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Yesterday, I picked up a copy of Herbert Marcuse's "Eros and Civilization" (Beacon Press, 1955). I think it is a 1st printing as no additional printings are listed. When I looked at it in the evening, I noticed, however, that it had really extensive handwritten (pencil) notes in it. At first...

"Steve Adams" wrote in message ... spray book with Lysol....every page "Marcus Denning" wrote in message ... sorry if this has been discussed here in the...

What would cause an intelligent person to list a very common edition of a common book (let's say a blue spine non-1st of the Hardy Boys "The Tower Treasure") for $10.00 when a) there are a couple of hundred other auctions of the exact same edition currently listed for as little as $.50 , b) it's...

Saw the following disclaimer on an eBay auction: "Books in good condition. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eldred's shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition...

Marcus Denning wrote: sorry if this has been discussed here in the past. is there a way to reduce or eliminate book smell? i only have a couple that are affected, so can't justify special chemicals or other material. thanks! marcus denning

A couple of weeks ago I went to a public used book sale here in Arlington, TX and saw something unusual. A woman was holding her cell phone close to each book she found on one of the tables. Upon looking closer, I saw that her cell phone actually had a small red laser bar code scanner attached...

OLD INDIAN FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) Available the following items with approximate prices as follows. I will accept exchanges also. Ask for scan images. Cochin Princely State Stamps - 20 Nos - 3 US $ Travancore State Stamps - 20 Nos - 5 US $ Old Indian Stamps - 40 Nos - 3 US $ Indian First Day...

COCHIN, TRAVANCORE OLD INDIAN STAMPS Cochin Princely State Stamps Travancore State Stamps Old Indian Stamps Indian First Day Covers Available for exchange / sale Ask for scan images

For the UK poster: 1. Go to the nearest Auto parts factor and purchase: 1/2 sq. meter of Carbon Fibre. One roll of Gaffer Tape. 2. In a secure location, lay CF out flat and locate the exact centre of the sheet. 3. Mark and cut sheet from the middle of each side to within 4cm of exact centre,...

"Marcus Denning" wrote in message ... is there a way to reduce or eliminate book smell? i only have a couple that are affected, so can't justify special chemicals or other material. True "book smell" would be of (dry) paper...

COCHIN AND TRAVANCORE STAMPS Cochin and Travancore stamps available for exchange / sale. Please contact for scan image

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Someone wrote to me based on my website page about remainder marks and asked if I'd ever seen a certain stamp before or had any information about it. He says he's seen it in a number of apparently unrelated books from a variety of publishers over the years, and had become curious as to its...

i need an alluring book, a come-hither book, a fascinating book, a fetching book. thanks.

Hi, I have a question I have a copy of a book entitled " Diana of the Crossways" by George Meredith it was published by Rand,McNally and Company the cover is a leather type covering with what looks like 3 flowers in water (like a pond) and the covering overlaps the book so it protects the pages....

I have searched and searched and searched - Googled till my eyes dropped out and still can find no info on this book. Can someone help me? "Home is the Hunter" Henry Toke Munn and Elizabeth Sprigge - 1930 John Lane - The Bodely Head Very good - No dj - Grren cloth with gold embossed lettering. D....

Hi all. I'm not much of a book collector but like to occasionally aquire old books of interest. I've tried quite hard to find this one and failed, despite using pretty well all the book search engines and mailing quite a few dealers. The book is White Boots, Noel Streatfield (children's...

Here's a classic hypothetical book collecting question: Your house is on fire, and you've got your family, pets, etc. out, and only have time to pack one box of books (lets say 25 books total) to save. What are the 25 most valuable books in your collection you pull out? (You can also say which ones...

From the Excess is Success Department comes Super Bowl XL Opus, a 20" x 20', 80+ pound football book being published for the holidays that retails for $4,000. The kicker? That's the regular edition. The leather-bound edition signed by numerous Super Bowl MVPs goes for $40,000... Lawrence...