hi, anyone know whether "The Early Science Fiction Of Thomas Disch" should state first printing. the currey guide says it should, mcbrides says it merely shouldn't state any others. i, of course, give greater weight to the currey guide. my copy doesn't have the statement and i didn't think...

I hope someone out here can help me. I've done some searching on both ebay and ABAA and I think I'm more confused then I was before. I have a copy of Steinbeck's East of Eden and I don't know how to tell if it's a 1st edition. It probably isn't ( usually my luck). The book is dated 1952, Viking...

I realize that the general rule that a true first is the book published in the country of the author birth/residence. For example, a true first for Margaret Atwood would be the book published in Canada. However, I'm confused regarding whether the English edition of the children's book, Holes by...

If a book is in fine condition except for a remainder mark, is the condition downgraded to very good or good?

Have just read many good books in the space of a couple of weeks and feel as though there is now a hole when books I am reading are not as enthralling as others. I really enjoyed Tartt's Secret History and Fowles' The Collector, The Graduate was also a great read in on sitting. So now I have...

I recently found I have a paperback copy of Charles Kingsley's Hypatia, New York, American Book Exchange, 1881. The front cover is held tentatively by a strip of transparent "Scotch" tape, probably put there no less than 10 years ago. I do not think I can remove the tape without damaging the...

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Bought a good book on ebay, total was around £19, so a bit of a bargain. Already got a partial refund due to a few undescribed faults. However on openeing one page I have just discovered that one signature has, in the past, been repaired poorly with glue that has now cracked. So I now have a total...

I've noticed an ebay seller offering signed bookplates. I am interested in perhaps obtaining one of a deceased author I collect and affixing it to a book. Any thoughts on this? Clearly an actual signed book would be more valuable, since it was actually held by the author at one point. ...

Book TV on C-SPAN2 is airing tonight and tomorrow a documentary on the sale of a rare book business: H.P. Kraus and the Sotheby's sale: http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segID=4171&schedID=238 William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com

Over the holidays I've finally been able to unbox and shelve the majority of my books, many of which have been in storage for 5+ years. I'm in the process of sorting, applying Brodarts, deaccessioning duplicates (my record so far: 4 copies of Louis Budenz's *This Is My Story* --I'm keeping the...

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Yesterday I picked up an interesting chapbook/ARC hybrid for William Langewiesche's new book. The page preceding the title page reads: "This limited edition chapbook contains an excerpt from WILLIAM LANGEWIESCHE's forthcoming book THE OUTLAW SEA: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime, to be...

Hi, While I understand the value of first edition, first printings...I have recently come across books in Goodwill and other such stores which are not the first printings but close..for example "The hunt for Red October": Seventh printing, "Franny and Zooey": Sixth printing," Anthem" (Ayn...

Hello all, I have the opportunity to purchase the typescript of a novel that I really love, by an author that I collect. This is uncharted territory for me, so can anyone offer me any hints about typescripts? I am sure that it is legit --but now I'm wondering if they're valuable (there are no...

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I just acquired a copy of a self-published conspiracy rant called "The Great Expose #1" by Annie R Patterson. The inside of the jacket was used by the author to type a letter to the recipient! To compound the weirdness, there is also a franking mark and address label on the outside of the jacket....

Piece of useless information. Did you know that in the UK you could be convicted and imprisoned for being an Incorrigble Rogue. Well you could. Some guy got 12 months and a whipping every 3 months. If I was a grass there would be so many men with hot butts that we could cut the worlds heating bill...

After reading yesterday's posting about it, I've checked the www.freesociety.org. It's actually Under Construction. There should be a full web site by February 14, they claim. At this time they have provided a ton of links to various book stores. If you need a place where links to amazon.com,...

The Pig Brother by Laura E. Richards 1918 3579673935 $9.99 The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens 1907 3579673925 $9.99 Lady of the Lake 1830 edition 3579673919 $9.99 Hero Tales From History - Burnham 1922 3579673904 $9.99 Further Adventures of Mollie Waddy Tony 1919 3579673897 ...