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Texas Wind Print Run by
Al
Recently, I was fortunate enough to obtain a signed copy of Texas Wind by
James Reasoner in fine condition. (paperback original, manor books, 1980).
Does anyone have any knowledge of the size of the print run of this
notoriously scarce PBO?
Thanks, AL
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Is this an ex-library? by
Al Kaff
I recently acquired a 1st edition copy of Deadlier Than the Male by James
Gunn, 1st edition with dust jacket, published in 1942 by Duell, Sloan and
Pearce, Inc. I am wondering if I have some sort of ex-library copy. The
dust jacket is in very good condition with a slightly visible quarter...
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Sealed book by
Al Kaff
Hello all,
Recently I acquired a 1st edition copy of Portrait in Smoke by Bill
Ballinger (Harper and Brothers, 1950). On the upper right corner on the
front of the DJ there is a blurb that says "Your money back if you can
resist breaking the seal!". Still attached to the free rear endpaper...
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Signed bookplate by
Al Kaff
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. ...
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"Your United States" by Arnold Bennett. by
Al Smith
I've got what I believe may be the first edition of "Your United
States" by Arnold Bennett. Harper and Brothers Publishers, New
York and London, MCMXII . Unfortunately, when I bought it
the book was missing its cover, and its spine had been half gnawed
away by mice, so I had to re-bind it. I bound...
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Book of Mormon desecration by
Al Smith
Is anybody else outraged at this?
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Arizona woman selling Mormon scripture, page by page
By BETH DEFALCO
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PHOENIX -- Retired bookstore owner Helen Schlie can see a higher
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by Dave
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Books written by spirits -- any collectors? by
Al Smith
I've got a couple of books that are probably pretty rare that were
written by discarnate entities. Spirits. You know, boo-o-o-o-o-o!
Booga-booga!
A lot of folks don't know that spiritual beings can write books.
Well, they do it a lot. You're probably familiar with some of the
more famous ghost...
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Life of Wellington by C. H. Gifford by
Al Smith
I thought I'd look up the value of a little two volume set I
bought years ago on Abe books, but Abe let me down. I couldn't
find this work listed. Can anyone help me out here?
The work is titled
"The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington; from his
earliest years, down to the Treaty of...
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Collecting Pulp Fiction Paperbacks (U.K. Guardian article) by
Al Smith
I wonder if paperback books will ever achieve that sort of value?
I've got shelves full of SF paperbacks that I bought for fifty
cents each back in the 1960s. Great cover art. I've seen them
selling for fifteen dollars or so at SF conventions, but that's
not much of a rise in...
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Asmodeus At Large by
Al Smith
I've got an odd little book. "Asmodeus At Large" written "By the
Author" (it is anonymous) but somewhere I discovered that it was
written by Bulwer Lytton. The edition is Carey, Lea & Blanchard of
Philadelphia, 1833. It has a cloth spine, paper label and paper
covers. Does this ring a bell with...
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So what's the deal on bookplates? by
Al Smith
From time to time I've toyed with the idea of designing and
printing up a bunch of bookplates, and gluing them into all my
hardcovers. Two things stop me. One, it would be a considerable
labor and expense. Two, I don't want to decrease the value of my
books.
What's the deal with bookplates? Do...
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Am I a collector or not? by
Al Smith
I've got thousands of books. I buy what interests me, or what I
need in my researches, or what I believe will be useful as part of
my general reference library such as classic English novels or
translations of ancient Roman and Greek works or straight
reference works.
Sometimes I will buy a book...
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UPDATE: AN ANSWER FROM BARRY MAULDING by
alamocitycomics
You heard it here first:
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WHO IS MIKE TICE? ANOTHER REPLY BY MAULDING! by
alamocitycomics
I have received forwarded emails from Barry Maulding to Mike Tice
regarding the John Pelan argument. It sheds new light on the situation
and I am baffled as to its contents.
As soon as this question is answered, I will copy and paste all header
and email information to the group. It appears Mr....
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Storing book in safe? by
Alan Lukka
Hi, I have a rare and somewhat expensive book that I have decicded to store
in a small fireproof, waterproof safe. I have wrapped it in plastic and have
put a few moisture absorbers (the kind you find in bottles of vitamins) in
the safe. I live in Sacramento, California. The air is dry in my...
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Preserving books against mold? by
Alan Meyer
I have a collection of several thousand books in a part of my
house that gets too humid in the summer time. The books
can get moldy.
I've dealt with that in the past with dehumidification, but in
the last year electricity costs have gone through the roof
in my state and it's getting really...
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simultaneous first editions by
alan robson
Hi everybody
Recently I've noticed an odd phenomenon here in New Zealand. For many of
the popular British authors such as Ian Rankin, a large size paperback is
published here to correspond with the "official" hardback first edition in
the UK. Indeed, sometimes it comes out a few days *before* the...
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first edition i.d. by
[email protected]
Howdy -I have copy of John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The copyright page has no number line. It is copyright @1994 by John Brendt. ISBN 0-679-42922-0. Manufactured in the United States of America. There is no price on the cover, or anywhere else. 388 pages. Published by...
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albums scraps royal families, all Europe by
Albert Van den Bosch
http://www.collectomania.be/default.aspx?reeksnr=Famille%20Royale&lang=nl&item=search&txtsearch=vorst
albums scraps royal families, all Europe
Albert Van den Bosch
Stenenbrug 14
borgerhout 2140
Antwerp
Belgium
http://www.chromo.be
Liebig, Guérin Boutron, Au bon Marché, Cibils
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