The Adventurers' Foundation will present "Quest for the Lost City" (1954) in a Special Event screening at The Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California on Saturday May 29, 2004. This will be the first time the Sol Lesser RKO feature documentary by noted husband-and-wife explorer/writing team of...

Thank you for the nice answer. It was just a question on where to look. I want to purchase this book for my wife. I have never bought a out-of-print book before and didn't know where to look. Also, thanks for defending me. As an aside, without the intention of starting a flame war, SNIP

I'm looking for the appropriate newsgroup for literature-related questions; this group is the closest thing I've found. Can any book-people here recommend a better group for things like author recommendations??? Many thanks, Sean

SFWA has put together a very nice e-piracy awareness page: http://www.sfwa.org/epiracy/ You can get banners or buttons for the e-piracy awareness compaign to put at your own websites, & the button is kinda cool, a Jolly Roger flag. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Monstrous, unforgiveable crime! Tell me...

On ebay last week, a listing for a deluxe edition of the Maxims of Napoleon, London, 1913, that contained the bookplate of the original owner, attracted my attention. Always looking for another copy of this book with an historical provenance, I asked the seller for information about the...

I was always taught that a writer cannot but reveal something of him- or herself through their writings; also that the best writers write from personal experience. Yet John Pelan of Midnight House argues a different perspective: "Actually, I couldn't care less what you or Klein think; though...

I've mentioned this one before on rcb, but the responses were inconclusive, and I've now managed to work out some techniques that might lead to a more definite conclusion. I'd like to know what others think. I have a book which contains an inscription, which is definitely handwritten, and a...

Found out from the eBay Bookseller's Board that an online ILAB Virtual Bookfair is currently online - some great books, great dealers and great people in the Chat room - all available online. http://www.virtualbookfair.com/ Plus, there is a Charity Auction with proceeds going to Unicef - again...

I will be visiting Knoxville, TN over Memorial Day weekend. Is anyone out there familiar with the book stores in the area? I am looking for any of the following: out of print 18th and 19th century military history Quality art books at bargain prices Bargain children's books Bargain unabridged...

At a tag sale today, for $3.50 I picked up the following copy of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: The Emperor Marcus Antoninus. His Conversation With Himself. Together With the Preliminary Discourse of the Learned Gataker. As Also, the Emperors Life, Written by Monsieur Dacier, and Supported by...

Not that I haven't had things to brag about ere now, but this one is special for reasons known to those of you who are aware of a project I've been working on for the past few years. I recently bid on, and won, a first-printing copy of _Twisted_ (Belmont L92-535, 1962, ed. by Groff Conklin) from...

Please be advised that the 1931 limited autographed edition (202/250) of Fannie Hurst's Back Street is coming to Ebay. Please send a blank email to with "Back Street Auction" in the title. Three unique indications of interest must be received for this copy to go up for...

Can anyone here point me in the right direction? Any help would be great Jedis_Ghost

While Google-ing for a particular book, I came across this site: http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moa/ the Making of America Books project, a collection of 19th century books rendered on-line in image, text, and pdf format (each hardcopy page is rendered separately; you can't easily download a whole...

So, I took this: (recte 913, p. 68-97 omitted, 101-102 twice), to mean pages 68-97 are missing, and 101-102 printed twice - but I have been told it actually means the paignation is mixed up. So - can anyone clarify this?

A Spaniard In The Works by John Lennon, Simon & Schuster (New York), 1965. Original hardcover edition. Some wear on cover, but text in good condition. $82 CDN + S&H.

"liselotte podleski" wrote in message ... Are old issues (1970's or 1980's) 1970s and 1980s issues **are not** considered old by any stretch of the imagination. Reader's Digest was first published in 1922. of...

Hi! I have just posted a Teddy Bear Shaped book by Saalfield, 1949, that is in amazing condition! This can be viewed at www.e-clec-tique.net Click on eclectique auctions, then on vintage books. I also have three more shaped books in similar condition.

There is a new interactive book collectors site with forum, reviews, user polls and plenty of opportunity to link to your own book site/listing .. It is called BigBlueSigns.com, and can be found at http://www.BigBlueSigns.com/nuke/ It has many free user discussion facilities and is easily...

The following used book fairs are scheduled in June. For details about specific fairs, as well as fairs scheduled after June, please check the Used & Antiquarian Book Fair Calendar link at: http://www.bookhunterpress.com Note: If a fair lasts more than one day, only the first day is shown below