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Building a library... by [email protected]
Well, it's a done deal - I've closed on my first house, tiny though it may be, complete with a nice wood-paneled study with built-in barrister bookshelves. My law books will of course occupy some of these, but all work and no play -- you know the rest. I was raised in a(n upper?) middle-class...
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April 17th 06 07:38 PM
by Jack Campin - bogus address Go to last post
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Discovered "goodies" by [email protected]
Hello, Jon, Bud, Lawrence, Scot (if you are still here), Mike, Jerry, Bob, Michael, Kris, and all old-and-new-timers... I haven't been around much recently but have lurked whenever I could. Over the past couple of years I have finally gotten most of the books catalogued and made some surprising...
April 17th 06 06:17 PM
by Pangarune Corner Go to last post
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Balzac Droll Stories illustrated by A. Robida by Yau
Hi, I'm just cleaning out my library and selling my old books. I have a old copy of Balzac Droll Stories privately published in London- and illustrated by A. Robida. Please take a look. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7023539581&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 If that...
April 17th 06 09:40 AM
by Yau Go to last post
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price guide for books? by pags23
hi,new to books,is there a price guide that lists older books by name on the net or anywhere that i can look up the titles and any value?
April 17th 06 02:33 AM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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Check this out! by Marcus-John Maxwell
I 've been reading a lot of ebooks and listening to interviews of interest online lately, but this iinterview stands out to me the best i have litened to so far. It's free so have listen to it, you 'll enjoy. I did. You can listen to it by clicking on this...
April 16th 06 04:18 PM
by Marcus-John Maxwell Go to last post
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Please help me find this costume book by [email protected]
I'm looking for a book and can't find it anwhere. I'm a good searcher, so I think I must have the title and/or author wrong. I'm hoping someone in this group might know what it is and help me find the right title or author. Maybe it's an article in an old periodical? Any ideas? What I looked...
April 16th 06 04:18 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Ontario Bookstores - Coming, Going, Shifting by Matthew Hill
I have recently dealt with three brick and mortar stores which are in transition- One being born, one dying and one undergoing change. Monkey's Paw Books - 1229 Dundas West in Toronto, opened recently with an interesting, eclectic collection. Heavy on art and design and just plain oddities. ...
April 16th 06 01:30 PM
by Matthew Hill Go to last post
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I am back. This is Gabriel!! by Annibale
I changed machines some years ago and could not figure out how to get to you. Today I found out by accident. So I am back and I will try to be helpful as I was in the now, dim, past. I am going out of business as a dealer, because of age and its infirmities but I am continuing to collect my odd...
April 15th 06 07:26 PM
by Jerry Morris Go to last post
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Hillside Press Miniature Books by philandkay
I have recently aquired a set of Hillside Press Miniature books. We are interested in selling these to interested collectors or persons who need certain ones to complete/augment their collections. They Include: Nursery Rhymes Thoreau's Soundings Holbein's Dance of Death History of John...
April 15th 06 04:43 PM
by philandkay Go to last post
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St. Onge miniature books by philandkay
We have recently aquired a set of St Onge miniature books and are looking to sell them. Are there any collector groups out there who may be interested in these? The set includes: Historic American Flags Robert Frost's White Mountain Abraham Lincoln The Song In His Heart Saint Augustine Florida...
April 15th 06 04:39 PM
by philandkay Go to last post
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Steinbeck, The Wayward Bus by Francis A. Miniter
I have two copies of this book, neither a first printing, but the information on the copyright pages has me a bit confused. Both have identical dust jackets (except yellow lettering on Copy 1 seems richer) and except as noted below appear identical, with blindstamped bus on front board, red...
April 15th 06 05:39 AM
by Francis A. Miniter Go to last post
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Bookstores Around the World (rec.arts.books) (FAQ) by Jon Meyers
John R. Yamamoto-Wilson wrote: Annibale wrote: Evelyn Leeper's lists are exhaustive and detailed. But for my purposes they have never been useful. She has no experience in pricing and buying op or rare books as a collector or dealer and thus she has no way of judging the price level...
April 15th 06 04:51 AM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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VJ Books by mdobson
Anyone hear anything (good or bad) about VJ Books on eBay? Are they reliable or another Flatsigned? Michael
April 15th 06 04:02 AM
by Annibale Go to last post
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Hachisuka and the Dodo by Walter Traprock
Is there a reason why The Dodo and Kindred Birds by Hachisuka is so scarce? I got a thing about Dodos and would like to read this, but don't really want to pay thousands of dollars for it. Anybody see a copy of the text online?
April 15th 06 02:23 AM
by Walter Traprock Go to last post
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Chronology and Work of Alfred Tennyson by [email protected]
http://worldofbiography.com/9155%2DAlfred%20Tennyson/chronology_work.asp 1827 Poems by Two Brothers written along with his brother, won university prize for poetry. 1828 O' Timbuctoo won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for Tennyson. 1830 Poems, chiefly lyrical won some critical praise, which...
April 14th 06 07:19 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Newbie by [email protected]
Hi all, is there any advice or suggestion for me ? I want to find some "rare" or antique book, especially about the Christian Religion. For example, how to know if I am overpaying, where to find them, what are the most valuable on the subject, how to market them, etc. Thanks, Enrico
April 14th 06 04:34 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Rare Books on Indology by naresh gupta
Please contact Indian Books Centre. 40/5.Shakti Nagar.Delhi-110007,India . . For Rare and Out Print Books & Journals from India.
April 14th 06 03:55 AM
by naresh gupta Go to last post
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Books On Religion & Philosophy (Vol. 2) by naresh gupta
Books On Religion & Philosophy (Vol. 2) Indian Books Centre In the Service of the Scholarly World since 1976 Dear Sir/ Madam, Our company is one of the leading publishers and suppliers of books related to Indian Art/ Archaeology; Ayurveda, Tibetan, Unani &
April 14th 06 03:54 AM
by naresh gupta Go to last post
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Wolfine by X by David Wood
I came across this copy of Wolfine by X and can't find a thing about it on the net. Tried to google it but much came back in German. It is published by Sturgis and Walton Company, New York in 1915. Anyone know anything more about such a title? Value? D. Wood Otter Creek Books
April 13th 06 11:45 PM
by michael adams Go to last post
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Bookstores in Hawai'i by Evelyn C. Leeper
Does anyone have any recommendations for good/interesting used bookstores in Hawai'i--in particular Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island? (I'm not interested in Hawaiiana particularly, but more in SF and literary fiction. In particular, if I finish the four books I'm bringing, I'll need to buy something...
April 12th 06 05:07 PM
by Jerry Morris Go to last post
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