. LOL

[@JT-sz7xc]

What an awesome house, the craftsmanship is way superior to anything built now days!

[@wondergranny2299]

That's a wierd house. Has some nice handy features, though. Funny how the kitchen in an old style house always looks so primative when the rest of the house was elegant.

[@toosunakabooma1213]

And dig that far out full length porcelain sink/ dish drain on metal cabinets. Gotta be nearly 100 yrs old.

[@vh2337]

They didn't typically put money into a place the servants worked. Our house built in 1750 was the same. Grander than this one though with separate servants quarters over the kitchen separate from the rest of the house, the kitchen was primitive looking.

[@MrsReginaFox]

Our house is over 100 yrs old. Has butlers pantry with original ice box and stove is also in there. The ironing board is in the door of a small cabinet in the kitchen (it’s all wood and very heavy). These were utilitarian areas. Dining was separate from these areas.

[@dv7548]

Somebody is taking care of the place. The grass has been cut.

[@judyross5929]

Yes someone is fixing it

[@rsuriyop]

A lot of the stuff still left inside also happens to look pretty new. So yeah, it's highly probable someone's still fixing it up.

[@rogercarroll2551]

Does not seem to be "abandoned". That's somebody's viable real estate.

[@Thetis058]

@@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 if this was the case then why was there a broken window in one of the rooms ?

[@navaihmcintire2261]

Sometimes I wonder how you really get in. I mean not all these places are abandoned..and you don't show how you got in. Not every door is open or unlocked. No way! I love these old houses but sometimes it just trespassing.

[@Kimtwister]

wowwww beautiful house and old woodwork loved it thanks so much bud u rock

[@donnalibby6246]

Such a beautiful old house! The staircase is awesome. Love the old sink in the kitchen and the pantry. I do hope someone restores it and it has life again.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Donna, same here!

[@peewee7530]

Hated that sink I had one like it back in my youth - believe me you would not like it either.

[@donnalibby6246]

@@peewee7530 we had one at our camp when I was younger and I always loved it.

[@peewee7530]

@@donnalibby6246 I had one in a house I lived in while in my late twenties and hated it so much because it was so outdated and the drawers were always stuck and so hard to open. I liked new and modern back then no metal and stuck all the time.

[@audreyborders6138]

@@peewee7530 I live in an 1875 farmhouse with a sink like the one in this Grand Old House. I LOVE mine. It's perfect for my farm style kitchen.

[@chrisiiams4303]

I love those old sinks

[@mirnabenero7472]

That house is a gemstone. Love the wooden floors and the big rooms. Thaks for sharing. Wao.

[@loriibarra690]

I’m in love 🥰 with this house! Love how it creaks when you walk!

[@carolreynolds3650]

Really enjoyed this one Kappy, sooooo arts & crafts era, woodwork to die for!!! Hope someone is going to restore this gem, would be a privilege to live in a home like this. Those old steam radiators would keep homes toasty warm in the winter!! This is one of your very best discoveries, Kudos, thanks for sharing.

[@urbanexploringwithkappy1773]

Thanks for watching!

[@chrissyt22]

This is probably one of my favorite houses you've shown. So much natural light. What a beautiful home.

[@sewahem9629]

I love that pedestal tub.. the landing at the top of the stairs..another beautiful house.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Same here!

[@lindatimmons3675]

So beautiful.... some body please buy it and restore it so it dosent deteriorate and get vandalised. The room with all the windows would be my room for reading and relaxing .

[@pamelahsmithsmith2366]

The wood and detail in this house is beautiful..

[@chrisiiams4303]

I love this house I hope some day you’ll go up and check the attic. Thank you for sharing your adventure I look so forward to your videos there my Blessins. Thank you

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Yes, the attic would be cool!

[@rongreen8485]

Lots of windows and radiant heaters in all rooms. I like this home, looks to be a comfortable dwelling.

[@teresasaucedo2796]

This house was unbelievable I loved it all the old Butler servant quarters just the stairs up the back off the front door in the kitchen I mean this house is awesome loved it loved watching you go through it wish you had more background on it that would be really cool more background makes the place more real thank you

[@jilldavis7229]

Absolutely gorgeous woodwork in this house!!! Some nice antique wood furniture as well. It looks in great shape, too bad that it can’t be restored! Thank you for sharing this wonderful find!

[@Fasciseus]

The room upstairs with the windows on three side was called a "sleeping porch" and used in summer. One could open the windows and create a cross-breeze, cooling the room and having a cool place to sleep before the days of AC.

