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What kind of eraser to use? by
David Ames
I bought a current statistics textbook at a favorable price. When it
arrived, I saw that one chapter was greatly underlined in red pencil.
The paper is the usual slightly shiny paper that you see in college
textbooks nowadays.
Any idea which type of eraser to use? I also looked for an...
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July 15th 06 01:29 AM
by Bob
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Books by former Peace Corps volunteers by
Jon Meyers
If you're looking for a new collecting category, collecting Peace Corps
writers comes with its own ready-made bibliography:
http://www.peacecorpswriters.org/pages/depts/resources/resources.html
Yes, most of these writers are obscure, one-shot, limited-interest
authors, but the list also...
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What's with fairly recent Modern Library prices? by
Gene Mierzejewski
I know some regular posters (and, no doubt, some lurkers here) are
interested in Modern Library editions, which I enjoy immensely. I'm baffled,
however, by the prices commanded by recent Modern Library editions. Fairly
recent ML editions of books by Anton Chekhov, Edith Wharton and even the
Good...
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July 14th 06 10:18 PM
by Bob
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Unique Dust Jacket by
Francis A. Miniter
I just purchased a copy of Mexican author Laura Esquivel's new book "Malinche",
which has been out for only a few weeks. I took the dust jacket off to examine
the boards (blind-stamped floral pattern in a purplish brown from top to bottom
on the right edge), but what caught my eye is that the dust...
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Query about frontispiece from old book by
CP Baudelaire
I know this is a shot in the dark, but---
Anyone have any idea what book this frontispiece may be from:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/wolfbrigade/skels1.jpg
--or can anyone recommend a good place to ask? I'm looking to find an
original or at least a 300 dpi high res scan of the...
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Pathetic Discussion Group by
Shelf Space
I'm a book collector and I have on occasion posted to this forum. I
also search though it's archives reasonably often to glean tips and
pointers about bibliographic issues. But in the last couple of years,
it has slowly degenerated into an inner city slum, ruined by unpleasant
grafitti, territorial...
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July 13th 06 03:59 PM
by LiRM
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First Printing / First State / a question by
Sam
I have two copies of A Dark Place by Aaron Elkins (published by Walker
and Company). The dust jackets are identical except one has $12.95 for
the price while the second one has $13.95. Both books have a complete
number run (10 987654321). However, one book has "First published in
the United...
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July 11th 06 10:38 PM
by Sam
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manuscript sale records by
Jack Campin - bogus address
We have sold a few manuscripts lately (mainly of 19th century
Scottish historical interest). Pricing has been very much seat
of the pants. I would like to get a better idea of how the lower
end of the manuscript market works - i.e. these are things that
were clearly worth keeping in a safe place...
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Book repair or what? by
Alec Powell
Hello good book people.
I need a bit of advice please.
A very dear friend has bequeathed to me a copy of "The Gardeners
Kalendar" by Philip Miller, (Gardener to the Worshipful Company of
Apothecaries at their Botanick Garden in Chelsea, and F.R.S.) DATED 1743
(Spelling as inside coverg)
My...
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I WANT TO DIE ! ! ! ! ! by
Kris Baker
I can't go on living any longer! I want to die!!
Help me to die!!!
What is the best way to commit suicide???
Kris
but without getting my floors too messy
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L@@K! MUST SEE! RARE! by
fundog
over 20 National Geographic Magazines...read, used - $8
These are what has remained from a large collection... THese are issues
mainly from early 1990s.
All good issues... some pages missing...
http://albany.craigslist.org/bks/180174956.html
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July 10th 06 02:50 PM
by Bob
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FA: Queen's Doll's House 1st Ed. 1928 by
ret_teach_35
I have listed on eBay a copy of the
Souvenir Book of the Queen's Doll's House, First Edition
1928, Oxley & Son, Windsor, LTD.
Illustrated with a series of 27 black/white photo and portrait plates.
Front Cover photo is in color, some fading of front cover picture, small tear in middle of front...
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star on spine - another bookclub? by
[email protected]
From Here to Eternity - feels like a bookclub but couldn't find any
indications (d/j flap clipped top right) till noticed little star on
spine - is this another indication of bookclub that I haven't heard of?
Thanks for any help
img src=http://www3.telus.net/public/pmccc/ID/eternityspine.JPG
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star on spine - another bookclub marking? by
[email protected]
From Here to Eternity - feels like a bookclub but couldn't find any
indications (d/j flap clipped top right) till I noticed little star on
the spine. Is this a bookclub indication I haven't heard of?
Thanks for any help
img src=http://www3.telus.net/public/pmccc/ID/eternityspine.JPG
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Pictures of Europe by
M. Aserati
Free of rights high resolution pictures of European landscapes.
Geography and history and digital antique maps of Europe.
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/mercator/europe/
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funny inscriptions... by
Jonathan
I know that a gift inscriptions written by an un-famous person in a
book is considered a flaw....but I have a drab version of A. Edward
Newton's "The Amenities of Book-Collecting" that is , I think, made
better because the gift inscrption is so much fun:
"Presentation copy to ______ ______ by a...
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Henry Kingsbury of Ipswich Genealogy Book by
krik999
Hello.
I recently picked up a copy of The Genealogy of the Descendants of Henry
Kingsbury of Ipswich and Haverhill, Mass. first edition book. It is
numbered #17 out of a 300 limited pressing. It was published in 1905 by the
Hartford Press. I'm having great difficulty in getting more...
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July 9th 06 12:53 AM
by Bob
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Help needed by
Nigel Dutton
I have recently decided to collect all of Wilbur Smith's novels. I have
around half so far all of them first or early printing and full octavo
sized (240mm height). However, I am having a great deal of trouble
finding his earliest novels in this size. My problem is I don't know
how to find out if...
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