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Ramsey - Stop sweating and start living by zzzzz
Does anyone have these?
March 17th 06 01:32 PM
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One Born Every Minute... by Willow Arune
Now, I was initially interested in this book due to the asking price. High considering that Grisham's first and rarer book can be had for much...
March 17th 06 11:10 AM
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In His Steps--Charles Sheldon -- First?? by stanmann
A Friend of mine has what appears to be a very early printing of Charles Sheldon's In His steps, what route would I go about to attempt to find a valuation for this book? I don't have it in front of me, but from memory, it has an orangish leather/suede binding with partially gilt page...
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March 17th 06 04:31 AM
by Sam Go to last post
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Was it Parsley or Parley? by Jerry Morris
Oldtimers at rec.collecting.books and alt.quotations will remember the threads exacxtly three years ago concerning a mystery word in the poem, Elegy on a Quid of Tobacco. http://www.tinyurl.com/klf7p In A.Edward Newton's book, "The Amenities of Book Collecting," Boston, 1918, there is an...
March 16th 06 11:10 AM
by michael adams Go to last post
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Thrift Shopping for Books by [email protected]
I've always been a thrifter and I met this guy who was a book dealer and collector of Modern Library books. He and I would go thrift shopping and he'd educate me on book collecting. I found a great site to find thrift shops and I thought some of you book collectors might like...
March 16th 06 12:45 AM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
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Removing staining from sticky tape by Matti Lamprhey
I've just obtained a good copy of The Little White Horse (Goudge) which has had a plastic cover taped to the pastedowns for many years. The adhesion had gone so the cover has fallen off, but leaving ugly brown staining. Is it possible to remove this myself? If not, would it be a quick task for a...
March 15th 06 06:20 PM
by Matti Lamprhey Go to last post
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Unique New Book is "Reviewer's Choice March 2006" by [email protected]
"In Pushing Ultimates: Fundamentals of Authentic Self-knowledge" Lew Paz draws upon many years of his personal spiritual, philosophical, and metaphysical quest to understand human nature in general, and himself in particular. Pushing Ultimates incorporates what Paz has discovered through...
March 15th 06 06:20 AM
by Sam Go to last post
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drying agent for storage by jw 1111
Hi, I wish to store some books that are put in large plastic bags in carboard boxes. What would be an inexpensive drying agent to put in with them, to absorb any moisture that might be in there ? many thanks. I'm posting this also to rec.collecting.books. An old post discusses the...
March 15th 06 02:11 AM
by Andy Dingley Go to last post
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Thoreau, Riverside Pocket Edition by [email protected]
I recently picked up a set of Thoreau in the Riverside Pocket Edition from the local Salvation Army store - all 11 vols for the princely sum of $2! They're in good nick, though the leather has perished quite badly on the spines of the two of the vols. According to an online Thoreau bibliography...
March 14th 06 08:56 PM
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Good deed pays off for Louisiana bookseller by Jon Meyers
http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2006/02/20/news/news04.txt Slidell Sentry-News Weekend Profile: Jerry Laiche Bookseller's good deed rewarded with first editions By Stephen Maloney St. Tammany News Excerpt:
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March 14th 06 03:24 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Free Best Forex eBooks by mmoney85
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March 14th 06 01:58 PM
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I need a help by Layla
i looking for a web site where i can download e-books.. any help is welcome...
March 14th 06 05:01 AM
by mdobson Go to last post
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e-bay and Grabhorn by Ted Jones
I notice on e-bay that someone is attempting to sell copies of the the Bohemian Grove plays for circa $50. I have a box of these volumns in the corner. Do I try to unload them on e-bay now with the hope there are enough fools out there or hold them in he hope that in the future there will...
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March 14th 06 04:52 AM
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Trying to verify a signature. by Lee Jeffrey
Hi , I have just bought a book from ebay it is I Claudius by Robert Graves , I bought it as a reading copy as it was a rough hardback without dustjacket (£2.99) . After receiving the book today it turns out to be a 1934 Arthur Barker 1st edition , with a strange signature on the front end paper...
March 13th 06 11:02 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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bookins book trading by [email protected]
Recently I saw a book trading site "Bookins"-anyone had experience that they would want to share about using this site?
March 12th 06 04:17 AM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
1 361
drying agent for storage by Kris Baker
"jw 1111" wrote in message ... Hi, I wish to store some books that are put in large plastic bags in carboard boxes. What would be an inexpensive drying agent to put in with them, to absorb any moisture that might be...
March 11th 06 11:06 PM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
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iO!86 iO!86 by Kelly
I discovered a great marketplace for specials, deals and entertainment at http://www.cashdeals4u2save.com ! `E$b:
March 11th 06 07:36 AM
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Book Plates by Ted Jones
I went on Google looking for a history of an odious post I expunged from my reader. When there, I found an article on bookplates. Apparently, my server does not record all posts. I have a biography of Edward VIII. In it is a rather nice book plate. There is a note that the owner met HRH or...
March 10th 06 06:03 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
1 289
Kris the Magnificent ATCer by Bud Webster
Can you please leave rec.collecting.books out of this? I don't think any of us are interested.
March 9th 06 11:48 PM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
2 412
Bookstores for your used books. Cambridge Massachusetts 02139. by Don Saklad
What other Cambridge and local area bookstores are the best for buying your used books?... besides Lorem Ipsum, McIntyre & Moore, Harvard. Lorem Ipsum Books buys books. Apparently they offer relatively lower percent of the cover pricing for the books they want to buy than other local used...
March 9th 06 11:16 AM
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