Anyone have any Harry Swan books that they would like to sell? I am particularly looking for "'Twixt Foyle And Swilly". Thanks for any help.

My mother has hundreds of old books and is looking for a place to find out the value of them. She wants them to be taken care of after she leaves but doesn't want to just give them away. Is there a site on the net that can give her this info. Thanks

The author John Updike recently sold--to Massachusetts dealer Mark Stolle--a large portion of the books he has accumulated over the past few decades. These books include many with Updike's marginal notations for reviews. From the very brief AP item: "Updike, who counts himself a supporter of...

The formatting on posted messages is really irritating, or maybe I am the only one bothered? Lines of text have hard breaks at odd places making the reading bothersome. Anyone know why? (And yes, I have changed the size of text under "view"). Art Layton Stamford CT

Hi everyone. I have a copy that shows Harcourt, 1943, no refernce to which printing, but the code FF underneath the copyright block. Any idea what this means? I wondered if it meant sixth printing, but perhaps that's just wishful thinking? I don't recall seeing anything else on the page to indicate...

"Paris" by John Russell, First Edition Photographs by Brassai Foreword by Rosamond Bernie Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited, London, 1960. Hardcover, green clothbound, titled in gilt. Nice clean book in very good condition, very minor overall wear. A book length essay on the magical city with...

I have recently started collecting yearbooks. Our local genealogical society inputs the students and faculty information into an ever expanding database.

I would like advice about the Sotheby's catalog, "The Estate of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis -- April 23-26, 1996." Was this published in softcover and hardcover. Was there more than one edition. Does anyone have a copy for sale.

Hiya all, I am new to this newsgroup and new to book collecting in general. I am a senior in highschool and don't have much funds but I do have a definate love for books. I started reading the newsgroups FAQ because I was looking for ways to preserve a 98 year old book of english poems that was...

Greetings and Happy Holidays! Made my monthly trip to a favorite used book store in Wisconsin today. Wish all bookstores had employees who didn't know much about books, although I realize you can't know everything about all of them. However, today's find was Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged...

Hi, I've got two copies of "The Little Prince" - the first is a green hardback dated 1943, Third Printing (Reynal). The other is dated 1943 (Harcourt), no mention of "X printing", but halfway up the page it says "m. 2. 59". Does this mean it was published in 1959? I also have an Educational...

Hi to the group, I have had the Victor Hugo books 'Les Miserables' in two volumes. Somebody lost the first part and it is not available anymore. I am very sad about this. Could someone please give a help on where I can buy this probably again ? It is from ' Wordsworth Classics' , the ISBN of...

Hi, I'm auctioning off books at eBay--search for seller General-Aranas and make a bid!

I have a title called "Christmas Tide in Prose and Poetry" that indicates the publishers as "London: Ernest Nister, New York: E.P. Dutton" There is no copyright date, but the number "1577" is listed underneath the publishers. The few copies that I've seen listed indicate the publishing date as...

Though most of his recent catalogs have been online-only, L. W. Currey has gone retro and sent out a new printed catalog (#119) to his customers (with color covers, no less). This comes pretty close to listing _every_ important science fiction and fantasy first edition of the 20th century. A few...

Can anyone recommend a portable guide, similar to the McBride booklets, that list authors with the publisher of the first trade edition of their works? As far as I can tell, McBride won't tell me if a book is the true first, or the first edition of a reprint. This would be for American & English...

if you see encyclopedias at a yard sale....would you buy them?......throw them out!!

Hi I have discovered a book in my loft and would like to know what News Group I can get some information if this is possible It Is a book published in 1889 and part of The All England Series Rugby Football By Harry Vassall (Hon treasurer of the Rugby Football Union Late Captain of The Oxford...

I came across the following a few moments ago, and recognized Lavie Tidhar as one of RCB's more interesting ex-posters: ESA News http://www.esa.int 3 September 2003 Winner announced for science fiction competition

John A. Stovall wrote: Having looked at what treasures 2004 had, what items are looking for in 2005 and is anyone branching out to new niches. snip Have decided to expand my collection about the Vietnam War focusing on POW materials. I have started with a list from Ed Moise. Mr. Moise...