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Obama to Russia - Go ahead and bomb us, I won't stop you! by
Scurvy Dog[_2_]
Obama heeded the call of his masters in the Kremlin and announced that the USA
would not use its nuclear weapons EVEN IF ATTACKED.
So go ahead Russia, bomb New York - Obama won't do a goddamn thing.
Obama must be impeached and put on trial for what he is - a traitor.
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Dr. Who by
Pangarune Corner
I came across a little gem locally...
In good shape, spine fine and subbing to extremities, several loose but
present pages, a copy of the Armada Paperback of "Dr. Who in an Exciting
Adventure with the Daleks" by David Whitaker. A split on the spin (no other
spine damage) and pages 89 to 94 loose...
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NY Civil War Draft Riot by
Doo Wop Daddy-O
Can anyone recommend a definitive book (hopefully still in print or at
least easily available) about the NYC Draft Riot?
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October 25th 06 08:52 PM
by fundock
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what do you find in books by
DaveandCarol
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
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February 20th 07 09:01 PM
by foaddoc
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Detective Book Club oddity by
Jim[_2_]
I picked up today a "collector's item" published by the Detective Book
Club (aka Walter Black, Roslyn, NY). It was one of their three-in-one
mystery collections, but bound in a heavy blue leather or leatherette,
with gilt ends and a ribbon marker. The three books a
- Erle Stanley Gardner, THE...
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Washed Books ? by
[email protected]
Hi RCB-ers,
A rare book seller told me that a 400-year old book (that I just
found) was washed and rebound in the XIX century, to fit the style of
the library of the new owner. He said this was a common practice back
then.
Is this true ? How does that affect the book condition and book
value ?
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uncollected Salinger and his ravening lawyers by
Jack Campin - bogus address
We (i.e. the charity shop I work for) have been given a copy of the
second printing of The Complete Uncollected Stories of J.D. Salinger.
Fine condition. Probably worth us sending it for auction (we don't
do EBay for corporate reasons) - if an auction house will take it.
It isn't all that rare,...
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Preserving books against mold? by
Alan Meyer
I have a collection of several thousand books in a part of my
house that gets too humid in the summer time. The books
can get moldy.
I've dealt with that in the past with dehumidification, but in
the last year electricity costs have gone through the roof
in my state and it's getting really...
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A crying shame by
Bud Webster
Yesterday I received a book I'd won on eBay. Nothing remarkable about
that, of course, but this was the Pulphouse limited-&-signed hardcover
collection by Damon Knight, _God's Nose_ from 1991. Still nothing
*really* special - not the leatherbound, no original material, and at
300 copies not...
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found a shakespeare book in my grammas cellar by
pags23
hi,i found a :"William Shakespeare Works" illustrated book
recently,copyright says 1879
The "Arundel Poets.",has over 1200 pages,was just wondering if this is
a rare book,was going to try and sell it for gramma,book is in decent
condition,not great,pages are fine but binding is coming off...
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You want weird? I got weird for yez. by
Bud Webster
I got an e-mail out of the blue from someone I've never heard of
before with "R. A. Lafferty" as the subject line. I almost deleted it
unread, but I'm glad I didn't.
In part, he asked:
"I'm searching for a 'Bud Webster' who back on 8/16/81 wrote a
inscription on a FEP of a book to a individual...
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Career Thanks Owed To....... by
[email protected]
I think I've finally realised why I dislike John Pelan so much. It's
because he says things like this (a comment posted by him in
alt.horror.cthulhu today):
"I've helped launch more careers than you've had pieces of ass."
I don't think it's possible to be more sexist and egocentric in...
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General rule for added value of autograph? by
Billy Bob
Is there any general rule as to how much more a book is worth if it is
signed by the author?
Say worth 50% more or something?
(This would be for most cases where the author is not a "super famous"
person like a president, sports legend, etc.)
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Legal Letter via-a-vis HWA trustee John Pelan's Infamous Lie by
Shelf Space
First up, let me point out that I am only posting this because John
Pelan is now trying to rewrite recent history, by claiming that I
forged emails from his former ISP in which they confirmed Pelan had
lied about owning shares in their company. I certainly did not do this,
and invite any interested...
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March 1st 06 03:35 PM
by Dave
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"American Gods" question by
[email protected]
Does anyone know what the true first of Gaiman's "American Gods" is?
I see that both US and UK editions came out in 2001. A search on
abebooks.com did not shed any light on this issue, as both editions
were offered as "firsts."
The U.S. edition precedes by a few weeks.
For future...
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Book Restoration by
[email protected]
How much improvement can be made to a book (let's say ex-lib) without
so stating in the ad?
Removal of an endpaper? Sanding down (and away) of a "Discard" stamp?
Replcing a page carefully?
Any guidelines? Mention all modifications form purchase or before?
Willow
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"The Great War" book collecting by
Art Layton
If you were collecting books (fiction and non-fiction) about WWI (The
Great War), where would you start? These would have to be printed or
translated in english. Can you recommend dealers that specialize in
WWI books?
Art Layton
Stamford, CT USA
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TROLL ALERT (Was Anyone with get scammed by Ebay book sellers?) by
Haunted River
Dear Fellow Booksellers / Collectors:
John Pelan has been obsessively stalking me across the internet for
months and he will screw up this site in that quest. He has set up a
malicious abuse site at Yahoo to coordinate this campaign (don't take
my word for it, join and...
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Second edition of Rare book by
Rick Kalamaya
One of the best, and nicest, dealers I have ever patronized is Alan
Ahearn at Quill and Brush. Recently I received their catalog and one
of the offerings was a second/third edition of The Sun Also Rises for
$250. We all know the first has the "stoppped" with 3 p's. Then I
suppose the second has...
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