CollectingBanter - Books

Just Found

Francis A. Miniter[_2_] — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:55:52 GMT

Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Random House, 1969 first
edition, first printing) in fine condition with fine dust jacket, and no
internal marks.

This has been on my actively sought list for at least a decade. And I
found it at a thrift store.

Francis A. Miniter

D.C. bookshops?

J[_2_] — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:24:31 GMT

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 Circle,
but it's been a long time since I was there, and I imagine that (like
in most cities) many have closed.

I'll check Evelyn Leeper's list when I get a chance, but I thought the
denizens of this group might have some favorites they'd be willing to
share...

Sir Walter Scott, Religious Discourses, By A Layman

Francis A. Miniter[_2_] — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:49:42 GMT

I know, a strange thing for him to have written. I found this last
Saturday inexpensively at a college library sale. It is a first
edition, which he wrote anonymously. Published by Henry Colburn, London
1828, in full leather, five bands on spine, all edges gilt, no ads at
the end. Unfortunately, the front hinge is gone. It was last reprinted
in 1831, though a paperback copy came out in 2007. A truly rare find.

Francis A. Miniter

Re: Anyone got any F.W.Boreham's?

Jack Campin — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:59:51 GMT

wrote:
> I realize this is a very old post, but if you're still out there
> I'd be very interested in those photocopy reprints!

Dunno who that was aimed at. Somewhere around here I have a book by
F.W. Boreham, published about 100 years ago. I picked it up because
I once had a girlfriend in Australia called Boreham, and figured that
it was such an unusual name they were probably related. I also thought
that in the unlikely event that I could ever contact her again, she
might be interested to see it (despite being of a different religious
persuasion) since I assumed he was an obscure figure who only published
a few long-forgotten books whose few remaining copies were mouldering
in Antipodean attics.

But on looking him up, it seems that in some circles he is not obscure
at all, and you don't need a lover from 40 years back to motivate you
to own one of his books.

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Finally completed my Gregory Benfornd collection

SpanishMill — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:15:25 GMT

Benford is local to me... he is a physics professor at a local university. Hard science writer...
I have all of the "Galactic Center Saga" titles all singed

1. In the Ocean of Night, 1977
1st SFBC edition / 1st printing / signed
*1978 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 2)
*1978 Nebula Award - Novel (Nomination)

2. Across the Sea of Suns, 1984
1st edition / 1st printing / signed
*1985 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 6)
*1985 Prometheus Award - Prometheus (Nominee)

3. Great Sky River, 1989
1st edition / 1st printing / signed
*1988 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 9)
*1989 Nebula Award - Novel (Nomination)

4. Tides of Light, 1990
1st edition / 1st printing / signed
*1990 Locus Poll Award - Best SF Novel (Place: 4)