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was sitting here looking at my pile of bookmarks that I found inside of books and was wondering what other people find?I once found a book that was made into a porno book back in the 20's i guess, with pasted in photos.I never found money just photos,letters,bills,and bookmarks

On Feb 19, 7:20 pm, "Willow Arune" wrote: If you are interested in India, the novels of Paul Mann were a delight. Unhappily, Mann seems to have run off the map in 1996 so no more George Santi for us. But despair not! Vikram Chandra has written a blockbuster novel...

I have two appaent first editions (1955 Collins) of Andrew Boyle's No Passing Glory the Cheshire biography. However the DJ are different. One white with a blue strip and blue writing while the other is blue with a white strip and white writing. Has anyone any idea what happend here. Is one...

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/02122007/nhnews-ph-p-book.store.html On topic for those who collect from B&M bookstores.

On Feb 15, 9:03 am, "Willow Arune" wrote: And anyway I can't give you my dick because I had it removed some years back and had it bronzed and placed on my lovely bedroom armoire Actually, a signed copy may be had for close to $5000 on ABEBooks, down to $600. I...

EARTHBOUND BOOK RESTORATION Dear Sir/Madam I am an antiquarian book restorer with 28 years experience. I am located very close to the beautiful Georgian city of Bath, and also the historic city of Bristol, in the south of England, UK. I am experienced in all aspects of restoration and...

thanks for letting me join the group............... The groups mane is DEBU... I just want to let you know that I'm part of that band. I''m the one that plays the flute and any wind instruments. And sometimes I play on the drums..... we also have a website www.musikdebu.com. that tells all about...

I recall that there was a frequent poster here who was interested in old herbals and pharmacological books. Lloyd Library and Museum, a great collection of such books, has just revamped its website he http://www.lloydlibrary.org Cheers, William M. Klimon

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Today, for a dollar each I found: Nicolas Freeling, Criminal Conversation, 1st ed., containing the signature of Louis Untermeyer on the verso of the ffep Rowling, Potter #2 (Chamber of Secrets), 1st printing, fine in fine W. H. Auden, The Shield of Achilles, 1st printing, fine Countee Cullen,...

As John Pelan is once again starting to tell lies, It's time to post a timely reminder that he is in fact a discredited liar as per the following. In alt.books.ghost-fiction Pelan twice boasted about owning substantial shares with his former ISP, Isomedia. Yet Isomedia confirmed that this was a...

I WILL PROVE ALL OF YOU HOW WRONG YOU WERE ! YOU ARE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO BUT THREATENING AND BLAMING INNOCENT PEOPLE .MY ATTORNEY IS FOLLOWING YOUR CONVERSATION . YOU HAVE NO PROOF I DID ANYTHING WRONG .COME AND SEE THE BOOKS YOU IDIOTS !!!I WILL SHOW THEM TO YOU IN...

Good day listservers!! Could anyone share their knowledge or experiences with the various isbn barcode scanners out there? The need is for a small to medium size collection. I have recently started to volunteer in our local Friends of the Library bookstore, they have no one on staff who...

I found an interesting lined notebook. Part 1 The King of Boyville by William Allen White adapted. Used by permission of the publishers. Doubleday & McClure Co. The entire story handwritten in old ink. I found this complete "Piggy Pennington" story online. Part 2 An Afternoon in a Hotel Room by...

I would like to offer some books for FREE at BookMooch.com: My books, which are being given away FREE: http://www.bookmooch.com/inventory/samsonkg/0/2000/1 To read more about BookMooch and how to get your FREE books: http://www.bookmooch.com/about/overview thanks for looking, please take some...

Dangerous Reading? The 25th annual Banned Books Week is Sept. 23-30. The American Library Association says each book below has been pulled from some libraries or schools. You'll be surprised by the list. Why were Garfield and a dictionary deemed dangerous? Visit parade.com. The Adventures of...

What on earth is wrong with that seller? In the last couple days I have seen listings by VP for beat up ex-library books where it is asking ridiculous prices, well above the competition for a fine in fine dj, and selling them "as is" on top of it. Francis A. Miniter

The most interesting donation we've had in our charity bookshop for a while; a small calf-bound volume of poems by J.G. Nicholson, gold blocked on the cover "A Chaplet of Southernwood or A Garden of Ladslore" (sic, should be "Ladslove"). Another item in the same bag was the sexual inversion volume...

How it Works: The Computer Two of us are researching the history of this Ladybird book. For many years there has been a rumour that a special edition of it was produced in plain covers, and we are trying to get to the bottom of it. Do you have a copy of the book that isn't in the same covers...