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Hooray for Abe by
Alfred Armstrong
To balance some of the negative comments about Abe round here recently, I'd
like to speak in praise of their want list feature. A few days ago a US
bookseller listed a book which I have been in search of for years, Frank
Harris's little-known novel "Love in Youth". Within a few minutes I had...
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Never Seen This Before by
MindElec
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29230&item=3589312641
check out the picture.
Robert
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,...
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The future of the novel by
Howard Sherman
Interactive Fiction is the convergence of technology and books creating
a rich experience of prose that involves the reader directly. Not to be
confused with e-books, Interactive Fiction demands direct involvement of
the reader who decides how the story develops.
Interactive Fiction is comes in...
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Small brag: Isidore Haiblum by
Mike Berro
I collect Haiblum, but except for some uncorrected proofs, there isn't much
that's hard to find, as he mostly did pbos, so I was happy to find the
following for $25.
Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1971 Ballantine NY. First
edition. Author's first book. Inscribed to Christopher...
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Graham Greene, Journey without Maps (1936) by
John Yamamoto-Wilson
Can anyone tell me whether the UK and US editions of this were published
simultaneously, or whether there was a time lag? I don't have Brennan's
bibliography of Greene to hand (doubtless the answer will be found there)
and I can't track this one down in any of my other...
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Small brag: Nancy Springer Typescript by
Mike Berro
I'm only now cataloguing crap I've purchased over the last month or two, so
my brags come in clumps. The only outstanding feature of this item is that I
bought it on Ebay for $9.99 plus shipping. It's rather sad, in a way.
Springer, Nancy Chance 1987 Baen NY. Typescript of this collection of...
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Major Brag, Minor Brags, and Nothing to Brag About by
Jerry Morris
Jumping on the bandwagon of recent brags, I received my "Major brag"
yesterday. For $35. for My Sentimental Library, I acquired a book from
the library of "Major" J.R. Abbey, with his bookplate attached.
The book, Gabriel Austin's The Grolier Club Iter Italicum, New
York,1963, contains a typed...
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Chicago area school district considers closing libraries by
Jonathan Sachs
Adapted from a news article in today's issue of the Chicago Tribune:
The school district in Waukegan, Illinois (population about 90,000) may
close its elementary school libraries in order to convert the space to
classrooms.
The schools are faced with enrollment increases which exceed the...
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First Edition Identification by
Art Layton
I have a copy of "The Ascentof Everest" by John Hunt published by
Hodder & Stoughton. On the copyright page, it states "first printed
1953". There is no other indication that would indicate editions or
printings.
Can anyone help me?
Art Layton
Stamford CT
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February 20th 04 08:11 PM
by Tom L-M
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[serach] book "the little prince" by
Patrick
Hello,
To make a collection, I'm looking for the book of Antoine de Saint
Exupery, "the little
Prince" in all language except in french. (any sort a book, not
especialy old or special versions)
So, if you got it & you doesn't want it anymore, please, leave me a
mail directly to...
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February 20th 04 05:54 PM
by Patrick
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historical fiction by
Dave Holstad
I am trying to locate a source from which to purchace a series of books
called The Pathfinder Series. The main character was named Henry Ware.
The events take place roughly during the Revolutionary War era.
This was historical fiction written for youth/teens sometime before the
1940"s.
If...
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February 20th 04 06:49 AM
by Scrooge
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abe search glitch? by
MindElec
occasionally when i hit search the page clears instead. at first i
thought maybe i was hitting the wrong button by mistake. but it's
happened a few time too often for that.
anyone else getting this?
Robert
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now
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Moving Books by
Preston
Hello. I will be moving to a new apartment in a few weeks and I am in
the process of packing up my books. I have 200 to 300 books and have
outgrown my tiny apartment so I'm moving to a bigger one. So I can
have room for more books. The irony is that I'm wishing I didn't have
so many books to lug...
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Another for Anti-FAQ by
William M. Klimon
"Part of the very RARE dust jacket to this book (I've only run across one of
these volumes complete with jacket) is glued to inside pages---that's a GOOD
thing!"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3587664007
Well, I guess it's conceivable that a jacket could be so rare (this one...
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Steinbeck question by
Lyndon
Hello everyone
Does anyone have a copy of Goldstone & Payne handy? I have what seems
to be a first UK edition of In Dubious Battle, Heinemann 1936, in dust
jacket. The rear panel has two reviews of Tortilla Flat, noting the
price of that book at 7s. 6d. net, and mention of To A God Unknown,
7s....
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February 19th 04 02:56 PM
by Lyndon
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Minor Brag by
Francis A. Miniter
Picked up at a local Friends of the Library store (for less than a
dollar) a copy of Jorge Luis Borges "An Introduction to American
Literature", first English language edition, University of Kentucky
Press, 1971. It is ex-library, but I do not care. It is sufficiently
scarce that I did not even...
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Why rec.collecting.books? by
COL RSJ
On 17 Feb 2004 04:42:37 -0800, (John R.
Yamamoto-Wilson) wrote:
Just out of interest, does anyone out there have any idea *why* the
rec.collecting books newsgroup is so frequently targeted by bigots?
We've had citizens of the United States of America (God bless...
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February 19th 04 12:51 AM
by l3mst0r
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need Naples, Florida bookshop info by
BookEditions
Can anyone suggest, from personal experience, some bookshops to search in the
Naples, Florida area? I'm looking for collectable books in the areas of
mystery/suspense and fine literature (Steinbeck, Hemingway, etc.). Thanks for
your help.
Les
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February 17th 04 11:54 PM
by Peter
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Upcoming Courses at Rare Book School by
Rare Book School
RARE BOOK SCHOOL (RBS) is pleased to announce its Spring and Summer
Sessions 2004, a collection of five-day, non-credit courses on topics
concerning rare books, manuscripts, the history of books and printing,
and special collections to be held at the University of Virginia.
FOR AN APPLICATION FORM...
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