Good books to find a the library of a wizard/lord?

[NewJeffCT]

The players are going to be entering the library/study of a local nobleman that has gone missing in game. I have a few books there in the library - local history, family history, history of the kingdom, etc. The nobleman is also a low level wizard of good alignment - what sorts of non spellbook types of books would be good to find in there?

I'm not looking for any great detail - just a title and a general description:

Example:
Bigby's Guide to the Constellations - detailed maps of the stars at various times of the year, and how the stars relate to the various deities.

Thanks

 

[the Jester]

Stories from a Hag Covey by the Archdruid Fervir Greycloak
The Dangers of Artifacts and Relics by an historical cabal of great wizards in the campaign (e.g. the Circle of Eight)
Marks of the Great Wizards (a discussion of wizard marks of historical figures)

 

[Stormonu]

The Magic of Cooking by Altus Brown (or possibly Otto, who is known for his cooking fetish).
Memoirs of a Mage
The Black Book, A Primer on Necromancy
Three Hearts and One Eye, A Practical Guide to Collecting and Safekeeping Spell Components
The Book of Brom, Magic and Art through the Ages
Under the Stairs, A guide to Fey
The Last Fireball, A history of mage dueling through the ages

 

[I'm A Banana]

Dead Sexy: Putting the "Romance" back into Necromancer

The Naughty Alienist and the Surprisingly Turgid Tentacle

The Peeping Tom's Guide to Divination

How To Make Friends And Influence People Without Taking Away Their Free Will Via Enchantment

Self-Betterment Through Polymorph Effects

How To Use A Sword Vol. 1: "Where To Put The Pointy End"

....I suppose this wizard's collection is a little sad and lonely.

 

[Derren]

Remember that wizards are also people. The library could/should also include non magic/skill related books. Drama, comedies, whatever he liked.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Practical Alchemy: a formulary book

the Paranormal Primer: a book describing and classifying various kinds of Undead and Evil Outsiders

Mysteris des Würmys: a foreign language text regarding the legend of a subterranean serpent of great size

Encyclopædia Britannica volume (obscured): a damaged book in a strange dialect of Common, containing articles about things that do not exist- likely an attempt at fiction by some madman.

 

[steeldragons]

Flick and Twist: a Compendium of Known Wands and Techniques of Use by Bip Boppity.

A Herbalist's Primer by Dethrus the Sage.

Fifty Shades of Grey: a treatise on Ethics and Spell Use by the enchantress Selestra the Black.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Fifty Shades of Grey:

...the story of the powerful Necromancer, Grey, and his army of Shades

 

[tuxgeo]

. . . A Herbalist's Primer by Dethrus the Sage. . . .

(Not by Dethrus' cousin, Basil the Sage?)

Yeah, a Lord might have more varied interests than only adventuring:
Lives of the Ancient Nobles by Neptarch;
Covens and Caverns: Leaving Civilization Behind by Adybus Notchward;
Reversing Erosion Through Falconry by Oedipus Cheene;
The Mixed-Crop Orchard: Resizing Your Quincunx by Ozer Hillemun;
Elementary Defensive Fortifications by Mineholt Schaffle, Esq.

 

[NewJeffCT]

Thanks - great responses so far. Will give out XP when I get home tonight.