Yesterday was hot in St. Louis. Grand Blvd. was noisy and crowded. I went into Mr. Dunaway's shop and browsed for an hour. It was cool, quiet and organized. I found two fairly-priced books (obscure and of interest, I imagine, only to me). I bought them and spent half the night reading one...

I am seeing copies of the Abrams/Dorst puzzle book "S." advertised for sale as "first edition, first printing." Since the edition statement is inside the back cover of the slipcased book, which is closed with a paper seal (in addition to being shrink-wrapped), how can you tell? I was in Barnes &...

As John Pelan is once again starting to tell lies, It's time to post a timely reminder that he is in fact a discredited liar as per the following. In alt.books.ghost-fiction Pelan twice boasted about owning substantial shares with his former ISP, Isomedia. Yet Isomedia confirmed that this was a...

I was looking for used books on the net and discovered in many instances the same book in similiar condition and edition varied in price from $8.00 to $100.00. So is there such a thing as a used book price guide to narrow down the actual cost of a book?

"William M. Klimon" wrote in message news:SfTOa.36811$ZE.9815@lakeread05... As of this afternoon, we have an agreement in principle (the principals agree, now the lawyers have to word it right), for control of the intellectual property, name ...

"Second Printing before Publication" -- what does this mean? I'm looking at Cheever's Falconer, but I have also seen it on other books. -- Robert Pearson http://www.rspearson.com/ ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net

I have two Thornton Burgess books which, according to the descriptions of some ABE dealers may be 1sts. Others raise doubts. Can anyone help me? The books are MOther West Wind's Neighbours The Adventures of Reddy Fox Both are published by Little, Brown and Company. Both have the dae 1913 on the...

I have a copy of John Grisham's A Time to Kill. It is a signed, first edition. The ISBN is 0-922066-03-5 The Publisher is Wynwood Press dated 1989. The dust cover price is $18.95. My wife bought this in a grocery store in Mississippi before Grisham became famous. Any opinions of it's...

Tom wrote: Wasnt this one of the items complained about last time? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=35388023 All I get on that is "Invalid item", so perhaps it's been scratched already. All stops out, though, to ensure the following also gets...

English Book Plates An Illustrated Handbook for Students of Ex-Libris by Egerton Castle 1892 This book is itself ex'library and has several small library cancels scattered throughout.otherwise a good solid copy.250 pages. Fantastic vintage reference for the collector with masses of...

I have some questions about an item that I have had for some time. It is a "manuscript" for Clive Cussler's "Sahara". It is two voulmes of typed 8.5X11 pages, I guess that it was too big to do in one volume in this format. Each Volume has been bound together very simply. The cover of the first...

Hello All, I am a reporter in a little town most of you have probably never heard of, or if you have all you likely know is that we are home to Bass Pro. Anyway, I am a freelance writer working for the Springfield Business Journal in Springfield, Mo. and doing an on-spec article. Now, my question...

Hi all, I have seen books sold with new facsimile dust jackets. Does anyone know how I can find these dust jackets for my ERB collection? Thanks! -Jason

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I was looking in Ahearn's "Book Collecting 2000" for a listing for my copy of Will Harriss's "The Bay Psalm Book Murder" 1983 Walker. when I found it twice. Harris, Will. The Bay Psalm Book Murder. New York. 1983 and Harriss, Will. The Bay Psalm Book Murder. New York. 1963. I am going to assume...

The Odessa file by Frederick Forsyth hb dj first edition 1972 viking press The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon Riverhead books First ed first first printing numberline hb and dj signed with inscription by author. http://jpmcbooks.bravehost.com

I did a google search earlier to see when the book fair was going to be at the Armory on Lexington Avenue. I couldn't recall if it was January or February, though I remember it being bitter cold last year. I found this message on the organizer's website: Books at the 25th Street Armory 69th...

There's a mystery series I like, by an author named R.D. Wingfield. Jack Frost is a detective inspector in Denton, England in just half a dozen novels which never saw hardcover publication in the U.S. I have been assembling these over time, and just need two more to complete the series. Checking...

Hello, Is there a generally agreed upon rule-of-thumb for discounting the value of books for resale when they are, physical condition aside, library discards? I'm talking specifically about ex-library books that are clearly so on inspection, having visible stamps, taped jackets, glued pockets,...

After one of your posts, I headed to the UNBC library for Karen Armstong's THE BATTLE FOR GOD. I have log been of the opinion that it is not any particular religion, but the fundamentalists of any religion that represent the greatest danger to our countries, be we in a Muslim nation, Israel or any...