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Library Find: Inscribed to George W. Bush ( Some People have the luck...) by Lawrence Person
In article , John A. Stovall wrote: I just got an email from a friend in Arkansas, who Sunday went to the big city of Fayetteville and stopped by a garage sale while there. He as I am a military history collector and...
April 1st 10 12:46 AM
by douglasj69 Go to last post
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Bad Actor: "General Books" ala "million-books" by weary flake
More public domain reprint outfits have popped up, good and bad. "General Books" associated with "million-books" is bad. And you DON'T get what you pay for, not that I've every bought a book from them. Check this out, and see why: "Purchase of this book includes free trial access to...
March 5th 10 05:46 AM
by weary flake Go to last post
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the market in second-hand e-books by weary flake
Jack Campin - bogus address wrote: A bit early for a consensus on "collectibility" of e-books to have merged, but are there any surveys of what the market in them might look like? How do you mean? e-books like e-music is intended to be used once and then thrown...
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March 1st 10 09:58 PM
by Scurvy Dog Go to last post
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New Free Web 2.0 Tool for Reviewing Collectible Books on eBay by BuyerCommand
Hey Book Collectors, I am looking for some beta users for a new web application I built for collectors of books and other items. The free web application is called BuyerCommand, and it presents a more efficient tool for reviewing eBay listings. The goal of the application is to make browsing for...
February 23rd 10 08:35 PM
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Dante question by J[_2_]
I was looking at one of my copies of THE COMEDY this evening, and noticed that no translator was listed. It was published by Doubleday in 1947 for the Literary Guild. The illustrations are by Umberto Romano. Does anyone know whose work the translation is?
February 17th 10 04:08 AM
by J[_2_] Go to last post
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Why America can't find Osama bin Laden by Vito
http://www.lulu.com/product/download/missing-terrorist/6310363 In the mankind history, there are many fantastic stories about mysterious disappearances. So many notorious terrorists and Nazis could flee out of sight unexpectedly. Some missing people appeared suddenly when the world forgot them. The...
February 11th 10 10:42 PM
by scotkamins Go to last post
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Press at Toad Hall? by J[_2_]
Anybody know what happened to these folks? They were a nice little reprint house, but the Goodchild website doesn't show the books any more...
February 6th 10 11:16 PM
by J[_2_] Go to last post
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Collectability by J[_3_]
Its been several years since I posted here, and looks like the spammers have had an impact. I have a question relating to a recently released book The UK/ Australian edition has been released with the Australian being out 6 days prior to the UK The Australian Edition although "Voyager" is...
January 26th 10 09:25 AM
by J[_3_] Go to last post
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Bookstores Around the World (rec.arts.books) (FAQ) (IMPORTANT UPDATE) by Evelyn Leeper
The bookstore lists have moved! Due to the imminent closing of geocities, the bookstore lists have moved to my new web page as described below. Googling for these locations may not work for a while, since they are new. These lists are available on the Web at:
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December 28th 09 06:51 PM
by Mark Zenier Go to last post
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An impossible book search by David Harper
I have been looking for a particular book for over thirty years and have not found anything about it. I know it exists because some of my friends from two decades ago said they had a copy. And now those friends are lost too. I am pretty good and searching for things but this one has me stumped....
December 28th 09 12:38 AM
by David Harper Go to last post
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photo books beautiful formats by kareena kapoor
Instantly create books of memory, smiles, and fun: make books that track your child's growth, your good times with friends, your family celebrations, or your most memorable vacations. ZoomIn Photo Books are now available in Hardcover with luxurious leatherette and denim linen covers. Our photo...
December 14th 09 08:49 AM
by kareena kapoor Go to last post
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Some good books by GoodBuiss
Hi everyone. I wanted to share with you some books on my site, please post me what do you think about the prices. Check this out: http://astore.amazon.com/books04b8-20
December 13th 09 01:37 AM
by GoodBuiss Go to last post
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Anyone know about Baker and Scribner, New York, in 1848? by RS
I have a book here called, "The Peep of Day: or a Series of the Earliest Religious Instruction the Infant Mind is Capable of Receiving" It is published Baker and Scribner, of New York, in 1848. Seems like this is a very early manifestation of two of the biggest modern book houses/distributors,...
December 10th 09 09:43 PM
by Francis A. Miniter[_2_] Go to last post
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China's sixth-generation fighter aircraft design based on nuclearpropulsion by Timur
http://china-arsenal.blogspot.com/2009/12/chinas-sixth-generation-fighter.html
December 10th 09 12:55 AM
by Mark[_9_] Go to last post
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Question re The Naked and the Dead by Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
Does anyone here know the differences between the first state dust jacket and the second state dust jacket? I gather it has something to do with the writing on the back of the dust jacket, and perhaps with the writing on the front flap of the jacket. -- Francis A. Miniter
December 6th 09 01:11 AM
by Francis A. Miniter[_2_] Go to last post
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Silver Ticket Found by Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
Not a gold ticket, but silver will do. It is the second state, first edition, of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Knopf 1964, with blindstamped red cover, mustard endpapers, maroon topstain, and five line colophon on last page. Alas, no dust jacket. But I am happy. The...
November 26th 09 05:04 PM
by J[_2_] Go to last post
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Kafka on the Shore precedence by Lawrence Person
Does anyone know the precedence for the trade and limited states of Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore? I know the Harvill (London) edition preceded the Knopf edition, but I was wondering if anyone knew if the trade and 1/1000 copy signed/limited states were simultaneous, or if one preceded the...
November 19th 09 07:12 PM
by Lawrence Person Go to last post
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Literary Hoaxes by rahw
(HuntingtonNews.net) - As the recent Colorado "Balloon Boy" staged-for- media event demonstrates, there must be a hoax gene lurking in many people, awaiting only the proper time to be unleashed. Melissa Katsoulis provides a very good sampling of hoaxes by writers in her "Literary Hoaxes: An...
October 28th 09 02:47 PM
by rahw Go to last post
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Bit of a Brag by Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
I went to the annual (?) book sale at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut this weekend. I consider it to be among the very best in the area as the books are more sophisticated and unusual than those in the typical library book sale. Today, among other things, I acquired for a mere...
September 13th 09 05:12 AM
by Francis A. Miniter[_2_] Go to last post
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C.B. Satpathy: BABA May I Answer by Bird Publisher
“We should always strive to elevate our consciousness to a purer state. If we really want to have a direct vision or experience of the universal form of God, then we have to clean the old memories, experiences, thoughts and convictions from our mental storehouse. Otherwise, in place of...
September 9th 09 07:55 PM
by sabyasachi m Go to last post
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