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Oldest "book" found by
Scot Kamins
From ABC News International:
"A collection of charred scraps kept in a Greek museum's storerooms are
all that remains of what archaeologists say is Europe's oldest surviving
book which may hold a key to understanding early monotheistic beliefs."
http://tinyurl.com/lfjym
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Johnson's Poets (Update). by
Jerry Morris
Oldtimers at RCB might recall that I first queried RCB for assistance in
determining the provenance of my volumes of Johnson's Poets way back in
April 1999. I followed up with anothor thread in February 2002:
http://www.tinyurl.com/laqrq
Here is a photo of the...
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Modern Library Giants by
Bud Webster
Scott, I have two ML Giants right now, both anthologies. One is the
ML edition of Healy & McComas' _Adventures in Time and Space_ (which
they mysteriously retitled _Famous Science Fiction Stories_), and Wise
& Fraser's _Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural_. How can I
tell if either are the...
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Appraising my book collection by
LiRM
Greetings,
I have a small collection of signed, first edition books that I've put
together over the years.
I started a google search to try and find some web sites where I could
check the price of what the books might be worth, but was inundated
with hundreds of links.
I started going through...
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Everyman's Library by
Scot Kamins
Hi folks,
There has been some activity of late on the Modern Library collectors
listserv discussing the formation of an Everyman's Library collectors
group.
While there are a great many Modern Library collectors (spurred on, no
doubt, by the appearance in 1993 of the first edition of...
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Advice sought by a rank beginner by
Dave Rude
Hello,
Certainly not a brag, but I have about 500 books adorning my walls, and some
are quite old. Would someone suggest a "beginners" book on book collecting
or a good website to me please? I do fancy Jack Higgins, Robert Ludlum, and
if pressed for the whole truth, Ian Flemming. Ken Follet and...
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My weekend find... by
Denton Taylor
At a stoop sale in Brooklyn...
ARC of Guterson's 'Snow Falling on Cedars'. Online asks from $60-$300.
Seller wanted $2. I was about to remonstrate that that was too much
for a PB, but I decided to quit while I was ahead :-)
Denton
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Kipling 'edition de luxe' from Macmillan, 1897-1927 by
Agemegos
G'day
A while ago I picked up a collected works of Rudyard Kipling, published
by Macmillan & Co. between 1897 and 1927. The covers are red cloth with
gilt titles, a pattern of lotus-shoots on the spines, and Kipling's
badge (a roundel with a fylfot and an elephant eating a lotus) on the
cover. The...
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Free eBooks on Native Art by
Clint
Here's are two new eBooks on Native art that can be downloaded for free;
1) 'An Overview of Pacific Northwest Native Indian Art'
http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca/nwartebook.htm
2) 'An Overview of Inuit Art from the Canadian Arctic'
http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca/inuitebook.htm
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by Clint
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Dan Brown by
bookhound
Simple question for those in this group who are more knowledgeable than
I am. I have been reading this group for quite some time and decided to
pop in and ask a question. I have small library that I had built in my
house a few years ago to hold the small collection I own. My passion is
signed...
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May 24th 06 12:23 PM
by Funduc
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Dr. Who by
Pangarune Corner
I came across a little gem locally...
In good shape, spine fine and subbing to extremities, several loose but
present pages, a copy of the Armada Paperback of "Dr. Who in an Exciting
Adventure with the Daleks" by David Whitaker. A split on the spin (no other
spine damage) and pages 89 to 94 loose...
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Value of old German Bible by
drhender
I have a very old German Bible and am interested in finding out its
value. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
The Bible is a hard cover, leather-bound book, approx. 5" by 8" in size
and about 2.5" thick.
From the title page:
Die Bibel oder die ganze Heilige Schrift
des Alten und Neuen...
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Vintage book Ex Libris Collecting Book-Plates 1892 FA by
JaneyP
English Book Plates An Illustrated Handbook for Students of Ex-Libris
by Egerton Castle 1892 This book is itself ex'library and has several
small library cancels scattered throughout.otherwise a good solid
copy.250 pages.
Fantastic vintage reference for the collector with masses of...
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Dust jacket flap reacting to book by
RS
I've noticed on two books, one was Andy Warhol's diary, another was
Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, a dust jacket flap reacting to the book
producing a line on the FFEP and BFEP. Lighter
fluid would not remove it. Anyone know if it is removable, or how much
that would take of a grade of...
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by RS
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Paperbacks by
Pangarune Corner
On another thread, it was suggested - rather strongly I thought - that a
paperback with a few pages falling out is totally without any value.
As a first consideration, a paperback thirty or so years old is still held
together by rather poor glue. A small application of glue along the spine
where...
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What have I got - rather- What do I have by
Matthew Hill
I picked up today a small (3.75 x 5.5 in) volume which is somewhat
puzzling. It is a nice little half leather bound book, quite worn on the
binding but otherwise probably very good.
It contains material which I can find as having constituted 5 separate
books published in a series, early in the...
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Three new Dallas Cowboy books: Fall, 2006 by
Fred Goodwin, CMA
Three new Cowboys books: Fall, 2006
Not sure what's up with the fall publishing season (maybe the authors
know something I don't, which isn't hard to do), but three new books
about the Dallas Cowboys are scheduled for release in the fall of 2006.
In order of scheduled release, they a
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Milne book by
Terry Strasser
I have an A. A. Milne title, "The House at Pooh Corner", published by the
Toronto house McClelland and Stewart, Limited. The only printed date which
appears
is on the copyright page, 1925. The book has beige board covers,
illustrated endpapers, and a pictorial dust jacket with the author's name...
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A crying shame by
Bud Webster
Yesterday I received a book I'd won on eBay. Nothing remarkable about
that, of course, but this was the Pulphouse limited-&-signed hardcover
collection by Damon Knight, _God's Nose_ from 1991. Still nothing
*really* special - not the leatherbound, no original material, and at
300 copies not...
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