[@joharmon2148]

I'm hoping some one is restoring this as money and time allows. Its just to beautiful to go to waste. It is pretty clean so it hasn't been to long since someone was around. Great find Kappy

[@redbird675]

That's sure is pretty. Fancy Smancy! One thing I have noticed with old homes, they were never stingy on the windows when building the houses. I guess it had to do with the natural light in the daytime. Ever since I was a kid, even now, I never liked seeing animals stick their heads out of the walls,their eyes always followed you.

[@michelle.dblauert8228]

I would give anything to own this home it's stunning as it is

[@michaelbechtel4944]

I love everything about this house. Absolutely awesome 👌

[@kristineguetschow9134]

Yes, I love this house. It really needs to be restored! Btw, “your room” in that house had no radiator. You would freeze in the winter. Of course, I don’t know how cold it gets down south. Thanks for the tour!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

I agree!

[@galeretacco8537]

Great house, grand home. Quality built.

[@laurieknutson8638]

This house is my favorite so far beautiful wood work.

[@williamkeith8944]

I'm a hunter but I'm not into taxidermy. I wouldn't be too surprised if the deer had been from close to this country home. I enjoyed the turn of the century bungalow touches of built-in cabinets and fabulous wood trim. There are some really fine craftsmanship in the stairs, wainscotting and crown molding. I also like the electrical sconces in many of the rooms; not too many years before they would have been gas lights, nice architectural throwback! The servant staircase landing upstairs had built in cabinets for linen and staging areas for items coming up and going down to the other floor--very smart design.

[@mistydawn7426]

Wow! What an amazing find! I think it's gorgeous! I'm with you on the taxidermied deer heads. When I got married I told my husband that we would never have dead animals in our house. Luckily he didn't have a problem with it! Lol....I can't get over this place! Did I say gorgeous? Well, I said it again! Lol Such an awesome find! Thanks for sharing with us, Kappy!😊❤

[@oldenweery7510]

While he was showing us that room and commenting on the "trophies," I flashed to my impish cousin. My dad belonged to our local Moose Lodge (played on the "Dartball" team) and when my aunt, uncle, and my two cousins visited during an annual Christmas party, Cousin Jerry, kept joking about the mounted moose head, a standard feature of a Moose Lodge hall. We ate popcorn out of those pleated paper containers, like large fluted cupcake baking cups. I went back for something else to eat and when I came back, Jerry had climbed up on a chair, put the popcorn "dish" on top the moose's head like an old-fashioned page boy or French soldier, and stuck a used cigarette butt in its mouth. I tried not to snigger while feeling like Doom was on its way! Trophy, indeed. Stay safe.

[@kswag5759]

What the heck is you 2..yapping about..

[@natewrites7803]

Gorgeous bones. I would say a senior man lived here and either went into an old folks home or passed away. Looks like he had a work from home situation with the file cabinets. Either way, stunning home. Good work!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Well said!

[@cja9356]

What a fabulous old house! Thanks so much for sharing this treasure with us.

[@patricialenaburg6553]

How amazing, a house without graffiti, clean, and intact. I guess the vandals haven't sniffed it out yet. I do hope this old beauty is restored, and fast before there is major damage done. That little stair case bathroom most likely the only place they could find, at the time to put it with out disturbing another room. Thank you

[@oldenweery7510]

The only "Throne Room" I've ever seen that was more unusual was one in a _closet_ in the master bedroom of a house where my nephew and his family lived. It even had a shelf above it! Stay safe.

[@patricialenaburg6553]

@@oldenweery7510 We bought a house years ago, there was a bathroom tucked underneath the stair case. It was sealed off like a tiny little room, sink, and toilet. I guess what ever works, it did have a larger bathroom though.

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

@@patricialenaburg6553 I agree, I also hope it gets restored.

[@danielthoman7324]

if that house were in Gary Indiana it would have been completely trashed a long time ago

[@margaretalbert69]

OMG that second story landing, gorgeous

[@daniellejackson7264]

I love a home that the big bad woof huffings & puffings, tornados, storms or lightning can't penetrate. A beauty. I wish you'd go back so we can see the attic. Great find 👏🏽💯

[@millibilli7058]

Wow, that's a spectacular old place. A little bit of heart and soul went into that one. The built in dresser at 9min 7sec is absolutely stunning. A true piece of art.

[@nikkidevans1454]

Absolutely gorgeous! Stellar condition!

[@sweetteagrits3822]

Oh man I HOPE this one is saved!!!! Great vids Kappy I’m addicted. I’m Southern & have ridden by so many abandoned historic places my whole life dying to see inside - THANK YOU for the history now preserved on film. Also, as many have said your extremely professional, kind & love animals. Keep up the great work!!!

[@larrysmith6499]

Love all the wood work in this house

[@kelleym2360]

Wow what a beautiful house

[@peewee7530]

The woodwork in this house was spectacular. Solidly built to last a lifetime and more. All original. The only thing I did not like was the kitchen which was ugly. In those days the rich owners never saw the kitchen it was functional and only the servants prepared meals for the household there. You can tell it once was a spectacular home.

