Lately I've been placing some of my scarcer titles for auction at Bloomsbury Book Auctions in London. I have looked back over my sales of similar books on ebay and found that even after all the extra charges incurred when using Bloomsbury, the higher prices obtained there make it a much better...

Good morning, new to the group, just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Barbara, I sell items on Bidville and Ebay under the name biddancer (long story on the user name) I carry a varity of items, have a very extensive library of vintage and rare books, literary, non fiction. 1800's to mid...

Can anyone give me a definitive list of the issue points for the first state of the D/J for The Old Man and the Sea? I have heard some mention about production symbols on the jacket flyleaf?? Thanks Conall Quinn

Hope this isn't an inappropriate posting, but you folks are the most likely source for this info! I've been looking for a hardcover copy of Robert McCammon's 'Swan Song' for some time. Since the original release of this book was paperback, and only a single hardcover printing was done...

About 31 issues of Illustrated Carpenter and Builder from 1894 - 1896. Auction he http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6907760972 Gallery he http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/IllustratedCarpenterAndBuilder/ -- Ed Bennett Before reading this message, view the disclaimer:

About 62 issues of Amateur Gardening from 1891 and 1892, all with the free colour plate apart from one. Auction he http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6907744880 Gallery he http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/AmateurGardening/ -- Ed Bennett

Milwaukee has lost a fine book shop with the closing of "The Constant Reader" on Irving Place. For over twenty years, David, the genial proprietor, bought his books carefully and sold them fairly. Other stores in town with ten times the amount of stock, seem to offer nothing. "The Constant...

In article , John A. Stovall wrote: Went to the bookmark I had and the page appears to be gone. http://www.massmedia.com/~mikeb/rcb/ Shows up on mine: http://www.massmedia.com/~mikeb/rcb/

Hi, Can anyone give me information on a book published especially for the Armed Services during the war. Its an autobiography by the above. Thanks

A friend found some Lewis Carroll books when cleaning out his late great-aunt's house in San Francisco. They were described to me over the phone. The Sylvie and Bruno was definitely a first (I have one), but I don't know about the Wonderland and Looking Glass. One of them meets these...

In article , (Alana Martin) wrote: A question came my way today, asking if I knew how many copies of a title's first American edition had been printed. I spent some time looking for an answer to the question but must...

Antique Medical Instruments With Revised Price Guide By C. Keith Wilbur, M.D. Dr. Wilbur has successfully combined his talents as a physician and illustrator to create, Antique Medical Instruments. The evolution of a wide range of medical instruments is organized chronologically. Illustrated by...

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:51:43 +0100, "news.tiscali.co.uk" wrote: Hi everyone Just to let you know that I am selling my COMPLETE SYLVANIAN FAMILIES collection, all my TY BEANIE BABIES, My COLLECTORS SYLVANIAN MAGAZINES/CLUB BOOKS, Canoe Mags/Books and a few other items on...

I have a book called "Roger The Scout". It's only worth a couple of pounds, but I was wondering about what section I should place the book in on ebay. Any suggestions. Also anyone else have any suspect titles in their collections? Diane

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This is a really low-level terminology/vocabulary question. Please pardon my ignorance. I have recently bought a few late 19th / early 20th century books the pages of which are not separated from their sheets. In other words, for instance, pages 1 & 2 are still physically connected to pages 3 & 4....

I have been contacted by the British Library in regard to a book I'm selling on ebay. They have requested that I remove it from auction so that they can view the book with a option to buy for their collection. Being a greedy cow I asked them what they would be prepared to pay for it. They say they...

The following used book fairs are scheduled in July. For details about specific fairs, as well as fairs scheduled after July, please check the Used & Antiquarian Book Fair Calendar link at: http://www.bookhunterpress.com Note: If a fair lasts more than one day, only the first day is shown below

Does any one know about the status of the 2005 California International Bookfair? I was trying to find the dates. It is not listed on the ABAA site and they have not replied to my e-mail. The LOC doesn't list it either.

I have been approached by someone who owns about 60 volumes published in the mid to late 1800's by Carter & Bros. and was wondering if anyone in this newsgroup is knowledgable about this publisher. I have done a Google search and checked various other internet resources and have found some info on...