New Book Review: Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books By Rick Gekoski, Constable, 256pp, YOUNG Rick Gekoski wanted some impressive tomes for his bookshelf so he bought an old set of Dickens for 10 quid. The pleasure they gave was brief, as he didn't read them and had...

Folks, A note to new folks (and a reminder to old timers) that Dogeared, the premier non-commercial Web site for collectors of the the Modern Library series 1917-1970, is up and running. I took Dogeared down for a couple of months, intending to abandon the project entirely. Since then, I've been...

If you try searching ebay for similar items you might get an idea what they would sell for - but make sure and wait until the auction is over to get the actual price. "Atreju" wrote in message

I've got a book called *Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits From Our Leading Historians.* The front cover says this is A Society of American Historians Book. The publisher is The Free Press (a division of Simon & Schuster). It looks like a first edition except for the lack of a price...

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Pulp Adventurecon #4 Saturday, November 6th 2004, 10am-5pm Ramada Inn - Bordentown, NJ (Just off exit 7 of NJ Turnpike) We have 42 tables lined up for this year's show. Dealers with a nice mix of pulps and vintage paperbacks. Among the people visiting us will be illustrator Gil Cohen, best known...

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I am trying to determine what is a true "first" for Karin Slaughter's BLINDSIGHTED. Amazon shows William Morrow & Company published the hardcover September 4, 2001. Amazon UK shows Century published the hardcover September 6, 2001. Which indicates the US Morrow edition is the "true" first.

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I have recently bought a paperback book from 1938. The book is becoming unattached from the thin card cover. The spine was attached to the pages only on the spine not on the face of the pages. I was wondering - if I was going to glue this spine on or fix this book again how would I go about...

I attended the National Book Festival in Washington DC on Oct 9 sponsored by the Library of Congress and Mrs. Bush. A few points for collectors who may wish to attend in the futu 1. if you want to get copies signed, plan on standing in line at least an hour before the author is scheduled to...

Hi all, I'm new to this but have always had a passion for books. I understand that number lines beginning with a 1 are probably first editions, but the publisher 'Random House' use 2 as their first editions. Therefore, what does a 1 stand for in a book by Random House? I have quite a few but cant...

I'm looking for first edition points, both for book and jacket, for Healy & McComas's _Adventures in Time and Space_ (Random House 1946). Anybody out there got 'em?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2496213634&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT World War II: Russia Besieged (1977) - (208 pages) World War II: The War In The Desert (1977) - (208 pages) World War II: The Battle of the Atlantic (1977) - (208 pages) World War II: The Battle of Britain...

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It's twenty years old already. It's in very good condition, but with the pages starting to yellow. How should it be stored please? I realize it should be kept at room temp. and away from light...any other pointers? I just figured I'd pack it in it's own little box. -- Regards, IM

British author Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty yesterday won the Booker Prize, the prestigious literary accolade for the best novel of contemporary fiction published in the Commonwealth and Ireland. Hollinghurst's gay novel about Britain in the Thatcherite 1980s took the GBP50,000 award...