My Marvel Comics: Secret Wars II Limited Series is up for auction. This limited series continues the Beyonder story, focus on Owen Resse, the Molecule Man going from evil to good, and features X-Men, New Mutants, Luke Cage along with the usual Avengers and Fantastic Four, and many more. This...

The copy is as follows: Dust jacket: has Christmas motif (trees, Santa sleigh & reindeer, Santa going down chimney). Inside front flap has Harcourt Brace & Company. No price. Back of jacket starts "So you don't believe in Santa Clause? The critics do!" Book: in red cloth. Measures approx. 7 3/4 "...

I have a customer looking for a book called 'The End' about a bleak future. Can't figure how to do searching on used book sites without all the other words crowding into the search when i'm only looking for 'the' and 'end'. !! Any ideas on an Author ???

Recently I have found myself intrigued by a rather mysterious use of an equals symbol (the two common parallel lines, I mean) on the cover of a beautiful old Zane Grey book, THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS. This edition is published by Grossett and Dunlap, who apparently reprinted the novel with...

Hi, I found a copy of John Grishams' A Time To Kill in almost perfect/fine condition. The publisher is Wynwood Press. Is this a Book Club copy? There is no price tag on the jacket, but it doesn't say it's a book club book.. The copywright page says "Copywrite 1989 by John Grisham, Published...

AB Bookman now has a beta test auction site up and running. Books are listed, but I did not see any bids. The format is similar to eBay. Francis A. Miniter

I feel the urge to bleach something, and I'm thinking of using chloramine-t. Anyone got any hands-on knowledge to impart ?

Royal Yankee by Victor Suthren (1987) and four others - go to 6924281935 Buy the lot and save on shipping!

I'm assembling a collection of Newbery Medal winners for a friend of the family. I've getting the Miller and Kingman books. Any other reference materials I should seek out as I begin? William M. Klimon http://www.catholicbookcollector.com

I found a great method of cleaning soiled books. 1: Soak book in kerosene for several days. 2: Scrub briskly and thoroughly with steel wool for 2 to 3 hours. 3: Put book in dishwasher and wash repeatedly until all grime is gone. 4: Dry book in your clothes dryer for 2 hours. I only do this on books...

This morning was another early one, up at 6.30 to take in two large Car Boot sales. The first appeared quite dissapointing at first - but my luck found its feet in the 4th row of cars - 10 Volume complete set of Archibald Alison's History of Europe during the French Revolution - Blackwood 1833-42...

I am interested in communicating with anyone who has worked on restoring books who is a member of this group. I am currently working on restoring a leatherbound volume and would like to exchange ideas with anyone who has done the same. So we don't take up other people's time on the newsgroup,...

Please bear with me as this is my very 1st post. I have a book which is quite old I am told and I cannot seem to find any info in it and I was wondering if someone could help me. I have looked completely through this book and all the info I have is the name of the book is Aunt Louisa's bible...

When I noticed Groff Conklin was being discussed the other day, I recalled having seen a science fiction paperback and focusing on artificial intelligence edited by him. Going up into the Tower Room and then getting on a high ladder to hunt the book up, I finally spied it. The title is...

Does anyone know the FE points for "Little Caesar" by W.R. Burnett? -- Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon

Some of you may have already read this book; for those who have not, you are in for a treat: "The Club Dumas" by Arturo Perez-Reverte. Translated from Spanish by Sonia Soto. Harcourt Brace. US edition 1996. Briefly, to avoid spoiling your enjoyment, the main character is a somewhat unethical...

Apropos our recent discussion of WWI books, yesterday I found a nice copy of Richard Harding Davis, "With the Allies" (Scribners 1917). It is a personal account of what he observed as a war correspondent on the Belgiium front. Francis A. Miniter

NEW MILITARY HISTORY BOOK,"THE BANTAMS", TELLS LITTLE-KNOWN SAGA OF FIVE-FOOT WARRIORS "The untold story of World War One" is the sub-title of "The Bantams", a recently revised military history book by Canadian author, Sidney Allinson.

NEW MILITARY HISTORY BOOK,"THE BANTAMS", TELLS LITTLE-KNOWN SAGA OF FIVE-FOOT WARRIORS "The untold story of World War One" is the sub-title of "The Bantams", a recently revised military history book by Canadian author, Sidney Allinson.

HELLO EVERYONE, I WONDER IF WE ARE ALL A BEWILDERED HERD SOMEHOW. AFTER READING THIS BOOK THE BEWILDERED HERD ON MEDIA COVERAGE OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS AND PUBLIC OPINION I STARTED TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THINGS. MAYBE WE ARE ALL JUST PRE-GOVERNED BY FACTORS THAT ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND...