Forum: Books
November 19th 06, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Forum: Books
November 2nd 06, 06:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Early Robinson Crusoe : Pirate Edition? : Help!
Dear JK,
You have done rather well in your own research. I believe you do have a
copy of the 1719 Dublin edition of "The Farther Adventures of Robinson
Crusoe." You are also correct in surmising...
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Forum: Books
September 11th 06, 02:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 11
Views: 712
What book has eluded you the longest?
I've been lucky in acquiring books I've wanted; but I may have finally
met my match.
I have nineteen of the twenty-one volumes of the London 1821 edition of
the "Plays and Poems of William...
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Forum: Books
September 4th 06, 10:29 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,349
Pricing my collection (using Readerware)
Appraisals,
LiRM,
You should google Robert A. Hittel, a booksller in Fort Laderdale. He
does appraisals.
There is a bibliophile society in your neck of the woods as well: the
Fontaneda Society....
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Forum: Books
September 3rd 06, 02:26 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,349
Pricing my collection (using Readerware)
LiRM,
Where do you life in Florida? I'm about thirty-five miles of Tampa.
Two years ago, I watched the trees begin to bend in the other direction
after the eyes of two hurricanes passed directly...
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Forum: Books
July 28th 06, 08:23 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,221
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Forum: Books
July 28th 06, 02:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,020
Hunter S. Thompson
Jo,
Welcome to rec.collecting.books.
There are only about twenty threads in the RCB archives which contain
Hunter S. Thompson's name, so he isn't one of the most collected authors
here. Chances...
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Forum: Books
July 25th 06, 11:55 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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All praise to R. Dunaway, Bookseller...
Dear Annibale et al,
Here's a link to Goldwater discussing the NYC bookshops of the thirties
and forties. It's from Ralph Dumain's Autododact Project, and is on my
Moi Recommends list. I grew up...
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Forum: Books
July 23rd 06, 03:10 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,161
A collection of two books
Jon,
An interesting article. Thanks.
Jerry
(Jon*Meyers)
Some time back, someone wondered whether or not a "collection", properly
speaking, could consist of as...
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Forum: Books
July 9th 06, 02:00 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 1
Views: 470
Walter Raleigh's Histotry pf the World
(CML) wrote:
Does anybody have details on early editions? I would like to find out
more about the 1666 edition I have.
Thanks
Chris,
I don't have much. Sir Walter...
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Forum: Books
July 4th 06, 02:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,221
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Forum: Books
July 4th 06, 02:09 AM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,221
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Forum: Books
July 3rd 06, 05:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.books
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,221
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