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March 17th 06 12:32 PM
by zzzzz
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One Born Every Minute... by
Willow Arune
Now, I was initially interested in this book due to the asking price. High
considering that Grisham's first and rarer book can be had for much...
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In His Steps--Charles Sheldon -- First?? by
stanmann
A Friend of mine has what appears to be a very early printing of
Charles Sheldon's In His steps, what route would I go about to attempt
to find a valuation for this book?
I don't have it in front of me, but from memory, it has an orangish
leather/suede binding with partially gilt page...
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March 17th 06 03:31 AM
by Sam
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Was it Parsley or Parley? by
Jerry Morris
Oldtimers at rec.collecting.books and alt.quotations will remember the
threads exacxtly three years ago concerning a mystery word in the poem,
Elegy on a Quid of Tobacco.
http://www.tinyurl.com/klf7p
In A.Edward Newton's book, "The Amenities of Book Collecting," Boston,
1918, there is an...
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Thrift Shopping for Books by
[email protected]
I've always been a thrifter and I met this guy who was a book dealer
and collector of Modern Library books. He and I would go thrift
shopping and he'd educate me on book collecting.
I found a great site to find thrift shops and I thought some of you
book collectors might like...
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Removing staining from sticky tape by
Matti Lamprhey
I've just obtained a good copy of The Little White Horse (Goudge) which
has had a plastic cover taped to the pastedowns for many years. The
adhesion had gone so the cover has fallen off, but leaving ugly brown
staining. Is it possible to remove this myself? If not, would it be a
quick task for a...
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Unique New Book is "Reviewer's Choice March 2006" by
[email protected]
"In Pushing Ultimates: Fundamentals of Authentic Self-knowledge" Lew
Paz draws upon many years of his personal spiritual, philosophical, and
metaphysical quest to understand human nature in general, and himself
in particular. Pushing Ultimates incorporates what Paz has discovered
through...
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March 15th 06 05:20 AM
by Sam
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drying agent for storage by
jw 1111
Hi, I wish to store some books that are put in large plastic bags in
carboard boxes. What would be an inexpensive drying agent to put in with
them, to absorb any moisture that might be in there ? many thanks.
I'm posting this also to rec.collecting.books.
An old post discusses the...
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Thoreau, Riverside Pocket Edition by
[email protected]
I recently picked up a set of Thoreau in the Riverside Pocket Edition
from the local Salvation Army store - all 11 vols for the princely sum
of $2! They're in good nick, though the leather has perished quite
badly on the spines of the two of the vols. According to an online
Thoreau bibliography...
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March 14th 06 07:56 PM
by RPN
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Good deed pays off for Louisiana bookseller by
Jon Meyers
http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2006/02/20/news/news04.txt
Slidell Sentry-News
Weekend Profile: Jerry Laiche
Bookseller's good deed rewarded with first editions
By Stephen Maloney
St. Tammany News
Excerpt:
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I need a help by
Layla
i looking for a web site where i can download e-books..
any help is welcome...
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e-bay and Grabhorn by
Ted Jones
I notice on e-bay that someone is attempting to sell copies of the the
Bohemian Grove plays for circa $50. I have a box of these volumns in the
corner. Do I try to unload them on e-bay now with the hope there are enough
fools out there or hold them in he hope that in the future there will...
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Trying to verify a signature. by
Lee Jeffrey
Hi , I have just bought a book from ebay it is I Claudius by Robert Graves ,
I bought it as a reading copy as it was a rough hardback without dustjacket
(£2.99) . After receiving the book today it turns out to be a 1934 Arthur
Barker 1st edition , with a strange signature on the front end paper...
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drying agent for storage by
Kris Baker
"jw 1111" wrote in message
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Hi, I wish to store some books that are put in large plastic bags in
carboard boxes. What would be an inexpensive drying agent to put in with
them, to absorb any moisture that might be...
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iO!86 iO!86 by
Kelly
I discovered a great marketplace for specials,
deals and entertainment at
http://www.cashdeals4u2save.com !
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March 11th 06 06:36 AM
by Kelly
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Book Plates by
Ted Jones
I went on Google looking for a history of an odious post I expunged from my
reader. When there, I found an article on bookplates. Apparently, my server
does not record all posts.
I have a biography of Edward VIII. In it is a rather nice book plate. There
is a note that the owner met HRH or...
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Kris the Magnificent ATCer by
Bud Webster
Can you please leave rec.collecting.books out of this? I don't think
any of us are interested.
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Bookstores for your used books. Cambridge Massachusetts 02139. by
Don Saklad
What other Cambridge and local area bookstores are the best for
buying your used books?... besides Lorem Ipsum, McIntyre & Moore,
Harvard.
Lorem Ipsum Books buys books. Apparently they offer relatively
lower percent of the cover pricing for the books
they want to buy than other local used...
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