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Confusing Printing Line by
Francis A. Miniter
I have two copies of Byatt's "Posession" from Random House 1990. One
has the following printing line"
"897"
That appears to be straightforward. But, the other has the following:
"|468B9753"
That first character is the broken vertical line that you see on the
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Ebay Bull at its very best by
Diane
Before I start I must admit I also sell books on ebay. Now and again I
suppose I could be accused of making a very ordinary book sound a bit more
interesting than it actually is. Well if you visit this link I think you
will agree that this seller has taken the art of bull**** to a new level.
I'm...
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Warning: John Pelan Hacks Computers by
Haunted River
After months of not-so-veiled references to having infiltrated by PC
by John Pelan - which ran simultaneous with a sucession of PC
problems, including the sudden deletion of a significant amount of
data - I purchased a top-of-the-range internet security system and
immediately discovered that...
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Collecting Patrick O'Brian's other books? by
Turtle15
John Stovall wrote:
I've not done my homework on this but are people out there actively
collecting those like the Aubrey/Maturin books?
The short answer is yes, there is an active market for O'Brian's other
books, several of which are scarcer and more expensive than "The Surgeon's
Mate", the...
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A Bodleian Brag. by
Jerry Morris
The Book: Letters of Sir Thomas Bodley to Thomas James, First Keeper of
the Bodleian Library. Oxford, 1926
The Provenance:
10 Nov. 1934: Presentation from Strickland Gibson, Keeper of the
Bodleian Library to L.F. Powell, written on Bodleian Library Letterhead.
15 Oct. 1962: Presentation from...
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Must see, must buy book by
Diane
The ebay link wasn't working on my last post so just copy this item number
( 6900120134 ) into the search section on ebay to find this must have book.
Then check some of this guys other items for auction. In political circles I
think they call it spin, the technical term used in the book dealing...
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Interesting article on Rare Book Frauds and Crimes by
Kris Baker
"John A. Stovall" wrote in message
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From the Salt Lake City Weekly, "Book 'em Ken!
Ken Sanders' incredible adventures in the rare-book trade. "
http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2004/feat_2004-05-27.cfm
Very...
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damage control by
snowstorm
One of my leatherbound books has the leather cracking and chipping at the
joints. Any idea what I cando to prevent further damage?
snowstorm
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Cross Word book by
Brian
"Bob Riedel" wrote:
Arthur Wynne's December 1913 puzzle for the New York World generally gets the
nod as the first true crossword puzzle. ...
William M. Klimon ) replied:
Will Shortz has a nice article on the history of the crossword...
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by Brian
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by tonyg
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by tonyg
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Du Maurier signature by
Cantor90
Hello, all:
I'm new to this group but hoping that someone will be kind enough to point
me in the right direction on this question. I have a Book League of America
Edition (1938) of Du Maurier's "Rebecca", in blue cloth boards, gold
lettering and designs on the spine, and what purports to be the...
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Announcing BookUse web site by
David Weller
I am thrilled to announce my website to this legendary newsgroup! The
site is called "BookUse", and it can be found at
http://members.cox.net/bookuse. Perhaps an easier to remember
address is http://clik.to/bookuse.
Culled from over 20 titles, many pamphlets and a few internet web
sites, the...
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new ebay store by
TheRealScore
Hey gang,
I've opened a new ebay store selling books, cards and other items. Come and
take a look.
http://stores.ebay.com/therealscores-cards-and-books?refid=store
Thanks,
Frank
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Book club edition of Da Vinci Code by
Linda Walton
I ordered The Da Vinci Code from Doubleday Book Club. The edition I received
states that it is a first printing (April 2003) and has the same ISBN no. as
the "first printings" selling on the internet for almost $200 US.
Considering I am under the impression that Book Club editions aren't
valuable,...
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(Still bragging) I went back to the tag sale today by
Francis A. Miniter
and found the following calf bound book:
The Muses Library : or, A series of English poetry ... Being
a general collection of almost all the old valuable poetry
extant ... by Langland, Gower, Chaucer, Lidgate ... &c
London : Printed for James Hodges, 1741, edited by Elizabeth
Cooper.
The first...
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uncondensed book mystery by
[email protected]
I have a copy of "The Pulitzer Prize" by J. Douglas Bates here. "A Birch
Lane Press Book, Published by Carol Publishing Group", 1991, it says in
the colophon.
But on the back of the jacket the first para of blurb reads: "A Selection
of Reader's Digest Condensed Books - Today's Best Nonfiction"...
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Fine Binder -- "AB" -- Identity?? by
Harry Brown
As a neophyte in the world of custom bindings, can anyone tell me the name of a
binder, working in the 1970s, who signed his work with a divided year
surrounding the initials "AB" ? e.g. "19AB72"
Thanks!
Harry
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The Woodland Hills Institute
Centre for the Deconstructionist...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by
Maryilee
I have searched the internet high and low for a picture of a first edition of
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I have found listings but they haven't included
pics. I know the year is right and the publisher, but I'm not sure of the
printing.
I would like to sell this book eventually, but I want to...
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Richard Sharpe or Neal Carey by
Richard Colville
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I collect 1st editions of both Bernard Cornwell’s “Richard Sharpe” novels
and Don Winslow’s “Neal Carey” novels. Right now I’m working on acquiring
some of their earlier novels. I’m a big fan of both authors, so...
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