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I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the
exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. |
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On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. Hi Jean, There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably because the huge international market for listing books has diminished to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere. However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any particular time. Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how successful it is. Out of curiosity, what are the books in question? Francis A. Miniter |
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On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:16:46 -0500, "Jean B." wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? There once was such a site, it was called setfinder.com. It failed, likely because it was filled with people who wanted to sell for too much, and the few people who wished to buy would have liked to pay nothing. In his book "Not 84 Charing Cross Road" drif field explained the proper way for this negotiation to take place, a way which could possibly be handled through a website. It is the shotgun divorce. Let's say I have Volume I and you have Volume II (although drif points out this works equally well if I have both volumes and you have the map). We flip a coin to see who goes first. The one who wins gets to specify buy or sell and name the price, with the provision that if this offer is declined, the roles switch and the other half must complete the transaction at that price. So it would be dumb for me to ask $250 for my volume which is really worth about $20, since if you say no I will be obliged to buy =your= $20 book for $250. Similarly, it would be stupid for me to offer $20 for your $200 book, since if you say no I will have to sell you my $200 book for $20. The prices equalize near where at least one party thinks the actual value lies and the deal is done. |
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"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message ... Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. You know, I miss AB Bookman. |
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote: I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. Hi Jean, There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably because the huge international market for listing books has diminished to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere. However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any particular time. Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how successful it is. Out of curiosity, what are the books in question? Francis A. Miniter Hi Francis, Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to make their wants known, so others could supply those wants. Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy. New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals. Thanks, Jean B. |
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R. Totale wrote:
On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:16:46 -0500, "Jean B." wrote: I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? There once was such a site, it was called setfinder.com. It failed, likely because it was filled with people who wanted to sell for too much, and the few people who wished to buy would have liked to pay nothing. In his book "Not 84 Charing Cross Road" drif field explained the proper way for this negotiation to take place, a way which could possibly be handled through a website. It is the shotgun divorce. Let's say I have Volume I and you have Volume II (although drif points out this works equally well if I have both volumes and you have the map). We flip a coin to see who goes first. The one who wins gets to specify buy or sell and name the price, with the provision that if this offer is declined, the roles switch and the other half must complete the transaction at that price. So it would be dumb for me to ask $250 for my volume which is really worth about $20, since if you say no I will be obliged to buy =your= $20 book for $250. Similarly, it would be stupid for me to offer $20 for your $200 book, since if you say no I will have to sell you my $200 book for $20. The prices equalize near where at least one party thinks the actual value lies and the deal is done. That's an interesting approach, which I will try to remember. Thanks, Jean B. |
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On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote: I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. Hi Jean, There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably because the huge international market for listing books has diminished to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere. However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any particular time. Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how successful it is. Out of curiosity, what are the books in question? Francis A. Miniter Hi Francis, Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to make their wants known, so others could supply those wants. Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy. New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals. Thanks, Jean B. I think that may be "Jacobinism" not "Jacobism". Francis A. Miniter |
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On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote: I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. Hi Jean, There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably because the huge international market for listing books has diminished to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere. However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any particular time. Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how successful it is. Out of curiosity, what are the books in question? Francis A. Miniter Hi Francis, Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to make their wants known, so others could supply those wants. Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy. New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals. Thanks, Jean B. Saturday I picked up an odd volume myself: volume 4 of 4 of Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on Their Works, Montrose: Printed by D. Buchanan, Sold by him & by W. Creech, P. Hill, W. Mudie & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1800. Unfortunately, it is rather fragile, which both boards detached. Francis A. Miniter |
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote: Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote: I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. Hi Jean, There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably because the huge international market for listing books has diminished to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere. However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any particular time. Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how successful it is. Out of curiosity, what are the books in question? Francis A. Miniter Hi Francis, Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to make their wants known, so others could supply those wants. Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy. New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals. Thanks, Jean B. I think that may be "Jacobinism" not "Jacobism". Francis A. Miniter It may be. I will check when I am next nr the books. In the meantime, I will hand my head in shame. -- |
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote: Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote: I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.) Thoughts? Jean B. Hi Jean, There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably because the huge international market for listing books has diminished to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere. However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any particular time. Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how successful it is. Out of curiosity, what are the books in question? Francis A. Miniter Hi Francis, Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to make their wants known, so others could supply those wants. Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy. New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799. Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals. Thanks, Jean B. Saturday I picked up an odd volume myself: volume 4 of 4 of Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on Their Works, Montrose: Printed by D. Buchanan, Sold by him & by W. Creech, P. Hill, W. Mudie & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1800. Unfortunately, it is rather fragile, which both boards detached. Francis A. Miniter But still cool. I would have had to get that too. Sometimes I think of myself as a book rescuer. That remind mes. I also got a first ed of a dictionary for children by Noah Webster. IT'S front board was partially missing. Still... |
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