Hey all: Not a bad week: one library sale, one church sale, one block sale. At the church sale, in spite of the presence of multiple dealers, I scored a true first/first of Cold Mountain. I must have picked up fifty copies over the last couple of years, looking for the first, and had to put them...

Hey all: So, last night I decide to look for a certain book on line, a modern memoir. Didn't pay attn to the publisher.The book is only in the $15 range. But the most interesting looking copy is not clearly identified as to edition. So, I place an order with the seller, but specify I want a first...

Greetings all: I picked up, at a library sale, an inscribed copy of Larry McMurtry's "Some Can Whistle". The inscription looks interesting and I wonder if any McMurtry collectors would recognize the association. You can see a photo at http://www.dentontaylor.com/tests/larry.jpg It appears to...

See: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/books/review/Schott.t.html While one is at first horrified, one then realizes that guys like this increase the value of my collection, by reducing the number of copies available for collecting... Denton

Hey all: Trying to get a recent valuation for this book, can't find any listings in the usual places. Tried addall, bookfinder, and ebay completed auctions. THis was a limited edition (2000) signed and numbered by the Beatles' producer George Martin, Genesis Publications. Any hints?

Hello - Does anyone have any information on an edition of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS published in the US by Doubleday Page in 1912? Who provided illustrations, for example? This book is listed in the Library of Congress catalog, but I cannot find it on Abebooks, Bookfinder, etc. Thanks for any help.

Here is a site that was definitely worth checking out at http://www.gabbyinc.biz!

I have rare old book, in good condition, if someone is interested - "Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten" Zweiter Theil from Dr.Paul Sorauer, 1886 Berlin Verlag von Paul Parey

I have some very valuable old books (1850--1930) as well as some very valuable newer ones (1940--1975) and bought a small business safe to store them in. The safe owners manual says that for documents, humidity can be a problem (because it's a fire safe), and they should be stored in airtight...

Hello, I'm a new member. Nice to meet everyone. I've been a book collector since I was old enough to read and I'm not sure when that happened, LOL. The reason I'm a book collector is because I've never been able to part with my books, so I have an extensive library (the whole house, lol). So...

I have a book called "Roger The Scout". It's only worth a couple of pounds, but I was wondering about what section I should place the book in on ebay. Any suggestions. Also anyone else have any suspect titles in their collections? Diane

I see know one could help me with the rare horror book. Can anyone do better with this one. I'm looking for a website that has some examples of Professor T.H. Huxley's handwriting. Any help would be much appreciated. Diane http://stores.ebay.co.uk/AAA-World-of-Books

Hi again I have just had another couple of thousand books delivered, all the usual suspects, and I haven't come across anything too exciting so far. One book though is called "It Walks the Woods" by Alan Grant, It was published in 1936 by Ivor Nicholson and Watson. I'ts a horror story set in...

I'm sick of the rise in fake jackets being sold on ebay and elsewhere. Can't think of anything else to say, bye.

The ebay link wasn't working on my last post so just copy this item number ( 6900120134 ) into the search section on ebay to find this must have book. Then check some of this guys other items for auction. In political circles I think they call it spin, the technical term used in the book dealing...

Before I start I must admit I also sell books on ebay. Now and again I suppose I could be accused of making a very ordinary book sound a bit more interesting than it actually is. Well if you visit this link I think you will agree that this seller has taken the art of bull**** to a new level. I'm...

This morning I was searching down the back of my settee for some loose change for the bus to work, when my hand touched against some paper. For one moment I thought I had got lucky and found a £10 note. Imagine my surprise when a finally pulled the paper object out from it's hiding place, to...

Could someone tell me the position regarding authors or publishers using the same book title previously used by another author. I have 2 travel books with the title Seven League Boots. One is written by Wendy Myers and was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1969. The other is written by...

I have a book called Liber Chronica--- . I can't read the last bit of the title. There are hundreds of illustrations, and the date seems to be 1493. It has the name Nuremberg on the title page, and Schede-. The title page is very worn. The illustrations are still good. Without the title, and...

I was wondering if someone could tell me why Laurence Sterne signed a number of his 1st editions of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. I'm selling 8 volumes from 1761, and not all the 1st editions are signed. Volume 5 dated 1762 is signed along with volume 7 dated 1765. Any ideas...