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I want to show you pictures by
Jason
I want to show you freely distributable pictures and maps of Europe.
Choose he
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/mercator/europe/
Best regards
Jason
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December 4th 06 11:13 AM
by Jason
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Small Brag by
Francis A. Miniter
Yesterday, I picked up a copy of Herbert Marcuse's "Eros and Civilization"
(Beacon Press, 1955). I think it is a 1st printing as no additional printings
are listed.
When I looked at it in the evening, I noticed, however, that it had really
extensive handwritten (pencil) notes in it. At first...
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Musty book smell treatment? by
my-wings
"Steve Adams" wrote in message
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spray book with Lysol....every page
"Marcus Denning" wrote in message
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sorry if this has been discussed here in the...
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eBay dolts by
RWF
What would cause an intelligent person to list a very common edition of
a common book (let's say a blue spine non-1st of the Hardy Boys "The
Tower Treasure") for $10.00 when a) there are a couple of hundred other
auctions of the exact same edition currently listed for as little as
$.50 , b) it's...
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eBay redux by
The Bobino
Saw the following disclaimer on an eBay auction:
"Books in good condition.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an
opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eldred's
shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of
a condition...
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Musty book smell treatment? by
Francis A. Miniter
Marcus Denning wrote:
sorry if this has been discussed here in the past.
is there a way to reduce or eliminate book smell? i only have a couple that
are affected, so can't justify special chemicals or other material.
thanks!
marcus denning
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Book shopping with cell phone? by
Matt J. McCullar
A couple of weeks ago I went to a public used book sale here in Arlington,
TX and saw something unusual. A woman was holding her cell phone close to
each book she found on one of the tables. Upon looking closer, I saw that
her cell phone actually had a small red laser bar code scanner attached...
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OLD INDIAN FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) by
[email protected]
OLD INDIAN FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC)
Available the following items with approximate prices as follows. I
will accept exchanges also. Ask for scan images.
Cochin Princely State Stamps - 20 Nos - 3 US $
Travancore State Stamps - 20 Nos - 5 US $
Old Indian Stamps - 40 Nos - 3 US $
Indian First Day...
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Preservation technique by
Dave
For the UK poster:
1. Go to the nearest Auto parts factor and purchase:
1/2 sq. meter of Carbon Fibre.
One roll of Gaffer Tape.
2. In a secure location, lay CF out flat and locate the exact centre
of the sheet.
3. Mark and cut sheet from the middle of each side to within 4cm of
exact centre,...
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December 2nd 06 03:04 AM
by Dave
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Musty book smell treatment? by
Don Phillipson
"Marcus Denning" wrote in message
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is there a way to reduce or eliminate book smell? i only have a couple
that
are affected, so can't justify special chemicals or other material.
True "book smell" would be of (dry) paper...
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Bookstores Around the World (rec.arts.books) (FAQ) by
Evelyn C. Leeper
Last change:
Sun 25 Jan 2004
These lists are available on the Web at:
http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper/bookshop.htm INDEX
http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper/na-can-e.htm Eastern &
Central...
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December 1st 06 12:02 AM
by funQuay
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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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Question about Copyright on Books by
casdon
Hi,
I have a question I have a copy of a book entitled " Diana of the
Crossways" by George Meredith it was published by Rand,McNally and
Company the cover is a leather type covering with what looks like 3
flowers in water (like a pond) and the covering overlaps the book so it
protects the pages....
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November 24th 06 07:38 PM
by casdon
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Need help on this one. by
David Wood
I have searched and searched and searched - Googled till my eyes dropped
out and still can find no info on this book. Can someone help me?
"Home is the Hunter" Henry Toke Munn and Elizabeth Sprigge - 1930
John Lane - The Bodely Head
Very good - No dj - Grren cloth with gold embossed lettering.
D....
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Want hardback copy of White Boots, Noel Streatfield by
Steve
Hi all. I'm not much of a book collector but like to occasionally
aquire old books of interest. I've tried quite hard to find this one
and failed, despite using pretty well all the book search engines and
mailing quite a few dealers. The book is White Boots, Noel
Streatfield (children's...
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November 21st 06 09:01 PM
by Steve
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80+ pound, $4,000 football book being published. by
[email protected]
From the Excess is Success Department comes Super Bowl XL Opus, a 20" x
20', 80+ pound football book being published for the holidays that
retails for $4,000. The kicker? That's the regular edition. The
leather-bound edition signed by numerous Super Bowl MVPs goes for
$40,000...
Lawrence...
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