A desired book had three listed sellers on Amazon. The first was unable to ship within Amazon's suggested time period and cancelled the order. (Probably needed it till the end of the semester.) The second did not respond at all. It turns out that the seller had no transactions within the past...

Yesterday I went to the Library sale in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. I'd gone to this event a few years ago, and not done especially well, but I thought I'd give it another try. This time I came away with a 25- cent paperback that I was anxious to read, and four excellent condition hardcovers (all...

Hi. I just saw the collection of an avid Modern Library collector. The collection, over 2000 books (probably a little more than 800 titles) was impressive- he had numerous copies of titles, some rarer illustrated editions with slipcase, a large majority of first editions and even had the more...

It was the end of the second day of the Farmington Public Library sale in Connecticut, but still I came out with: Anais Nin, The Hunger (limited 1st ed 1945) Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved (1st ed. Osgood McIlvaine 1897) Colin Dexter, Death is now my Neighbor (1st American Ed. Crown -...

I have a book that has rough cut pages on two edges (side and bottom). The tops of the pages are smoothly/uniformly cut. The real dilemma is a manufacturing error at the bottom of the pages. Nearly every other set of adjoining pages have never been separated/cut apart, so you can't pull them apart...

A week ago, I went to a book auction in New London, Connecticut. It was of the type they call a "pick auction". There were thousands of books, divided up onto separate tables for each source (estate, dealer, etc.) and the potential buyers put together lots of up to ten items per lot on which...

Hi all! I'm new to this group, thought I'd get my foremost interest out there... I'm looking for others who collect or are familiar with Hunter S. Thompson's hardcover, first edition titles. Love to hear from you. Jah

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"diane.walker" wrote in message ... Could someone tell me the difference between a full page handwritten inscription in a printed book, and a one page manuscript. Americans seem to view every single page of a...

The number of my books being sold and mailed through online book posting services have increased recently. Does anyone know a good supplier of padded mailing envelopes that I might purchase from?

Six years ago, Jeff Armstrong posted the following list of points of comparison for a regular edition and a BCE. "I have a copy of the first edition and one of the BC's as well. I would be glad to give you as much as I can, but I'm afraid I have no idea what "detentions" are ... help me...

I bought this in a lot at auction recently. No name on the cover or the title page. But it quickly turned out that the book was written by Elizabeth von Arnim, who had a very interesting life indeed. She was born (1866) Mary Annette Beauchamp in Australia, to British parents who, three years...

In the last year or so I found myself purchasing large format art and photography books. Many of those purchases have been made online and I'm discovering games that online sellers play. Many of these sellers list items in the wrong condition hoping that the buyer won't complain. Today I received...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 10, 2003 Email: BRANDON, FL -- HISTORIC NEW BOOK "HARVEY & LEE: HOW THE CIA FRAMED OSWALD" by John Armstrong Two young boys, AMERICAN-BORN Lee Oswald and an eastern European refugee who spoke Russian and was given the name

On 3/15/2013 12:08 AM, Francis A. Miniter wrote: One of the lots I put together and managed to win at the auction had in the group of books a thick trade paperback entitled _3 by Eastlake_ , a compilation of three early novels by Eastlake (Simon & Schuster 1970), who, aside from his...

I have noticed a couple of mysterious people with handheld devices hunting through the stacks at our library's used book sale. They open selected books and then key some information into their handhelds. In most cases they return the book to the shelf. Sometimes they buy a book. What the heck...

"Life of Picasso" Hardcover. The Jacket on my copy is clipped with the "A book of the month club selection" just to the left of the clip on the top of the front flap. half those selling this title are calling their copy BCE and half aren't. At the bottom of the rear board instead of a...

Orion Press, New York, 1959, first printing in English; vg in vg- dust jacket (one small tear). About a week ago, I bought this book at a used goods store. But I only checked it out online this evening. Was I surprised. Asking prices greatly exceeded expectations. Francis A. Miniter

I have for sale some antique books http://www.marcosecchi.com/blog/2010/11/18/antique-books-for-sale/

A few months ago, I bought a box of books sight unseen for a small amount. It contained 15 - 20 Modern Library books along with a few others. I did not pay a lot of attention to those books, but put some on the shelves and set others aside to file away in the extras area. One of those that...