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Margaret Mead's signature by RS
Does anyone have a scan of Margaret Mead's signature? -- Robert Pearson ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music http://www.rspearson.com
January 31st 07 07:29 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Marines screwed by the Corps by The Bobino
"The U.S. military plans to charge Marines in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the case." So we send them over there to kill Iraqis and when they do we courtmartial them? Great incentive to join the armed forces: obey orders and WE'LL...
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January 8th 07 12:04 AM
by Will in New Haven Go to last post
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Mark Helprin's _A Winter's Tale_ points by Bud Webster
Any special points for this one?
March 17th 05 11:04 PM
by Bud Webster Go to last post
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Mark Twain signed first edition by Perdurabo
I have a set of the Definitive Edition with Vol1 signed that I am interested in selling. Condition varies from fair to g+ on the 37 vollumes. The signed copy is VG. Also the first edtion of Twains Sketches and a few other various firsts. Please contact me at if interested.
July 24th 03 10:20 PM
by Perdurabo Go to last post
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market forces: resalers; son of fad by John Machin
I don't share xerlome's attitude to "resalers" ... I'm quite happy not to chase around "thrifts" which in any case never seemed to have had anything worth looking at. I've very happy for the bookseller's scouts to have risen early on Saturday mornings and rummaged through all the stuff at school...
January 12th 06 07:06 AM
by John Machin Go to last post
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Market value of large, late 19th century bible with gilded pages? by John Cody
First page: Presented to Walter Girdler by Her Majesty the Queen for diligence and punctuality in attending the Shard Farm Evening Class; during the season ending april 1896
March 23rd 05 03:14 AM
by Al Smith Go to last post
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Martin Luther's Samtliche Schriften First Edition 1740s by Texas Book Collector
I recently acquired a full set of the 24 volume Martin Luther's Samtliche Schriften compiled by J. G. Walch in the 1740's in Halle, Germany. I bought the books for their beauty - I liked the vellum and handlettered binding, but now I'm curious about the significance of the books and their...
August 25th 05 02:48 PM
by Texas Book Collector Go to last post
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martin Russell by Lil
Anyone know where I can find a bibliography for this author please? Lu
March 9th 05 10:11 PM
by Lil Go to last post
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Mary Jane Ward - The Snake Pit by Francis A. Miniter
Once again, the what have I got question. Both have the following characteristics: size: 5.5" x 8.25"; 278 pages; published by Random House, copyright 1946. From there they differ. 1 . This copy I have had for a while and am confident it is a book club book. Green boards, gilt on front and...
July 30th 06 01:03 AM
by Francis A. Miniter Go to last post
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Mary Ward Books by Mary Ward
Hello, Please take a moment to review our new online bookshop. Mary Ward Books is an independent online bookstore specialising in second hand, out of print and used books. We offer online and offline book search facilities and secure payments via...
November 5th 04 05:26 PM
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Mascoo auctions by Justin
Hello ! Just a short note to let you know that there is a new online auction website at www.mascoo.com not yet available in English but this should be the case pretty soon
December 5th 04 12:07 PM
by Justin Go to last post
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Mathesis Juvenilis - J C Sturm - Collation/Info required by Tom L-M
So, a recent eBay purchase, for no rational reasons (dont you find these are often the most satisfying, was this: Johann Christopher Sturm - Mathesis Juvenilis - 1711 - Nuremberg - Hoffmann http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6940729347 The listing was badly done - this latin...
January 8th 05 06:59 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Maxims of Napoleon by Jerry Morris
On ebay last week, a listing for a deluxe edition of the Maxims of Napoleon, London, 1913, that contained the bookplate of the original owner, attracted my attention. Always looking for another copy of this book with an historical provenance, I asked the seller for information about the...
May 21st 04 05:10 AM
by Jerry Morris Go to last post
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May Peace come to everyone...A Discourse on Signs ( by PPEACE
=(1)= Holy Ibrahim (on whom be peace) prayed to Allah for a prophet to come to set high standards in four aspects in his supplication: *And our Lord, raise among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Your Signs and teach them the Book and Wisdom and may purify them; surely,...
January 3rd 08 11:31 AM
by PPEACE Go to last post
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Maya's Children : The Story of La Llorona First Edition? by BookFriend
I wondering for the book Maya's Children : The Story of La Llorona how do you tell if it is a first edition?
November 15th 05 06:37 PM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
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McCullough Fortune by Willow Arune
There must be something strange about Colleen's books. ABEBooks highest listing is now: Creed for the Third Millennium (ISBN: 0356120511) McCullough, Colleen Bookseller: Duvelle Books (Belper, DE, United Kingdom) Price: US$ 2258.70 Book Description: Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1985....
April 7th 06 07:33 PM
by Willow Arune Go to last post
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McGuffey Readers by Ging
I have a few old McGuffey Readers. They have been packed in a musty house for many years. Does anyone know how I can clean/refresh these books. I would like to display them but the smell is just too much.
November 15th 04 06:33 PM
by Charles Fremont Go to last post
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McMurtry collectors (?) by Denton Taylor
Greetings all: I picked up, at a library sale, an inscribed copy of Larry McMurtry's "Some Can Whistle". The inscription looks interesting and I wonder if any McMurtry collectors would recognize the association. You can see a photo at http://www.dentontaylor.com/tests/larry.jpg It appears to...
March 19th 06 09:24 PM
by Denton Taylor Go to last post
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McMurtry Shelves the Idea of Closing by William M. Klimon
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-books6aug06,1,1614644.story William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com
August 6th 05 04:45 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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McMurtry's Oscar speech by William M. Klimon
At the Oscars this evening, Larry McMurtry thanked the booksellers of the world for keeping alive the culture of the book (whence comes many, if not most, movies). Well done. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com
March 7th 06 05:01 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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