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The Crown Jewel Of Your Collection by BobFinnan.com
It may or may not be the most valuable or expensive book you own but what do you consider the "Crown Jewel" of your collection? -- RWF http://BobFinnan.com
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May 10th 06 05:14 PM
by Timdo99 Go to last post
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Ever find interesting things in books? by Matt J. McCullar
I was unloading some books at my local Half-Price Books store this afternoon and the clerk was talking with another customer about things that other readers have accidentally left behind in their books. I joked that they should have an "Is This Yours?" display case of such items, but she said that...
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August 15th 07 04:06 AM
by Doug[_3_] Go to last post
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Quest for the book detectives... by my-wings
Someone wrote to me based on my website page about remainder marks and asked if I'd ever seen a certain stamp before or had any information about it. He says he's seen it in a number of apparently unrelated books from a variety of publishers over the years, and had become curious as to its...
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November 28th 06 01:49 AM
by Ted Jones Go to last post
21 1,008
A "literary scandals" collection? by Jon Meyers
The recent stories about Kaavya Viswanathan's partially plagiarized, and possibly ghost-written, novel, _How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life_ , coming so closely after the controversy surrounding James Frey's _A Million Little Pieces_ , got me to wondering about the possibilities for...
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May 7th 06 01:28 PM
by Matthew Hill Go to last post
21 1,161
Booked Solid by Jon Meyers
Apparently some people buy so many books that they run out of places to put them. Crazy, huh? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/22/AR2006032200557.html (with picture, and links to 3 related articles) --Jon Meyers
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March 28th 06 06:51 PM
by Al Smith Go to last post
21 1,304
1 Attachment(s) For Auction: 1938 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' T.E. Lawrence by Nunya Biz
An excellent seemingly homo-erotic book written by Lawrence of Arabia. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7005294146 Thanks for looking!
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February 7th 06 02:52 AM
by Kris Baker Go to last post
21 1,198
FA: Architectural Gardens of Italy by Arthur Holland Forbes by Eric Hochman
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6550166832 This book is retailing at www.abe.com for $2200; I am offering a fine copy at a significant discount from this. I have been a seller on eBay for seven and a half years, have no negative feedback, and offer a money back guarantee on...
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August 5th 05 05:15 PM
by Eric Bustad Go to last post
21 1,105
Collecting Whims Revisited by Jerry Morris
It's been awhile since we last revisited a thread on Collecting Whims, and almost three years since I first posted it: http://www.tinyurl.com/5mr62 Collecting Whims, as defined in one of the previous posts, are out-of-the-ordinary collecting interests, odd fancies, off-track booking, or, simply,...
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January 1st 05 01:42 AM
by Eden R Go to last post
21 3,261
Artgallery Redux by John Yamamoto-Wilson
Tom wrote: Wasnt this one of the items complained about last time? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=35388023 All I get on that is "Invalid item", so perhaps it's been scratched already. All stops out, though, to ensure the following also gets...
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July 21st 03 02:48 AM
by Art Nelson Go to last post
21 2,484
rec.flame.michael adams by Bob F.
Please use this thread to insult, berate or otherwise comment on our resident lunatic, Michael Adams. Comments suchs as: he's a big smelly poopypants should be avoided as should any reference to the gigantic stick he has up his ass. Furthermore, any reference to a subject he finds objectionable...
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September 16th 03 07:36 PM
by John Pelan Go to last post
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Bizarre Books by John Yamamoto-Wilson
This arises from Alfred Armstrong's "Frank Nimrod" posting, and is a repost of a posting of mine from a couple of years ago, which led to quite a lively and informative thread (http://tinyurl.com/nlwc). I don't know if Alfred saw the thread the first time round, but I'd love to hear his - or...
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October 3rd 03 07:41 AM
by Nigel Burwood Go to last post
21 1,892
Should libraries compete with used bookdealers? by Bill Palmer
The idea of libraries going on-line to compete with used bookdealers troubles me a bit. Admittedly, my negative feelings arise from self interest. After all, on more than one occasion I have bought a book for a dollar or two at a local library store, paying, that is, a price far lower than the...
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July 22nd 04 07:17 PM
by R. Totale Go to last post
20 1,054
Query: The House Called Hadlows by Victoria Walker by Graeme & Chris Williams
Sorry if this turns up a couple of times, the first time we tried posting nothing showed up. I wonder if anyone can help us? We have recently come across a signed first edition of 'The House Called Hadlows' by Victoria Walker, and were all set to offer it for sale through our usual channels, when...
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November 15th 03 11:12 AM
by Graeme & Chris Williams Go to last post
20 1,914
Doesn't anybody know how to pack a book? by Jim
I bought five books in the last few weeks from alibris, and four of them had to be sent back. One of them was not at all as described, which is a separate problem, but the others were unacceptable on arrival because they had not been packed properly. Two large books were dropped into the cheapest...
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September 30th 03 12:50 PM
by David Ames Go to last post
20 1,278
A few minor brags from a FOL sale.. by my-wings
"John A. Stovall" wrote in message ... At least here on the frontier, the FOL sales have not been corrupted. For 10 dollars I walked out with 12 nice items. Congratulations on your wonderful day! I covet
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October 1st 03 07:58 PM
by H Schinske Go to last post
20 1,306
FOR SALE: IT AIN'T HAY: DAVID DODGE: 1ST EDITION by GordLack Books
This is a GD/VG copy with dustjacket in protective sleeze. First edition 1946 by Simon and Schuster. Asking $125 but will take serious offers. Mark Gordon
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March 7th 05 10:35 PM
by GordLack Is A Jerk Go to last post
20 1,077
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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January 3rd 05 03:08 AM
by Tim Crawford Go to last post
20 1,783
Easton Press sci-fi questions by p sears
Hi! I have noticed several Easton Press Signed First Edition science fiction books. The particular one I got curious about is Solis by A. A. Anttanasio There is an Easton Press signed first on Ebay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3569037716&category=2232&rd=1 but, according...
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December 28th 03 03:28 PM
by P Sears Go to last post
20 1,203
Old Books by Ken_Prospero
I am looking at acquiring a copy of Shakespeare's Third Folio. The problem (as with most Folios) is imperfections. In this case, about 4% of the leaves are facsimile, and about 6% come from another volume of the Folio. Most of the facsimile pages are in the prefatory material (and this...
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November 7th 04 04:52 PM
by KenProspero Go to last post
20 933
Shock Horror ! by diane.walker
Someone just e-mailed me to let me know how much he enjoyed reading the book he bought of me on ebay. I immediately informed him that books bought from me are for collectors only, and should not be opened under any circumstances. This whole episode gave me a nasty turn. I'm just off to iron my...
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July 28th 03 09:13 PM
by Patrick Scheible Go to last post
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