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Larry McMurtry & his bookstore in the news by
Denise Enck
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=765&ncid=766&e=6&u=/nm/20030814/people_nm/people_mcmurtry_dc
cheers ~
Denise
--
Empty Mirror Books www.emptymirrorbooks.com
specializing in the Beat Generation & modern poetry
Denise Enck - Quanta Webdesign www.quantawebdesign.com
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Selling 8 Franklin Library Books on Ebay by
jukmstr101
I'm currently attempting to sell 8 franklin library books on Ebay.
junkmstr101 if you wish to look. My question is, Do books sell well
on ebay or are they better off kept on the shelf. How do you
determine what books are in demand, or is it just a hit and miss
proposition. What is the most...
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HELP! by
Dario Basic
Does anybody know where can I find book " The satanic rituals "
Dario
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Tennyson's Poetical Works, 1899 publishing, bound in leather. by
Jerry Morris
Michael Adams wrote and I snipped:
.........Funnily enough many prize bindings from the 1890's certainly,
were by Riviere who as Baytun(?) and Riviere also were well known for
top notch work. Even my 1896 =A36 Curiosities of Literature from
Dartford* Grammar School is blind stamped...
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"C" is for Confused by
Bill Fischer
In (fitzwicken) writes:
Greetings.
I have a copy of "C is for Corpse" that is similar to this description
except that it has "Copyright C 1986 by Sue Grafton" on the copyright
page. What edition would this...
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An "OZ" Book Question by
R. Sokolnicki
I'm trying to zero in on the dating of what I'm sure is a later reprint of
Lucky Bucky in OZ by John R. Neill, illustrator of most of the Baum OZ
books.
The book has RED boards with black print on the spine, and the usual color
pastdown on the front. (Unfortunately, there is no DJ with this copy.)...
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LXG and the Public Domain by
William M. Klimon
Interesting article from MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/937833.asp
William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com
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C.N. & A.M. Williamson by
paghat
I get queried a couple times a week by people wanting to know the values
of books they have, usually it turns out they're e-bay people wanting me
to do their research for them, & their emails get deleted along with
spams. But now and then a friend or a customer imposes, & even if they're
doing it...
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by paghat
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A Guide to Rare Books? by
Christian
I was wondering if there was a serious guide out there that gives some
indicator as to the value of rare books, perhaps a speculator publication? I
am looking for something that goes beyond the simple value of first edition
STephen King novels and explores the values of very old books, dating...
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Any info on Gerald Mastyn - The Marooned Campers? by
Tom L-M
Hi,
Could do with a bit of help if possible. Any info on the following
book, past sales or even values.
The Marooned Campers - Gerald Mastyn - A Scout Adventure Story -
Published by Wells Gardner Dutton.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Newby Post--organizing my library by
Larry Brincefield
I am happy to find this newsgroup!! I have somewhere in the neighborhood of
2,000 books. Mostly religion (Dewey 200 series) but some others too. I
have worked pretty hard to catalog my books using Dewey. I also enter the
author, title, dewey number, etc. into a Microsoft Word table. Then...
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It's "fine" with me... by
fwdixon
"Jbrodie1750" wrote in message
...
Does a dj from the 1940's need to look as "fine" as a "fine" dj from
last
year to be described as "fine." ? Or to phrase the question differently:
can one describe older books a bit...
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August 20th 03 01:55 PM
by Anne
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Not published with dust jacket?? by
Anne
I have a copy of "Sid Says" by John M. Sidall, 1917. When I go to
various sites (AddALL, abebooks, alibris) to check prices and other
editions, most of the descriptions state "Not published with dust
jacket." However, my copy does have a dust jacket, so these
descriptions must (?) be...
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Brag by
Kev TDF
Today, I found a signed first edition, first printing of Dan Brown's Digital
Fortress at a local thrift store. Unfortunately it's also signed by the
previous owner. I've heard, though that particular print run was only 600
copies. That seems a bit low for St Martin's. Has anyone heard a...
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Visual Aids - ex-Library ... and some questions by
my-wings
I added another page to my "when bad things happen to good books" site. This
time it's for ex-library books.
http://www.mywingsbooks.com/visual-aids/ex-library_.htm
As usual, I would appreciate any help in correcting errors or adding any
useful information. I have a few questions, after writing...
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ABE listing giggle by
Denise Enck
I got a giggle out of this ABE listing ~
Elsom, John
Erotic Theatre
London: Secker & Warburg, 1973 Cloth. Very Good/Fair. First Edition.
Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 269pp. Dustwrapper edge worn and
discoloured. Small splashes of silver pain on front cover. Contents
unmarked.
ISBN:...
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Semi OT-Online mystery bookstore from San Diego? by
Russ Osborne
Way back when(5-7 years ago I guess) I came across an online store(he
also had a brick one) that was in San Diego, CA. He had quite a big
stock and had many Sherlock Holmes books. He may have had some SF
also, but I was just interested in the mystery books.
Probably hopeless, but can anyone think...
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Leather bindings at U. of Miami by
Jon Meyers
I ran across this site this morning--the online version of an exhibition of
fine leather bindings at the Otto G. Richter Library, at the University of
Miami:
http://www.library.miami.edu/archives/bound/intro.html
Includes examples from Bayntun, Riviere, Zaehnsdorf, Doves, Kelmscott,...
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