I'll just say this clearly in a new thread (partly because of problems with the "wrapping" of text when responding to Michael Adams's posting -　perhaps he would be kind enough to tweak whatever needs to be tweaked so this doesn't happen again - partly because I buried my main conclusions at...

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Hope someone can help me identify if I have a first edition of Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. My copy is by Harcourt Brace & Co. There is no date on the title page. On the copywrite page there is an entry below the Library of Congress info which reads "Snow falling on cedars/David...

Does anyone know what: Handbuch der Astronomischen Instrumentenkunde, L. Ambronn, 1899 (2 Volumes) is worth? I have never seen it for sale on line. David

Can anyone tell me about this book printed in 1633? Institvtes of the Lawes of England: by Edw. Coke. Is it worth anything? I would greatly appreciate any info. Thank you Kevin

1853 copy of Bleak House appears to be first US... Harper with Dicken's sinature. I am with Friends of the Library in Ithaca, NY and we cannot find any information which would give us an idea of what to charge for this item during our October sale. Any help would be appreciated or if you could...

Hello all Has anyone seen this one on eBay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3548796415&category=26181 $9,999.00?? Lyndon

I'm looking for a book read in the late 70's/early 80's. I believe it was one of the little "Golden Books" - about one of the Sesame Street characters. One of the stories in the book was about one of the characters (I think Oscar the Grouch)going to the movies. The marquee of the theater read...

A buyer has asked me to insure their shipment for 5 times what they are paying. Doesn't seem right to me somehow - like I would be participating in some type of scam. Any opinions? -- Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://www.Hardy-Boys.net

"Bob F." wrote in message ... A true First Edition of the Hardy Boys adventure, "While The Clock Ticked", just sold for over $7600.00 on eBay!!!!!!!!!!! The last copy of this edition sold for over $5000.00. Check those...

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Andi Kay wrote: The Complete Works of Lord Byron by Lord Byron pub. 1860 Who was the publisher? Is it in one volume or a set? Is the binding cloth or leather? The Flying Dutchman or the Dutch Ship by W. Clark Russell pub. 1814 I think you mean "Death Ship", not "Dutch Ship", and the date is...

Due to the passing away of nutritional therapist Dr. Herbert Moore, his entire collection of health and nutrition books are for sale. Over 4000 books: classic titles, rare volumes and compendiums, most of these books are cloth-bound and printed in the USA. Covering a whole range of topics from...

Having sat back and watched the debate over Oxfam evolve I now just wanted to add my twopennyworth for what its worth. To the best of my knowledge in the UK no charity shop actually pays anyone to value books it is all done by volunteers. There may be one or two exceptions to this as Oxfam now...

I've bought many rare books from France in the last 10 years with no problem until this week! A dealer in Lyon, France, just informed me that French customs had blocked the sending of my book order (a two-volume set of Chinese dictionary printed in 1895-1896) because, according to the book dealer,...

I've just finished reading Augustin Calmet's "The Phantom World" originally published in 1746. In it, Calmet mentions "several ... pretty thick volumes in Latin and German...'on the subject of vampires in Hungary, Moravia, and Turkey. He quotes something called "The Dutch Gleaner" from...

"diane.walker" wrote in message ... Could someone tell me the difference between a full page handwritten inscription in a printed book, and a one page manuscript. Americans seem to view every single page of a...

I really enjoyed Michael Shea's story, especially with it's Lovecraftian mythos connections and my interest in that area. It seems to have gone though a number of limited editions. The one I have is denoted 'PC' and was Karl Edward Wagner's personal copy which I acquired a few years ago. Can anyone...

Ah, I did find a signature by looking up "Ilya Prigogine" on Google Images. It is by him, all the characteristics match excepthe does seem to ocassionally write neater by printing out letters to make his signature less of a scrawl. Still curious about a value as I don't have much experience with...

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