Forum: Books
December 22nd 07, 06:53 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 6
Views: 531
Stick a fork in it
RF wrote:
cause this NG is dead :(
The books have all been collected. You can go home now.
Currently reading: All For Money, by Mary Chellis, a public
domain facsimile...
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Forum: Books
August 4th 07, 07:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 12
Views: 884
Is book content being tampered with?
seeker wrote:
I have wondered if anyone has noticed if they have observed text
changes between successive printings of the same book? It seems i have
encountered...
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Forum: Books
June 16th 07, 07:54 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,172
Washed Books ?
"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" wrote:
wrote:
What is the difference between removing library stamp and
proof of ownership ?
Alice is...
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Forum: Books
March 11th 07, 06:13 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books,alt.tv.simpsons
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Replies: 1
Views: 345
"Improving" a first folio of the Bard
Just a heads up, there's an amusing story about a first folio
of shakespeare being damaged by a talkative aunt in Edmund Pearson's
book, Books In Black Or Red, in a chapter called "The Lost...
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Forum: Books
January 3rd 07, 07:52 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 612
Amazon eliminates Zshops
So Amazon wants all those books, cds, etc. to be seperately
filled out and clutter up it's listings rather than the easy
search format of zshops; that was dumb.
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Forum: Books
November 1st 06, 07:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 16
Views: 551
eBay dolts
What would cause an intelligent person to list a very common edition of
a common book (let's say a blue spine non-1st of the Hardy Boys "The
Tower Treasure") for $10.00 when a)...
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Forum: Books
November 1st 06, 07:23 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 16
Views: 551
eBay dolts
Some Guy wrote:
RWF wrote:
What would cause an intelligent person to list a very common edition of
a common book (let's say a blue spine non-1st of...
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Forum: Books
October 28th 06, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 4
Views: 377
Alcoholics anonymous
"T@home" wrote:
I am curious about a particular edition of this book, specifically the
second edition, 16th printing. I notice that there aren't that many of
these...
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Forum: Books
October 14th 06, 06:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 9
Views: 623
Dated books
"my-wings" wrote:
OB Collecting reference: For those who collect fiction and actually read
it...
A novel idea!
I find temperance literature exciting and thrilling,...
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Forum: Books
October 11th 06, 06:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 484
George Bush Is An Evil Man
"Doo Wop Daddy-O" wrote:
Just thought that should be said.
I hate George Bush because he is anti-racist.
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Forum: Books
August 3rd 06, 08:41 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 430
The Odeon Beatles Beat sucks
Walter Traprock wrote:
Well, the stupid Odeon LP record is in stereo!
Ooops, I meant to post this in a different newsgroup. Could you tell?
I'm sure it;s in some book...
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Forum: Books
August 3rd 06, 08:37 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 430
The Odeon Beatles Beat sucks
Well, the stupid Odeon LP record is in stereo! All those early
Beatles songs wimpified into stereophonic formats! Is there
anyone who actually *prefers* the inferior stereo "From Me To You"
on...
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Forum: Books
August 3rd 06, 08:19 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,028
Book Pricing
"smokey" wrote:
Is it cheaper to buy online or buy retail
Can't say, other than to say that online is retail.
I prefer to buy in a retail store. Availability is the...
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Forum: Books
July 26th 06, 08:50 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,108
Quotations dealing with books
"Joe Todd" wrote:
"I can't remember any specific books."
George W. Bush's response when, during a campaign photo opportunity at a
South Carolina elementary...
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