Forum: Books
May 27th 13, 02:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,997
Just Found
On May 26, 2:25*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote:
One of my most surprising recent finds at a thrift store was this:
Hermes Trismegiste. Corpus Hermeticum *Quatre Tomes....
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Forum: Books
May 13th 13, 11:24 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Views: 1,589
D.C. bookshops?
Can anyone give me some hints? I'll be in Washington for a weekend
with friends, but expect to have some time when I can be shopping on
my own. I recall that there were some nice shops near Dupont...
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Forum: Books
April 22nd 13, 03:59 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,662
Remainder Marks?
On Mar 11, 11:48*am, SpanishMill
wrote:
So, paperbacks sometimes came with dyed text block?
Oh yes. Yellow was quite common, IIRC, and even purple...
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Forum: Books
March 31st 13, 01:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,094
Binding on new books
I am also sad that the binding on new books seldom includes any cloth
these days. Instead we get carboard spines that are all too easily
dented and ruined...
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Forum: Books
March 26th 13, 09:58 PM Posted to rec.arts.mystery,rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,070
Still More on the Book Auction
On Mar 25, 9:33*pm, IanG wrote:
Ahh, the thrill of the chase. You can't do this with a Kindle:)
There are fewer and fewer places you can do it, period. I went to the
Greenwich...
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Forum: Books
March 23rd 13, 04:21 PM Posted to rec.arts.mystery,rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,070
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Forum: Books
March 9th 13, 01:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,180
1st editions vs. collector editions
On Feb 24, 4:53*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote:
In fairness to the dust jacket concern, most people would pay a lot less
for a classic car, say a 1963 Cadillac Eldorado,...
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Forum: Books
March 9th 13, 12:34 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,993
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Forum: Books
December 23rd 12, 07:15 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,500
some old-time dealers
I recently visited the New York Society Library, which was having a
sale of unwanted and donated materials. I found one hardcover book I’d
wanted for a while, and browsed a cart of magazines,...
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Forum: Books
November 25th 12, 01:45 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,052
Primo Levi, If This Is A Man
On Nov 22, 8:03*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote:
CDs don't have first editions, do they?
It might be harder to bring yourself to sell off your vinyl records,
e.g., a...
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Forum: Books
November 22nd 12, 02:02 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,052
Primo Levi, If This Is A Man
On Nov 6, 10:01*am, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote:
I have not been selling, but I am thinking about doing so. *I am
reaching retirement age and I have the example of my...
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Forum: Books
November 5th 12, 02:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,052
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Forum: Books
October 25th 12, 03:45 AM Posted to rec.arts.mystery,rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 38
Views: 8,541
Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On Oct 24, 6:41*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
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Whose bacon was it? *Maybe there is an association there that could make
the book valuable!
Shakespeare's, of course!
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Forum: Books
October 14th 12, 10:26 PM Posted to rec.arts.mystery,rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 38
Views: 8,541
Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On Oct 5, 11:24*pm, Pogonip wrote:
But why not a celebratory drink after making the book selections? *It's
also attractive for pairs, when only one is interested in the...
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Forum: Books
June 30th 12, 03:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,597
British Book Centre
Do any other New Yorkers remember this shop, which was--back in the
day--about the only way to get British titles here in the U.S.?
When I first encountered them, they were on or near Lexington...
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Forum: Books
May 20th 12, 04:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books,rec.arts.mystery
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,088
Library sale
Yesterday I went to the Library sale in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. I'd
gone to this event a few years ago, and not done especially well, but
I thought I'd give it another try. This time I came away...
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Forum: Books
February 25th 12, 02:30 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,802
John D. MacDonald, The Deep Blue Good-By
A lot of MacDonald's books were not issued in hardcover until he was
taken up by the British publisher Robert Hale. (I can imagine what a
full run of the Hale editions of the Travis McGee series...
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Forum: Books
January 30th 12, 10:42 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,778
BOMC book that is not a book club edition
On Jan 22, 12:10*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
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Has anyone else come across publications by BOMC?
I have a nice little paperback, CARING FOR YOUR BOOKS, by none...
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Forum: Books
November 6th 11, 12:40 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,999
Long Island Book Fair: New Location
Well, I went after all. I sat down and calculated the times involved,
and I thought they might not be as bad as the online sources
suggested. (Going took just over two hours; coming home was faster.)...
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Forum: Books
November 3rd 11, 02:42 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,999
Long Island Book Fair: New Location
On Oct 27, 7:52*pm, "Jean B." wrote:
Wow! *It sounds like they may miss many people who attended in the
past. *For your sake, I hope they reconsider the location after
the...
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Forum: Books
October 27th 11, 03:40 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,999
Long Island Book Fair: New Location
On Oct 26, 12:05*pm, "Jean B." wrote:
This must be book fair season. *Boston has an antiquarian book
fair the next weekend (the 11th-13th, IIRC), and there is another
...
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Forum: Books
October 24th 11, 01:40 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,999
Long Island Book Fair: New Location
The LIABDA Fall Fair, Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6, 2011, will be
held at Hofstra University's Student Center. Saturday: 11 a.m. - 6
p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Presented by the Antiquarian...
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Forum: Books
October 15th 11, 05:55 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,475
Finds at Goodwill
On Oct 15, 12:42*am, (ellen ford) wrote:
Does anyone ever find anything at the Salvation army stores? *I never
have and I'm convinced that we "civilians" never get to see...
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Forum: Books
October 7th 11, 09:21 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,475
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Forum: Books
October 2nd 11, 01:45 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,475
Finds at Goodwill
On Sep 28, 10:55*pm, Joe Mc wrote:
The Odessa file by Frederick Forsyth hb dj first edition 1972 viking
press
The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon Riverhead books...
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