Can anyone tell me if all of the library/collector's editions of the UK edition of Jasper Fforde's Something Rotten are signed? And if so, do they contain a postcard or is this something Fforde does when he signs a book? I'm thinking of ordering from Amazon UK rather than eBay... Thanks so much...

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...

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...

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 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 ???

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 am still going through the books my mother left me. You may say, "What is taking him so long?", but I am enjoying the slow process of figuring out why she collected what she collected. That takes some time. I find an author I never heard of, and I have to do some research to learn what...

Today I picked up what looks like a first UK printing of Michael Connelly's first book THE BLACK ECHO, a hardback published by Headline UK in 1992. I acn't find any information on it - abebooks and the other sources I use only list the American editions or later UK softcover editions by Orion. Can...

For those of you who like a book that captures your attention from the beginning paragraph, you might like this site: www.openinghooks.us You can read some of the best, and not so best, openings from several novels, submit your own favorite hook and rate the ones you like or don't like. As...

After running across one example of a particular typo in an ABE listing, I sought out some more, with the results below: -- The hard broads have minor wear on the top and bottom... -- ...light stains on the front and back broads... -- Tan and brown broads w/ bright metallic-orange spine...

Are the Rand McNally Elf books a real collector's item? I found some up in an attic and have done some searching on the web. Does anyone have any info about them and what they are worth? Thanks, Susan www.treasures-more.com

I have a collection of 1987 editions of Beatrix Potter books. Some of the books have just the title of the book on the spine of the book cover, and some books have both the title and the number of the book on the spine of the book cover. Does anyone know the reasons for this and what the...

Not really a brag, but today in a charity shop I found a copy of John Baxter's "A POUND OF PAPER: Confessions of a book addict" which I might have passed by if I hadn't seen it mentioned here. Thanks for the heads up. Jim Barker

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Bud Webster about his forthcoming Groff Conklin bibliography, "41 Above the Rest". The interview, plus an article on collecting Conklin and Bud's account of how we uncovered a previously unknown publication by Conklin, is now online at www.bookthink.com....

/rant = On There was a feature article in the front section of the _Fort Worth Star-Telegram_ today (Mon. 23 August) about how expensive textbooks are for college students these days. The universities in Texas really jacked up their tuitions this year, and the prices that the college bookstores...

One or two items from tommorow Winter's sale look rather interesting, but unfortunately they are all large lots, often one or two cartons - not having bought from an auction house before without being in person, Im unsure of the postal charges Winters are likely to levy for inland delivery - so...

For those looking for a complete encyclopedia a set of Collier's Encyclopedia (24 volumes), plus a two volume dictionary, and 10 year books running from 1967 through to 1976, are now available on ebay uk. You can find it...

Today I acquired yet another ex-library first printing. This time is is Larry McMurtry, Terms of Endearment (Simon & Schuster, 1975), condition very good. The librarian vandalism is relatively minor. Only the (front and back) endpapers suffered stamping. The dust jacket is in fine condition,...

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

I am in the process of listing some wonderful books found at a benefit auction at Linden Place, Bristol, RI. These are from the estate and heirs of Samuel P. Colt. Some interesting books! Take a look!