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1823 edition of Tacitus in Latin by
Allan Adler
I have an 1826 Latin edition of Tacitus that I fished out of the garbage
on moving day a couple of decades ago or so. Its front cover fell off
taking a couple of pages with it, but I have it. It was published in
Hartford by Oliver D. Cooke and Co. and edited by E.B.Williston.
It contains 5 books of...
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Borders, Books in Print, Amazon by
Allan Adler
I found out recently that Borders will order used books for people,
so I tried out their service. First I went to Amazon and found out
what prices I could get on 2 used books. Then I went to Borders
and asked about the availability of those same books. Apparently,
Borders only accesses the database...
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ceiling leaks by
Allan Adler
What is the best way to protect one's books from ceiling leaks?
On at least two occasions while I've lived in my present dwelling,
leaks from apartments above mine have caused water to leak from the
ceiling. Fortunately, I was home when they started and was able to
move the book cases out of the...
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wooden wine crate by
Allan Adler
I sometimes pick up discarded wooden wine boxes from liquor stores
and use them to hold books. There were a couple of boxes I kept in
the bathroom with some old books I considered expendable but still
found useful occasionally, and they didn't get moldy or anything.
They were there for years. So, I...
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bookseller? by
Allan Adler
Recently, I was at a library and noticed someone sitting by some books
being sold by the library. This person was using a laptop to connect
via wifi to Amazon. Apparently he/she was looking up the sale books
at Amazon, but I couldn't see in greater detail what was being done.
My guess is that...
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Amazon policy on smelly books by
Allan Adler
Situation: You buy a used book through Amazon and when it arrives you find that
it smells moldy, like it was in a basement for too long.
True or false: Vendors who sell books through Amazon are not supposed to
sell smelly books under any circumstances.
True or false: It is the responsibility of...
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replies to over 10 year old postings by
Allan Adler
In 1993, I posted USENET articles about some books I wanted to sell at
the time. In the last two days, I've gotten two inquiries, each about a
different book, from two apparently independent people in two different
countries outside the US. Neither book is a collector's item and each
is available...
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Today, Tomorrow... and the day after by
Allan Adler
I picked up a slim hardcover volume at a library sale, but it has no
markings on it from the public library. The title is:
"Today, Tomorrow ... and the day after. Four writings by Warren Bennis,
President, University of Cincinnati". I don't see an ISBN number, merely
"University of Cincinnati 1972"...
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insuring books by
Allan Adler
What is the best way to insure your books?
Ignorantly,
Allan Adler
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* Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the...
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6 books by
Allan Adler
I know someone who has some books he thinks might be worth something.
I'm very skeptical but I agreed to post the information he has so
that people who actually know something about books can give their
opinion. The books are as follows:
(1) Author: Catherine D. Bell
Title: Horace and May; or...
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typescripts by
[email protected]
24) Bill Wesley
Beal, Jr. (The agent?)]
Å‚Beyond the Snake PlanetË›
Science Fiction Stories
July, 1959
40 pages
Six in addition to the one you have: "The Coffin Ship", 1/60 SCIENCE
FICTION; "Crash Program", 12/58 FUTURE; "Disjecta Membra", 4/60
FUTURE; "The Enormous Diamond", 6/59 SUPER...
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Gloat by
Allison Turner-
I realize my chosen genre is not a really hot ticket,
so getting a real bargain is not as remarkable as it
could be. But I just have to brag about my latest
ebay aquisition.
You'd think, ebay being as big as it is, that there
wouldn't be any good deals. Surely (unless an item
is really badly...
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Three Cheers! by
Allison Turner-
Wow. The thread(s) that ate the newsgroup.
And here I was stressing over whether to write
more of the dissertation or wash the dishes.
Problem solved! Excellent dog & pony show.
-Allison
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A Modest Proposal ( RCB is back to it's internal feuding...) by
Allison Turner-
Dear Rec.Books.Collecting Denizens,
I can appreciate that staying on-topic is somewhat stifling
to creative conversation and the free exchange of ideas, but
the current traffic here is anything if entertaining. To
to remedy this, I would like to make the following request:
Could those of you who...
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Obscure titles in way-too-broad topics by
Allison Turner-
When I was quite young, my cousin had an antique Cinderella
book that I was fascinated by. I was told by my mother to
only handle it very, very carefully, if at all.
So in my current attempt to track down anything and everything
book-wise that I might be remotely interested in (I'm supposed
to be...
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Beauty & Truth, short story.... help by
Allison Turner-
I don't know if I'm in the right place (either newsgroup)
but I hope someone knows what I'm looking for. Actually,
this is for someone else, but I loved the concept so much
that I want to find the story myself, and read it. Here's
the question my friend posed:
On a whim I am looking for this...
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Books for a Penny! ONLY At my eBay store! by
ALMOST FREE BOOKS
My online store, ALMOST FREE is currently having a HUGE book sale.
We have over 1,500 books for sale for only a penny. NOT eBooks, 100%
real books!
Visit the book section of our eBay store at this link:
http://stores.ebay.com/Almost-Free?refid=store
Click "Books" on the top left of the page.
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Book Auctions of Interest to Collectors by
Alphie
UPCOMING BOOK AUCTION
Ambassador University
Big Sandy, TX
Friday, September 22, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Starts at 5:00pm, Preview at 3:00pm
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Help with a Montgomery Ward Catalogue by
Always Wholesale
I have in my possession a small pocket size catalogue that says Montgomery
Ward & Co. Catalogue No. 13 Spring and Summer, 1875. I can't find anywhere
inside where it says what year it was actually printed. It appears to be a
type of wholesale catalog for Wards. Does anyone know anything about it....
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Books for Sale by
[email protected]
The following is a list of very-good-condition books which I have for
sale. Prices are negotiable, the listed price just being what the
edition cost originally; e-mail me at to make an offer. Other books are also available;
feel free to ask about a title because I have...
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