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Book Auction by
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
A week ago, I went to a book auction in New London, Connecticut. It was
of the type they call a "pick auction". There were thousands of books,
divided up onto separate tables for each source (estate, dealer, etc.)
and the potential buyers put together lots of up to ten items per lot on
which...
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Library sale by
J[_2_]
Yesterday I went to the Library sale in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. I'd
gone to this event a few years ago, and not done especially well, but
I thought I'd give it another try. This time I came away with a 25-
cent paperback that I was anxious to read, and four excellent
condition hardcovers (all...
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Binding on new books by
contempted
I just bought a brand new book and within 50 pages of reading it the part of the book by the spine where the pages connect to the cover has separated from the spine. Now when the book is open you can shove a pencil clear under the pages and the spine. IS this normal for a book, have books always...
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Kipling 'edition de luxe' from Macmillan, 1897-1927 by
Agemegos
G'day
A while ago I picked up a collected works of Rudyard Kipling, published
by Macmillan & Co. between 1897 and 1927. The covers are red cloth with
gilt titles, a pattern of lotus-shoots on the spines, and Kipling's
badge (a roundel with a fylfot and an elephant eating a lotus) on the
cover. The...
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Arkham House Book Club by
Scrooge
Does anyone have a list of books Arkham House put out as a book club
edition?
I have one that doesn't have a price on the front flap. It does have the
First Edition slug.
In the Stone House by Barry Malzberg
Would the lack of price be the only indicator or is there some sort of Book
Club...
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To Kill a Mockingbird - More than one BCE? by
Francis A. Miniter
Six years ago, Jeff Armstrong posted the following list of points of comparison
for a regular edition and a BCE.
"I have a copy of the first edition and one of the BC's as well. I would be
glad to give you as much as I can, but I'm afraid I have no idea what
"detentions" are ... help me...
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"HARVEY & LEE: HOW THE CIA FRAMED OSWALD" by John Armstrong by
Harvey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, November 10, 2003 Email:
BRANDON, FL -- HISTORIC NEW BOOK
"HARVEY & LEE: HOW THE CIA FRAMED OSWALD" by John Armstrong
Two young boys, AMERICAN-BORN Lee Oswald and an eastern
European refugee who spoke Russian and was given the name
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November 13th 03 10:54 AM
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Modern Library Opinion by
krik999
Hi.
I just saw the collection of an avid Modern Library collector. The
collection, over 2000 books (probably a little more than 800 titles) was
impressive- he had numerous copies of titles, some rarer illustrated
editions with slipcase, a large majority of first editions and even had the
more...
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Hunter S. Thompson by
Jo
Hi all!
I'm new to this group, thought I'd get my foremost interest out
there... I'm looking for others who collect or are familiar with Hunter
S. Thompson's hardcover, first edition titles.
Love to hear from you.
Jah
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Elizabeth and Her German Garden, Illustrated Edition 1900 by
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
I bought this in a lot at auction recently. No name on the cover or the
title page. But it quickly turned out that the book was written by
Elizabeth von Arnim, who had a very interesting life indeed.
She was born (1866) Mary Annette Beauchamp in Australia, to British
parents who, three years...
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Souce for media mailing supplies by
John Warner
The number of my books being sold and mailed through online book
posting services have increased recently. Does anyone know a good
supplier of padded mailing envelopes that I might purchase from?
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Still More on the Book Auction by
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
On 3/15/2013 12:08 AM, Francis A. Miniter wrote:
One of the lots I put together and managed to win at the auction had in
the group of books a thick trade paperback entitled _3 by Eastlake_ , a
compilation of three early novels by Eastlake (Simon & Schuster 1970),
who, aside from his...
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March 26th 13 10:58 PM
by J[_2_]
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General Collecting Question by
SoulBrother
In the last year or so I found myself purchasing large format art and photography books. Many of those purchases have been made online and I'm discovering games that online sellers play. Many of these sellers list items in the wrong condition hoping that the buyer won't complain.
Today I received...
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Help! Melinda Metz's Roswell High Books Online.... by
FoxTrotSavagE
Help! Melinda Metz's Roswell High Books Online....
Hi!
I hope someone can help me out with this search. Can someone send me or does
someone know where I can find the last 4 books from the Roswell High series
by Melinda Metz online for free?
I does not matter if it's pdf, word, html, txt,...
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Please Note: no commercial posts allowed in rec.collecting.books! by
fwdixon
Please Note: no commercial posts allowed in rec.collecting.books!
Rec.collecting.books is a forum for the discussion of issues relating to
book-collecting. Commercial postings are specifically prohibited.
Rec.collecting.books is an unmoderated newsgroup, so if people *do* make
commercial postings...
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Primo Levi, If This Is A Man by
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
Orion Press, New York, 1959, first printing in English; vg in vg- dust
jacket (one small tear). About a week ago, I bought this book at a used
goods store. But I only checked it out online this evening. Was I
surprised. Asking prices greatly exceeded expectations.
Francis A. Miniter
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November 25th 12 02:45 PM
by J[_2_]
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Encyclopedia Britannica by
S. Callow
Cleaning out basement and found my deceased father's complete set of a 1954 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Would like to know if there is any value to these books or not.
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Overlooked Book - Modern Library First of Catcher in the Rye by
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
A few months ago, I bought a box of books sight unseen for a
small amount. It contained 15 - 20 Modern Library books
along with a few others. I did not pay a lot of attention
to those books, but put some on the shelves and set others
aside to file away in the extras area.
One of those that...
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August 16th 11 07:47 PM
by J[_2_]
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