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Shardik
Today, I found a signed first printing of the American
edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. -- Francis A. Miniter Mesure is Medicine þauh þou muche ȝeor[n]e. Al nis not good to þe gost þat þe bodi lykeþ, Ne lyflode to þe licam þat leof is to þe soule. William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman Passus I, lines 33 - 35 |
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Shardik
On Jun 11, 11:45*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote: Today, I found a signed first printing of the American edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. *I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. Wow! Price? |
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Shardik
On 6/12/2011 8:28 AM, J wrote:
On Jun 11, 11:45�pm, "Francis A. wrote: Today, I found a signed first printing of the American edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. �I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. Wow! Price? $3 -- Francis A. Miniter Mesure is Medicine þauh þou muche ȝeor[n]e. Al nis not good to þe gost þat þe bodi lykeþ, Ne lyflode to þe licam þat leof is to þe soule. William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman Passus I, lines 33 - 35 |
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Shardik
On Jun 12, 5:03*pm, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote: On 6/12/2011 8:28 AM, J wrote: Today, I found a signed first printing of the American edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. Wow! Price? $3 OMG! You can be so lucky! |
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Shardik
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 6/12/2011 8:28 AM, J wrote: On Jun 11, 11:45�pm, "Francis A. wrote: Today, I found a signed first printing of the American edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. �I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. Wow! Price? $3 Great! How much time do you devote to hunting for books? -- Jean B., who spends quite a bit of time hunting for them |
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Shardik
On 6/12/2011 23:30 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 6/12/2011 8:28 AM, J wrote: On Jun 11, 11:45�pm, "Francis A. wrote: Today, I found a signed first printing of the American edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. �I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. Wow! Price? $3 Great! How much time do you devote to hunting for books? I try to stop at some used goods store (Savers, Goodwill) each day - there are about 8 of them in the area. And on Saturday mornings, I usually try to make it to a library book sale. Some weekends there are multiple such sales and I try to hit one on a Friday evening as well. Then there are tag sales. I scan the ads in Craigslist looking for ones with likely books. On average, at least an hour a day then. -- Francis A. Miniter Mesure is Medicine þauh þou muche ȝeor[n]e. Al nis not good to þe gost þat þe bodi lykeþ, Ne lyflode to þe licam þat leof is to þe soule. William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman Passus I, lines 33 - 35 |
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Shardik
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 6/12/2011 23:30 PM, Jean B. wrote: Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 6/12/2011 8:28 AM, J wrote: On Jun 11, 11:45�pm, "Francis A. wrote: Today, I found a signed first printing of the American edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second novel, in fine condition. �I already had a first printing and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and look at the title page, where it was signed. Wow! Price? $3 Great! How much time do you devote to hunting for books? I try to stop at some used goods store (Savers, Goodwill) each day - there are about 8 of them in the area. And on Saturday mornings, I usually try to make it to a library book sale. Some weekends there are multiple such sales and I try to hit one on a Friday evening as well. Then there are tag sales. I scan the ads in Craigslist looking for ones with likely books. On average, at least an hour a day then. Ah, you are out every day. I actually miss some days. I do about the same, but also go to antiques shops, consignment shops, etc. (Of course, the best thing at the former is a lazy person who just says $X per hardcover.) There's nothing like finding good books! -- Jean B. |
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