[@pennywebb867]

Upstairs, back windowed room was a summer sleeping porch. Both of my grandparents had one. Loved sleeping out there in the summer...a real treat.

[@slarson8044]

This is a beautiful house and definitely worth restoring. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@bigindian5555]

I think this place takes the # 1 spot , I move in it in a heart beat , very beatiful , only flaw is the misplaced toilet lol 👍

[@kimthrower2169]

Oh I so love this place!! It's absolutely some thing I would have loved to own, even now. Like the others have said, I would move into this house in a heart beat if I had the money to fix it up!! Talking about the windows and how wide the ledge is, it reminds me of the house we had in Valmeyer, Illinois, it was 3 brick thick! I would imagine this one is similar to that! All of the wood trim in this house the crown molding and the staircase.... so beautiful! This is my kind of house!! Stay safe out there Kappy! Peace, Kim ~

[@sarahcoleman1620]

I started to say the same thing. I never either. I don’t want anyone coming in while use the bathroom

[@lisabrown1324]

Very cool explore! Love this house! Could be easily restored. Hopefully it gets it’s update and can be loved again.

[@karenshawn8406]

The built ins are gorgeous. The woodwork and the big fire place in that one room are fantastic. The window sills are so large. I would love to have this house. the floors are great too. That staircase is beautiful. Love the windows thank you for taking me along. lean on God

[@lindajoy7208]

Beautiful character place ❤ Love the wooden designs. You hit the jackpot there Kappy. Love it 😀

[@nancypierce8380]

Absolutely beautiful. I would live there

[@reesedaniel5835]

That house has such a "spartan" kitchen to be so big, grand and well built. I wasn't expecting much when you entered the kitchen but was surprised at how distinguished and dignified the rest of the house is. It's "manly" and reminds me a bit of a hunting lodge in the mountains.

[@srevero1]

Simply gorgeous!

[@patriciacrivello7191]

I love this house

[@verabushey7089]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@virginiaeckley3047]

That's a beautiful house, the kitchen needs to be remodeled

[@LRKarch]

Excellent observation.

[@brighterdays2come]

That upstairs bedroom almost looked like someone was staying there. A blanket across the bed & clothing on the floor. The place was very clean. Would be easy restoration. I HOPE someone finds it & loves it!

[@Dontwantahandle0]

What a gorgeous house!!!

[@stevengraham1128]

Great house and excellent videography. Keep up the good works.

[@darlenebreitkreutz6129]

I enjoyed your tour as you showed the beautiful details of the house and didn't look through personal items, disrespecting its contents.

[@Lisa71.]

Finally subscribed, after watching about 5 of your videos. Great job and thank you for showing us these houses.

[@yeunome2170]

Love, love, love that place! Surely it’s not going to be left to decay like so many beautiful old homes are. It almost looks like someone might still be living there. I love that room with all those windows. I could set up a studio there and paint all day long.

[@mamiebobb4173]

Amen to that!

[@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803]

Yes, amen! I would paint rocks.

[@saranicks7395]

What a beautiful home!

[@lisalisacuddy7191]

This is my first time on your site. Well done, not too much talking. And this house! Amazing! I’m subscribing.

[@jerroldmcley4347]

It's so nice looks like someone still lives there

[@bethullian-burton4640]

Is it being restored Kappy? Did the owner let you film

[@shilohmeisler3710]

Wow! Why is that Gorgeous old house just Abandoned!?! While just Leaving All Of That those Awesome treasures In there!?!

[@garysmith5781]

Doesn't look too abandoned, keep waiting for someone to come in and be like " hey, what the heck are you doing in my house" Nice place..

[@virginiastafford3717]

beautiful fireplace

[@erinpennington9716]

This has such amazing detail! I love the woodwork and huge landing upstairs.

[@suzannebirkholz8757]

Very nice, I would rather live in this home with character versus "cookie cutter" homes nowadays. Thanks for the tour.

[@brighterdays2come]

I call thrm the same thing! Cookie cutter. Boring......

[@redneckbryon]

Definitely one of the nicer more intact house you have recorded and documented, definitely needs to be restored but structurally it looks good.

[@adelebaker6227]

What a beautiful craftsman house! I hope it's saved!

[@roseandulics2338]

Wow it's so beautiful I want it. 👍

[@lorijones7977]

Wonderful job as usual, Kappy! I don’t know how you consistently find such great places. Have you ever thought of compiling still pictures from your videos into a coffee table book?

[@puca7908]

I'd be interested in getting a copy of such a book too, Kappy!