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First Edition Reprints by Sam
A couple of years ago I purchased a copy of "Showboat" on eBay. I paid a modest amount for it and was surprised when it arrived - it was mint - tight and brand new. The dust jacket could have been printed only weeks before it seemed. It has the requisite points for a first printing, but I...
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April 5th 06 03:52 PM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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Which do you prefer? Good original or nicely rebound? by Jeff Armstrong
I know as in everything, its a matter of personal taste. However, when assigning a value to a book, which would have more value ... a good copy in original covers with faded spine and bumped corners, or a 1/2 leather nicely rebound copy of the same book. The pair I'm looking at is the...
April 5th 06 05:50 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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W.M. Rossetti Signature : Genuine? by TIA
Hello, I recently picked up some books from local auction (mostly Victorian trash) however one book appears to contain the signature of William Michael Rossetti and a charming inscription to his daughter Olive? The book is titled: 'La Poesie Napoleon III Paris 1853' I wonder if there is anyone...
April 4th 06 09:39 PM
by John R. Yamamoto-Wilson Go to last post
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Where is a good bookbinder by Jeff Armstrong
I have had several books re-bound by a local bookbinder. I'm quite happy with the results, but I thought I'd ask if there are others in this group that would recommend another bookbinder. I pay about $100 for 1/2 leather binding and $35 for a cloth binding. Is there someone you would...
April 4th 06 01:50 PM
by Jeff Armstrong Go to last post
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Which do you prefer? Good original or nicely rebound? by Jerry Morris
Jeff, The copy in the original binding would have the most value to a collector of RLS's first editions. There are some people who would prefer the copy that's rebound in leather over the copy in original boards simply because the leather copy looks better. I know of one person who only...
April 4th 06 12:59 PM
by Jeff Armstrong Go to last post
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Let's Hear it for the First Addition by Jerry Morris
Jon Meyers, in a thread he recently posted to the rec.collecting.books newsgroup, suggested it was way past time to replace the term, "first edition," with the term, "first printing."* I agree.* I also think it is time we hear more about the use of the first addition as well. * First additions are...
April 3rd 06 10:04 PM
by Al Smith Go to last post
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Suggestions for the internet book database by SD
Hello All, I would appreciate any suggestions about what the internet book database should have (http://www.ibookdb.net) As of now I have author bibliographies from 1. http://www.parchayi.net/books 2. random house (working on it - i found several errors in thier database esp. for old books and...
April 3rd 06 05:06 PM
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Managing your book collection online by SD
Manage your book collection online at http://parchayi.net/bookshelf
April 3rd 06 04:39 PM
by SD Go to last post
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Dragoncatcat has assortment of good/used books/Audio Books 4 Sale online. Click here by Dragoncatcat
Dragoncatcat has a assortment of good used books and audio books. Most of the books sell for $.99. Children/Mystery/SciFi/How to/Self Help/Romance novels for sale on line at: http://dragoncatcatsbookstore.com click on the this URL or copy & paste this URL in to the address window.
April 3rd 06 05:51 AM
by mdobson Go to last post
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Library Book by Ralph Meeker
Probably a silly question, but ... I checked a book out of the library (Blood Dance by Joe R. Lansdale, if you absolutely must know) that shows an original price tag of $400.00 on the rear dust cover. In the front , it is signed by the author and has a number indicating it is one of some 1000...
April 3rd 06 02:25 AM
by Walter Traprock Go to last post
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REPOST: rec.collecting.books FAQ by Jon Meyers
# 1.1 What is REC.COLLECTING.BOOKS? * It is an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup devoted to discussion and questions related to all aspects of book collecting. View the charter at http://www.rcbfaq.com/charter.html for details. # 1.2 How Do I Participate? * The best way is probably using a dedicated...
April 2nd 06 08:52 PM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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FS: March 2. Napoleonic Wars, Ethiopia, the Mafia by Michael Cole
2 April 1801 - In the Napoleonic Wars, the British destroy the Danish fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen. Old and o/p books on the Napoleonic Wars for sale by British booksellers: http://ukbookworld.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?s_i_keywords=Napoleonic+Wars 2 April 1930 - Haile Selassie is proclaimed...
April 2nd 06 07:54 PM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
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In the calm after the storm by John Townsend
Michael Adams wrote: There's a full e:text of the Leanord Translation of "De Rerum Natura" on Project Gutenberg Sorry, but for me no translation can capture the solemn roll and graceful melody of the Lucretian hexameter. Although the poem is largely scientific in content, it is in places...
April 2nd 06 10:33 AM
by John Townsend Go to last post
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Out with "first edition", in with "first printing"? by Jon Meyers
Has the time come--or is the time long past--to stop using the shortcut "first edition" as the iconic term for the object of most collectors' desires? Book collecting & used bookselling no longer operate like closed communities, and, whereas using "first edition" when one really means "first...
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April 2nd 06 09:58 AM
by mdobson Go to last post
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Books for Sale by [email protected]
The following is a list of very-good-condition books which I have for sale. Prices are negotiable, the listed price just being what the edition cost originally; e-mail me at to make an offer. Other books are also available; feel free to ask about a title because I have...
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April 2nd 06 07:52 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Books for Sale by Bill
Bill wrote: Towse wrote: Bill wrote: As usual, Towse, your frantic desire to maintain your perceived position as the top misc.writing know-it-all gets you in over your head fast. Still upset that I said you didn't need to use addall.com to know that
April 2nd 06 07:20 AM
by Bill Go to last post
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In the calm after the storm by John Townsend
Sorry for my post being repeated. I had some time-outs and didn't think my message had been posted at the first two attempts. Then I found all three had been sent! Could we have some more Lucretius, please? I have to look back to the year 1966, when "De Rerum Natura" was a set book in Part One...
April 1st 06 08:40 PM
by michael adams Go to last post
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FS: Apr 1. Royal Flying Corps; Bonnie & Clyde; Irish politics by Michael Cole
1 April 1918 - The Royal Flying Corps is replaced by the Royal Air Force. Old and o/p books on The Royal Flying Corps for sale by British booksellers: http://ukbookworld.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?s_i_keywords=Royal+Flying+Corps 1 April 1934 - Bonnie and Clyde kill two young highway patrolmen...
April 1st 06 09:55 AM
by Michael Cole Go to last post
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Another rarity pulled out of a cardboard box by Jon Meyers
It doesn't just happen in Louisiana... First-edition Ulysses found in clear-out The Irish Post Wednesday, March 29, 2006 The rare book was almost sold for a pittance as the owners decided to dispose of their long-forgotten household goods.
April 1st 06 05:12 AM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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In the calm after the storm by John Townsend
Francis A. Miniter wrote (snipped): Suave, mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis, e terra alterius spectare laborem, non quia vexari quemqaumst iucunda voluptas, sed quibus ipse malis careas quia cernere suave est; Very nice, Francis, but the second line is not a hexameter. Surely, a word is...
April 1st 06 04:07 AM
by Francis A. Miniter Go to last post
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