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Researching Japanese books by John R. Yamamoto-Wilson
After months of technical difficulties and inertia, I have finally made a start on providing links and information aimed at helping non-Japanese speakers to track down and identify Japanese books. The link is: http://rarebooksinjapan.org If you have any suggestions for developing the site, or...
September 19th 05 12:05 AM
by John R. Yamamoto-Wilson Go to last post
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Do books have Karma? by David Wood
In my 20 years of book collecting there were books at times that had a feel to them. Some positive and a few negative. Inside some of them they appeared neglected and soiled (bad vibes) while others with gracious presentations notes had a very pleasant feel to them. I have come to believe that...
September 20th 05 02:09 AM
by Al Smith Go to last post
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Newsletter/Yahoo Group on antique engineering or science books? by mario
Dear all, I am a passionate collector of antique books on electrical engineering, maths, chemistry, physics etc. Can you recommend an e-newsletter or a Yahoo Group where I can discuss this topic with like-minded collectors?
September 20th 05 04:01 AM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan
I inherited several books from my Aunt's estate, some of which I think may be first editions. I am looking for help in dertimining quality and value. The first book I am investigating is an Altemus' Edition of Pilgrim's Progress. The copyright is 1891. Outside of a 1" tear on the lower outside...
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September 20th 05 04:12 AM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Help to identify unknown book by igs
Can anyone help me identify the book described in the following paragraph: "I drew a volume from my pocket; blind-tooled on the green in a double circle was a single star above what was perhaps a sea. It was the tenth edition, of 1917." The paragraph above was written in the 1930s, and the...
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September 22nd 05 01:10 AM
by Jerry Morris Go to last post
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Antique books on science, technology and engineering - there is a newsgroup by mario
I tried to fill a void and created http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antique-science-books/ I imagine it requires a certain level of nerdiness to be part of such a group, but it is fun and you can meet interesting people - even though it's only 3 of us at the moment :o) Have a looksie, and if you...
September 22nd 05 03:14 PM
by mario Go to last post
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Old Book. by kittywake
Please forgive possible off topic,as I have posted this question on Yahoo ''Bookbinder!group'',and due to lack of response I ask it of this group. The question refers to the subject matter,an old book 1792,at some time during its long life it was rebound and at some later date someone had cut or...
September 22nd 05 04:43 PM
by mario Go to last post
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The Complete Symphonies Of Adolf Hitler - Web Launch by [email protected]
Bloody Bill would like to cordially invite one and all to the Grand Opening of the Hitler 'Complete Symphonies' website. http://hitler-symphonies.co.uk Click on the skulls. Be part of the most exciting event to occur in the supernatural horror genre during 2005.
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September 22nd 05 05:10 PM
by Todd T Go to last post
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Selling Books by BookFriend
I am new to buying and selling books. I have two books of value Clive Clussler The Sea Hunters II and Politics of the Northwest Passage. What a good way to sell these books as I am not a big book seller so I can't afford to use alibris or abebooks?
September 26th 05 12:36 AM
by my-wings Go to last post
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Call of the Wild 1st edition value? by [email protected]
Anyone know the approximate value in fine condition? Thanks!
September 26th 05 04:36 PM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
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Dunning brand wrist splints... by Robert Harmon
....must do wonders for writers cramp, at least if all of the books listed on eBay & addall.com purporting to be signed by John Dunning were in fact signed by him. I thought the term 'prolific writer' referred to an author with many books to his/her credit? -- Remove "Z" to reply via email.
September 27th 05 02:53 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Price FBT? by BookFriend
One of my books on the dust cover has the price FBT $23.00. What does FBT stand for?
September 27th 05 03:17 PM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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Anti-FAQ alert by William M. Klimon
Usually, the best of these come from eBay: http://pages.prodigy.net/kris.baker/collectibles/antifaq.html But I just found one on ABE. Of course, ABE has its share of lousy information, but it's usually not so humorously phrased. A listing for a first of Arturo Perez-Reverte's THE FENCING...
September 27th 05 05:55 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Book Storage in Garage : Use of a de-humified car bubble? by Ben McCormack
Hello all Put simply we love books and we now have rather too many in the house. We also have a great double length garage that we could put the books in for a few years until we get a bigger house. BUT The garage is obviously not 100% damp free and not the idea place to store books long term.
September 27th 05 08:41 PM
by Ben McCormack Go to last post
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What's a "Publisher's Mark"? by [email protected]
I'm looking to buy a specific technical book. On one of the major book-selling websites, one seller has the book for sale for much cheaper than the other sellers. The seller says that the boook "MAY HAVE A PUBLISHER'S MARK". What does this mean? Is this a book that was reported as destroyed to...
September 27th 05 11:13 PM
by Andy Dingley Go to last post
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Stealth Press? by William M. Klimon
Recently found a bunch of Stealth Press editions from c. 2001--mostly reprints of one- or two-decades-old thrillers. Very attractively produced, these copies appear not to have been read--I'm guessing a batch of review copies that never were reviewed. I take it Stealth flamed out not too long...
September 28th 05 03:15 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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TimesBooks edition question by my-wings
I picked up a book by Times Books, which is a division of Random House. It has a number line of 9876542 followed by the words First Edition. I know there are other divisions of Random House (Villard leaps to mind) that follow the Random House convention of number lines beginning with "2" and...
September 28th 05 04:28 AM
by my-wings Go to last post
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Pricing variability query by Matthew Hill
I was checking prices for a first of the "Letters of J. R. R. Tolkein" published by Houghton Mifflin in 1981. There are two copies on AddAll. One at $12, the other at 10 times as much. Now there is apparently some difference in condition, but the low priced one isn't that much of a dog. Is the...
September 28th 05 10:05 PM
by fundoc Go to last post
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Little Prince query by Cantor90
Can someone tell me what "Z.9.70" means, as found on the copyright page of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1943, no other date. Would it indicate a 1970 reprint? Thanks--Terry
September 28th 05 11:08 PM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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What is the best Edgar Allen Poe book to buy? by [email protected]
Not to quibble, but it IS Edgar ALL*A*N Poe... This is a matter which could be debated at length. If you are simply interested in reading Poe, then all you have to do is compare content indexes of various volumes in bookstores and libraries and choose the book with largest number of stories and/or...
September 29th 05 04:35 AM
by MartinB Go to last post
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