Forum: Books
April 23rd 15, 02:37 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Views: 5,362
Le Petit Prince - Edition Questions
On 4/12/2015 11:00 AM, wrote:
Hello,
I have a French copy of Le Petit Prince and am wondering which edition it is.
It's hardcover, sand-colored cloth, with brown lettering...
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Forum: Books
October 28th 14, 06:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,555
A Conundrum
On 10/16/2014 11:03 AM, HardyBoys.us wrote:
On 10/10/2014 12:13 AM, Francis A. Miniter wrote:
I bought a book today, John LeCarre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I
is in the original format...
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Forum: Books
October 10th 14, 05:13 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,555
A Conundrum
I bought a book today, John LeCarre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I
is in the original format that Knopf published in the USA when it came
out. The problem is that it is sealed in plastic,...
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Forum: Books
April 26th 14, 04:26 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,758
Cute stunt
On 4/24/2014 10:48 PM, wrote:
A dealer has listed a signed copy of Derek Jacobi's new autobiography on both eBay
and ABEbooks. The text and photos clearly show it to be the...
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Forum: Books
February 14th 14, 01:52 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,670
New collector
On 2/12/2014 2:44 PM, wrote:
Over the past 8 months, I have begun collecting first editions. It all started when my in-laws handed me their John Grisham books. I knew enough...
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Forum: Books
February 14th 14, 12:03 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,067
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Forum: Books
February 6th 14, 08:53 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,061
General Collecting Question
On 2/6/2014 10:28 AM, SoulBrother wrote:
In the last year or so I found myself purchasing large format art and
photography books. Many of those purchases have been made online and I'm
...
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Forum: Books
January 26th 14, 12:54 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,462
Adventures in book collecting
On 1/25/2014 11:58 AM, wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2014 10:09:50 PM UTC-5, Francis A. Miniter wrote:
I must admit that I have not (knowingly) come across any of...
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Forum: Books
January 21st 14, 03:09 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,462
Adventures in book collecting
On 1/12/2014 1:37 PM, wrote:
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...
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Forum: Books
December 29th 13, 04:43 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,091
Nice to see you again, Francis....
On 12/28/2013 3:38 PM, Don Phillipson wrote:
"Kitty Go Boom" wrote in message
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Why don't you two lovebirds get a room and stop using this...
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Forum: Books
December 29th 13, 04:43 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,091
Nice to see you again, Francis....
On 12/28/2013 3:38 PM, Don Phillipson wrote:
"Kitty Go Boom" wrote in message
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Why don't you two lovebirds get a room and stop using this...
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Forum: Books
December 21st 13, 10:50 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,091
Nice to see you again, Francis....
On 12/18/2013 1:32 AM, Willow Arune wrote:
Well, Francis, it has been a while...
I have just finished my first semester towards an M.A. in History at the University of
Northern British...
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Forum: Books
October 28th 13, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,966
An Interesting Coincidence
On 10/24/2013 11:45 AM, Don Phillipson wrote:
"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message
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At a book sale today, I picked up two books. ...
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Forum: Books
October 18th 13, 04:19 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,966
An Interesting Coincidence
At a book sale today, I picked up two books. One is _The Wandering Jew_
by Eugene Sue, a French author (1804 - 1857), whose acquaintance I had
not previously made. The other is Umberto Eco's...
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Forum: Books
October 18th 13, 04:11 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,734
Unusual Edition of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage
What I picked up today is a copy of the Inaugural Edition of this work
(1961, of course) by Harper & Row. But, it is not cloth bound. Rather
it is beautifully leather bound in brown leather and...
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Forum: Books
October 14th 13, 02:26 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,120
The Sea Wolf Jack London
On 10/7/2013 7:37 PM, Linda Donnelly wrote:
'Francis A. Miniter[_2_ Wrote:
;695749']On 10/4/2013 10:49 PM, Linda Donnelly wrote:-
I was at an estate sale today and came across a copy of...
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Forum: Books
October 6th 13, 04:28 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,120
The Sea Wolf Jack London
On 10/4/2013 10:49 PM, Linda Donnelly wrote:
I was at an estate sale today and came across a copy of The Sea Wolf by
Jack London. I am new at book collecting , so please pardon my
...
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Forum: Books
July 7th 13, 04:19 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,895
Naipaul signature
I bought a copy of V. S. Naipaul's The Masque of Africa (2010) at a book
sale a week ago. Last night I looked more carefully at it and found
that the author had signed it on the title page just...
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Forum: Books
June 21st 13, 04:23 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,005
A Separate Peace...John Knowles
On 6/17/2013 9:11 AM, Weathers123 wrote:
I recently found a copy dated 1959....from the International Collectors
Library.
Now, I know that most of ICL's books aren't really worth anything.
...
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Forum: Books
June 15th 13, 05:48 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,973
Just Found
On 6/14/2013 8:01 PM, Willow Arune wrote:
Francis,
One reason I collect the workers that I do is that my part of the world is brand new -
the first "white woman" arrived in Prince George in...
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Forum: Books
May 30th 13, 03:05 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,973
Just Found
On 5/29/2013 5:20 PM, SpanishMill wrote:
why don't you ever post pictures of your finds?
Nowhere to post them. I avoid Facebook like the plague and I have not
set up a web site, though I...
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Forum: Books
May 26th 13, 07:25 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,973
Just Found
On 5/14/2013 11:56 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Random House, 1969
first edition, first printing) in fine condition with fine...
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Forum: Books
May 14th 13, 01:55 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,973
Just Found
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...
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Forum: Books
May 10th 13, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,698
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Forum: Books
March 22nd 13, 02:26 PM Posted to rec.arts.mystery,rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,055
Still More on the Book Auction
On 3/21/2013 10:21 PM, IanG wrote:
On 3/16/2013 8:19 PM, Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 3/15/2013 12:08 AM, Francis A. Miniter wrote:
One of the lots I put together and managed to win at the...
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