I thought I would present the results of my simple experiments with "natural" pest control in some of my books. I have some of my good books in an old glass fronted bookcase. Occasionally I noticed silverfish in some of the books - not really an infestation but certainly something to worry...

Can anyone advise on the dead load weight bearing requirements for bookshelves, and any reasonable number to use for an average book width? I need to determine the shelving length and any extra support requirements for the weight of approximately 6,000 books. Thanks in advance.

anyone know of any suggestions for verifying the authenticity of a document like the one in the following posts? as mentioned in the subject the document is pasted into the first pages of the Sir Walter Scott book Waverly volume 1 ... It was printed in 1912 - he died in 1832. My mother was an...

I have a brag and thanks for r.c.b. Today I had a ball at a garage sale. From what I heard, the landlord of an rental building was selling abandoned property left in the garage. It was a backyard full of junk, including a dozen boxes of books. Unfortunately, many books were badly damaged, to some...

I am a sucker for bibliographical challenges. This last one really wasn't that hard to solve, and it didn't cost too much either; but it sure is goinng to take a long time to tell you about my research into this book though! I have it in front of me now, a book bound in period binding...

I'm trying to build up my polyfit book jacket cover inventory slowly. If I were going to order a couple of sizes which ones should I begin with, i.e., which ones are the more common sizes?

I understand that Cormac McCarthy has a new book that will be released in Winter 2003. Does anyone heard anything about this? Nothing on Knopf website. Art Layton Stamford CT

by: J.M Barrie. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons in NY. Hardcover. This has all of the color illustrations by Arthur Rackham with the tissue covers of each piece. I am having the hardest time finding a price value for this book. Any suggestions? I can be e-mailed at . Thanks!

(Haunted River) wrote in message ... HE FINALLY ANSWERS MY QUESTION! How late much later would this had been if I hadn't goaded you over to that copy machine a little faster??? The eagerly awaited second issue...

This discusses new search features at the largest used/OP/rare bookselling site: http://www.abebooks.com From: Jayson (head of systems) on the ABE discussion forum: With the new search engine in operation, some of the new features are available through the web site and more will be coming as we...

Hello- I recieved a collection of the works of Charles Dickens (32 books) and would like to know if someone could point me to a web site that might have comprehensive information regarding this collection. As far as I can tell the publication dates on the books are from the early 1900's and were...

I have some very valuable old books (1850--1930) as well as some very valuable newer ones (1940--1975) and bought a small business safe to store them in. The safe owners manual says that for documents, humidity can be a problem (because it's a fire safe), and they should be stored in airtight...

Please see this new innovative web site at: www.belgiumcongo3.bizland.com Thanks, Mike

A web site devoted to the Axis minors of Central Europe and a lessor degree Germany from both World Wars. Central European Military Antiques has military and political paper, posters, books, photo ID cards, documents, photos, medals and badges. Large selection of W.W.I Polish and Ukrainian...

This will probably be old hat to some people, but in the last couple of days I've had several spoof e-mails purporting to be from eBay. The spoofers are getting better at the game, so people new to this may be fooled. This is the text of one of the spoofs I received, accompanied with the eBay...

Persons familiar with Samuel Beckett's signature might want to take a look at these, strictly for entertainment purposes: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3579946587 Bob Print Matters! Used & Rare Books http://www.abebooks.com/home/printmat

I'm trying to find the author or title of a book I read back in high school. I'll give you as many key points as I can remember: there seemed to be a series on interconnected stories: There was a White bearded story teller who told kids stories in the town square and wrote on a wall with mud so...

In the thread, A Lesson In Bibliography, January, 2003, I related how Sandy Malcolm helped me identify a dictionary that I bought for less than ten dollars. The dictionary was missing its covers, its title page and thirty-one other leaves. I was able to identify it as a Johnson's Dictionary, but...

Sunday at an antique mall I picked up a copy of Updike's Rabbit is Rich for a few dollars so I would have a reading copy. After looking at the book closely can't decide if I have a book club or a First Edition. The dustjacket has the $13.95 price on the front flap, a 9/81 date on the rear flap and...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3581117981&category=125 68&rd=1 Ends 24-Jan-04 14:45:26 GMT Over One Hundred and Ten Years Old! A rare copy of Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop