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Bermuda - John J. Bushell by lmcerra
I am looking for some information about a book I have recently acquired. This is the best information I have found on it, listed on WorldCat. A Little Story About Bermuda Written For Those Who Desire A Brief And Accurate Narrative, by John J. Bushell, author of Bushell's Handbook, etc. Published...
April 26th 04 03:12 PM
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Check it out: Rare 1948 "Nightmare Alley" by William Gresham by ivy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29223&item=4205832688 #ebayphotohosting
April 25th 04 08:18 PM
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Biblio-Sleuthing in Shakespeariana Land by Jerry Morris
For $60, for My Sentimental Library, I recently acquired a Shakespeare book from the library of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1889), Shakespeare scholar, and one of the founders of the Shakespeare Society in England. The book is an unsigned presentation copy of Annals of the Life and Work of...
April 25th 04 02:00 PM
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FOL sale report and a minor brag.... by MindElec
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:50:18 GMT, John A. Stovall declared: The minor brag: Signed 1st of Chuck Yeager's _Press On_ for a dollar. that would have been a major brag to me :-)
April 25th 04 07:04 AM
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Barnaby Rudge and Grimm's Fairy Tales - Info on books I've aquired by Alex
Hi all, I recently aquired two books for which I'm tring to get a history and value on. Below are the specs on both: Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times by Charles Dickens Published by Porter & Coates Cover has leaves/vines with blue and black inset, plus cover says 'Alta Editon'. No date or other...
April 25th 04 03:48 AM
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Searching for any "unpublished writings (books) by Mr. Viggo Mortensen by privatecollector
Hi, I am a private collector and I am searching for any "unpublished works" : books, short stories, poems written by Mr. Viggo Mortensen. I DO NOT sell them back to another party. So, if you have any, I would extremely interested in acquiring them. No questions asked. Very reasonable price offered....
April 25th 04 01:35 AM
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insuring books by Allan Adler
What is the best way to insure your books? Ignorantly, Allan Adler **************************************************************************** * * * Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the...
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April 24th 04 03:57 PM
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PHOTO BOOK CLOSE OUT by Vince Pilutis
Posing Techniques Photographers & Models by Cheyenne http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2228&item=4205904747& ssPageName=STRK:MESSE:IT Modern Photo Guide Series Glamour Photography...
April 23rd 04 09:18 PM
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Storing books by Richard Colville
I find myself in a position where I am going to have put some fairly valuable books into temporary storage. Probably in one of those mini self storage places that are all over the place. Does anybody have a packing tips to prevent damage? Thanks DC
April 23rd 04 08:14 PM
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Major changes for bookselling sites? by WB
There could be some major changes coming to the online bookkselling sites. Abebooks recently raised its rates, Alibris is going public, but there could be much more to come. See http://www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/aemonthly.asp
April 23rd 04 05:40 AM
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Bookish quotations by M Hill
In my recent reading I have come across a couple of book related quotations which may be of interest. from Robertson Davies- "The Tabletalk of Samuel Marchbanks" After remarking on the post-war reappearance of catalogues from British booksellers- "Real bibliophiles do not put their books on...
April 22nd 04 02:21 PM
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The Victor Hugo Website by Peter
Learn about one of the great minds of the 19th century: http://www.hugo-online.org Best regards, Peter
April 22nd 04 12:05 PM
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500 humour books for sale, secondhand.... by sensible
More than 500 humour books for sale, secondhand.... (they stand 16 feet high and are getting in the way!) ...For 80 pounds cash you can have the lot. Cartoon books, joke books, old, new, mostly fair condition. Dilbert, Wizard of Id, BC, Crock, Nigel Rees Graffiti, pocket cartoons, kids' jokes,...
April 22nd 04 10:05 AM
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500 humour books for sale, secondhand.... by sensible
More than 500 humour books for sale, secondhand.... (they stand 16 feet high and are getting in the way!) ...For 80 pounds cash you can have the lot. Cartoon books, joke books, old, new, mostly fair condition. Dilbert, Wizard of Id, BC, Crock, Nigel Rees Graffiti, pocket cartoons, kids' jokes,...
April 22nd 04 09:54 AM
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Book Stores in Charleston, South Carolina? by KevinKJT
Any suggestions for good antiquarian book stores in Charleston, South Carolina. I don't remember the name, but a few years ago I ran into an excellent one while visiting the downtown antique dealing area. Good luck stumbling onto it. Oh, get your wallet out, there were no underpriced items.
April 21st 04 09:22 PM
by Lin Digs Books Go to last post
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Some recent finds... by Tom L-M
I've had a busy last 3 weeks what with bookbuying, travelling to Italy over Easter and revision for upcoming exames - but I've had some great book buys/finds to keep my head up! Finally got my hands on a copy of Rosove's New Antarctic exploration bibliography for £90 from abe, limited to 500 in...
April 21st 04 08:20 PM
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Schools with bookbinding courses by Annie
Hello ! I'm a librarian working in Brunei Darussalam now. I want to know if anyone of you out there could help me find a school which offers bookbinding courses for beginners like me.Thank you very much for your help :)
April 20th 04 03:02 PM
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1st edition signed books for sale and misc. objects. by eonicman
Cadmus, Paul The Drawings of Paul Cadmus 1st ed., 1989, Rizzoli 144 pages illustrated black and white and color; intro by Guy Davenport; excellent condition. "For Warren Allen Smith, another Humanist, with good wishes" A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Cadmus thereby went on...
April 20th 04 12:34 PM
by Art Layton Go to last post
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TROLL ALERT (Was Anyone with get scammed by Ebay book sellers?) by Haunted River
Dear Fellow Booksellers / Collectors: John Pelan has been obsessively stalking me across the internet for months and he will screw up this site in that quest. He has set up a malicious abuse site at Yahoo to coordinate this campaign (don't take my word for it, join and...
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April 18th 04 11:48 PM
by Bud Webster Go to last post
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Question about Charlotte's Web -- E.B. White by Micky
Hello all, I was estate shopping today and came across an old copy of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. It has a dust jacket and seems to be in nice shape. I could not tell if it was a first edition because "FIRST EDITION" was not written on the copyright page. I know nothing about book...
April 18th 04 09:26 PM
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