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What first edition? by Jon Fredrik Stuestøl
I have this old book, which I suppose is the one of my most valuable. Title page reads: L'OPERE CIRVGICHE DI GIROLAMO FABRITIO D'AQVAPENDENTE CAV. E MEDICO CIRVGICO RINOTOMATISSIMO Nel Famofissimo Studio di Padoua Professore
September 10th 03 03:30 PM
by Jon Fredrik Stuestøl Go to last post
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London Evening Standard Special Edition, 22nd November 1990 - Thatcher Resigns headline - by rob
Hi, I have a copy of London Evening Standard Special Edition with the 'Thatcher Resigns' headline that I bought in London on the evening of the 22nd Nov, 1990. It's in very good condition and has hardly seen daylight in 13years. Would anybody be interested in buying this and if so, what is a...
September 11th 03 04:57 PM
by rob Go to last post
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How do I sell this book? by BookEditions
I have a copy of "Who's Who in the Midwest", 5th edition (1956) and I need to know the most resourcefull way to sell it on the internet. I checked on Amazon.com but they only have later editions so I can't list in the marketplace, and I really don't want to set up an auction account on...
September 12th 03 03:50 AM
by Lawrence Person Go to last post
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Question about First Edition Advanced Review copies by Paul
This weekend there is an auction here in town that has listed books marked as "First Edition Advanced Review copies". I have tried looking some up on abe but do not often find review copies. What is your opinion about the value of one of these compared to a first not marked thus. Most books...
September 12th 03 05:51 AM
by Mike Berro Go to last post
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Boston Public Library's Online Store Opens New Entertainment Gallery by Don Saklad
http://www.bpl.org/news/venuesrelease.htm Boston Public Library Press Release News and Events Boston Public Library's Online Store Opens New Entertainment Gallery September 5, 2003 Fenway Park might have Bruce Springsteen but the
September 12th 03 12:40 PM
by Don Saklad Go to last post
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Announce: Relaunch of out of print books site by [email protected]
In article , (Carla Boulton) wrote: As a lurker, I hope this is relevant here, I posted in here and alt.shropshire so apologies for cross-posting if any are readers of Where are you based AAMOI? We used to be in Ludlow (now in Essex).
September 12th 03 06:31 PM
by Carla Boulton Go to last post
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Selling used book online- A Losing Proposition?! by MindElec
On 5 Aug 2003 19:29:55 -0700, (Stacy Chung) declared: hi, i did a little reseach on the sellers on half.com and found that on average it takes an inventory of approximately 1700 books to sell just one book a day. Considering an average profit of $3 per book,...
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September 13th 03 06:33 PM
by MindElec Go to last post
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Piers Anthony - Bearing an Hourglass by my-wings
I'm wondering if I have a book club edition of this book. Ordinarily I would assume "yes" because my book has no price on the jacket, but after perusing the entries at AddALL, I'm not sure. Several books on AddALL having 311 or 299 pages were identified as BCEs. My book has 293 pages. This is a...
September 13th 03 07:11 PM
by my-wings Go to last post
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Barry Hughart Website by Mike Berro
Jerry Kuntz's excellent Hughart web site is defunct, but both Jerry and Barry have allowed me to post some of the content on my site. I have posted the complete "first draft" of Bridge of Birds, as well as an interview with Hughart conducted by Jerry. Sadly, it still appears that the Hughart...
September 13th 03 08:08 PM
by Mike Berro Go to last post
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My Batak Pustaha by Jerry Morris
Remember the accordion-style book I mentioned last week in the Ebay Finds thread? It could very well be the notebook of a Batak medicine man from Sumatra, written on the inner bark of a tree: http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary Jerry Morris
September 13th 03 08:51 PM
by Jerry Morris Go to last post
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Amazon Pro Merchant account - worthwhile? by Sophie Borodin
Hello, Right now I've got about 400 books & CDs listed on half.com and about 100 on Amazon. I'm moving about 10% of my inventory a week on Amazon and only about 3% a week on half. I'm considering joining the Pro Merchant program on Amazon, since I'll be working my way up to at least 1200 or so...
September 13th 03 09:26 PM
by ParmerBook Go to last post
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ABE wantlist email parser by Mike Berro
I have written (another) ABE email parser program. This one scans your Inbox (or any other Outlook folder you specify) for ABE emails, then adds each item to an explorer tree, under the search criteria headings. You can then click each item (or scroll through them) and view each book...
September 13th 03 10:19 PM
by Denise Enck Go to last post
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Tarot Books (Was: The Collecting Game) by William M. Klimon
wrote in message ... I hope you don't mind me pulling in a sort of sidebar here, but I've been interested in novels that use the tarot as a source for their plot, or characters, or even imagery. I've even written a ...
September 14th 03 12:01 AM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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Celia Garth by Robin ****
I have this book listed on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3550439118&category=29238 In case anyone is interested. Robin.
September 14th 03 02:46 AM
by Robin **** Go to last post
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Visual Aids - Page edges by my-wings
I've added two new pages to my book descriptions "visual aids." I've called these "Edge trims" and "Edge treatments" to differentiate between the shape of the paper (deckle, cut, etc.) and things applied to the paper (gilt edges, or publisher's stain). Mostly I separated them to decrease page...
September 14th 03 02:50 PM
by my-wings Go to last post
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More Hardy Boys record prices on eBay! by Bob F.
The Hardy Boys series is getting hot! A first edition of "The Sinister Sign Post" fetched $1000.00! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3547730922&category=45122 Sure glad I put my collection together years ago. -- Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home...
September 14th 03 04:50 PM
by Jon Tillman Go to last post
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FAQ questions by [email protected]
In reference to the entire thread: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! (Thud) --Dave Conford
September 14th 03 05:30 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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"Happy Find" at a FOTL sale by ann greenfield
Last Sunday I had a marvelous time at a local FOTL sale. Since brags don't seem to go over very well any more, I'll call this a "happy find". I had picked out more than 30 mysteries (all firsts, to either keep or give to friends) when I spotted what I thought to be a pretty good SF title...Orson...
September 15th 03 02:19 PM
by John Pelan Go to last post
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The Amazing World of Books by diane.walker
"diane.walker" wrote in message ... Sometimes the book world completely amazes me. I'm selling a rare book at the moment from 1628, it has no bids on ebay, and there appears to be very little interest, will probably...
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September 15th 03 04:16 PM
by Scot Kamins Go to last post
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Cincinnati book collector in newspaper by Tim Crawford
Due to his age Mark Twain scholar is moving to a retirement home and being forced to part with his 11,000 volume collection. The photo tells it all. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/09/13/loc_twainscholar13.html Tim Crawford
September 16th 03 07:13 AM
by colishe Go to last post
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