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Old November 26th 12, 01:16 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Jean B.
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I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the
exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I
was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be
reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound.
They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering
whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking
for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there
should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.
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Old November 26th 12, 03:26 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
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On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior
they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to
give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they
were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of
a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out
whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is
not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the
equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.



Hi Jean,

There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is
one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There
are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they
will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably
because the huge international market for listing books has diminished
to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere.
However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any
particular time.

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman,
whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers.
Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer,
go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has
recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how
successful it is.

Out of curiosity, what are the books in question?


Francis A. Miniter

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Old November 28th 12, 04:18 PM posted to rec.collecting.books
R. Totale
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On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:16:46 -0500, "Jean B." wrote:

I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the
exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I
was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be
reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound.
They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering
whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking
for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there
should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.)

Thoughts?


There once was such a site, it was called setfinder.com. It failed,
likely because it was filled with people who wanted to sell for too
much, and the few people who wished to buy would have liked to pay
nothing.

In his book "Not 84 Charing Cross Road" drif field explained the
proper way for this negotiation to take place, a way which could
possibly be handled through a website. It is the shotgun divorce.
Let's say I have Volume I and you have Volume II (although drif points
out this works equally well if I have both volumes and you have the
map). We flip a coin to see who goes first. The one who wins gets to
specify buy or sell and name the price, with the provision that if
this offer is declined, the roles switch and the other half must
complete the transaction at that price. So it would be dumb for me to
ask $250 for my volume which is really worth about $20, since if you
say no I will be obliged to buy =your= $20 book for $250. Similarly,
it would be stupid for me to offer $20 for your $200 book, since if
you say no I will have to sell you my $200 book for $20. The prices
equalize near where at least one party thinks the actual value lies
and the deal is done.
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Old December 1st 12, 03:01 PM posted to rec.collecting.books
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"Francis A. Miniter" wrote in message ...

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman,

whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers.

You know, I miss AB Bookman.


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Old December 2nd 12, 01:11 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Jean B.
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior
they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to
give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they
were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of
a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out
whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is
not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the
equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.



Hi Jean,

There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is
one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There
are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they
will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably
because the huge international market for listing books has diminished
to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere.
However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at any
particular time.

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB Bookman,
whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted by dealers.
Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from a customer,
go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's World has
recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know how
successful it is.

Out of curiosity, what are the books in question?


Francis A. Miniter


Hi Francis,

Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which
I had not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for
folks to make their wants known, so others could supply those wants.

Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The
French of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The
Antimonarchical Conspiracy. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For
Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799.

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The
French of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial
Conspiracy. New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius
Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799.

Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the
originals.

Thanks,

Jean B.
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Old December 2nd 12, 01:13 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Jean B.
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R. Totale wrote:
On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:16:46 -0500, "Jean B." wrote:

I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the
exterior they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I
was going to give them away but happened to open them only to be
reminded that they were published in 1799 and had been rebound.
They are volumes 2 and 3 of a set. That started me wondering
whether there is some way to find out whether people are looking
for particular volumes of sets. If there is not such site, there
should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the equation too.)

Thoughts?


There once was such a site, it was called setfinder.com. It failed,
likely because it was filled with people who wanted to sell for too
much, and the few people who wished to buy would have liked to pay
nothing.

In his book "Not 84 Charing Cross Road" drif field explained the
proper way for this negotiation to take place, a way which could
possibly be handled through a website. It is the shotgun divorce.
Let's say I have Volume I and you have Volume II (although drif points
out this works equally well if I have both volumes and you have the
map). We flip a coin to see who goes first. The one who wins gets to
specify buy or sell and name the price, with the provision that if
this offer is declined, the roles switch and the other half must
complete the transaction at that price. So it would be dumb for me to
ask $250 for my volume which is really worth about $20, since if you
say no I will be obliged to buy =your= $20 book for $250. Similarly,
it would be stupid for me to offer $20 for your $200 book, since if
you say no I will have to sell you my $200 book for $20. The prices
equalize near where at least one party thinks the actual value lies
and the deal is done.


That's an interesting approach, which I will try to remember.

Thanks,

Jean B.


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Old December 5th 12, 02:51 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
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On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior
they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to
give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they
were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of
a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out
whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is
not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the
equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.



Hi Jean,

There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is
one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There
are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they
will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably
because the huge international market for listing books has diminished
to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere.
However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at
any particular time.

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB
Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted
by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from
a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's
World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know
how successful it is.

Out of curiosity, what are the books in question?


Francis A. Miniter


Hi Francis,

Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had
not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to
make their wants known, so others could supply those wants.

Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy.
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799.

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy.
New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94,
Water-street, 1799.

Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals.

Thanks,

Jean B.




I think that may be "Jacobinism" not "Jacobism".


Francis A. Miniter

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Old December 5th 12, 03:18 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
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On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior
they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to
give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they
were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and 3 of
a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out
whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is
not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the
equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.



Hi Jean,

There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is
one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There
are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they
will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably
because the huge international market for listing books has diminished
to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere.
However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at
any particular time.

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB
Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted
by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from
a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's
World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know
how successful it is.

Out of curiosity, what are the books in question?


Francis A. Miniter


Hi Francis,

Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had
not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to
make their wants known, so others could supply those wants.

Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy.
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street, 1799.

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy.
New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94,
Water-street, 1799.

Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals.

Thanks,

Jean B.



Saturday I picked up an odd volume myself: volume 4 of 4 of Samuel
Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical
Observations on Their Works, Montrose: Printed by D. Buchanan, Sold by
him & by W. Creech, P. Hill, W. Mudie & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1800.
Unfortunately, it is rather fragile, which both boards detached.


Francis A. Miniter

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Old December 6th 12, 12:46 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
Jean B.
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior
they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to
give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they
were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and
3 of
a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out
whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is
not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the
equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.


Hi Jean,

There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is
one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There
are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they
will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably
because the huge international market for listing books has diminished
to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere.
However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at
any particular time.

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB
Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted
by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from
a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's
World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know
how successful it is.

Out of curiosity, what are the books in question?


Francis A. Miniter


Hi Francis,

Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had
not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to
make their wants known, so others could supply those wants.

Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy.
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street,
1799.

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy.
New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94,
Water-street, 1799.

Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals.

Thanks,

Jean B.




I think that may be "Jacobinism" not "Jacobism".


Francis A. Miniter


It may be. I will check when I am next nr the books. In the
meantime, I will hand my head in shame.

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Old December 6th 12, 12:48 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 12/1/2012 7:11 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 11/25/2012 7:16 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I was gazing once again at two volumes that I have. From the exterior
they look unexciting, and I wondered why I got them. I was going to
give them away but happened to open them only to be reminded that they
were published in 1799 and had been rebound. They are volumes 2 and
3 of
a set. That started me wondering whether there is some way to find out
whether people are looking for particular volumes of sets. If there is
not such site, there should be. (I have been on the seeking end of the
equation too.)

Thoughts?

Jean B.


Hi Jean,

There are on-line markets that may be of use to you. ABEBooks.com is
one of the best. used.ADDAll.com is a terrific search engine. (There
are other markets as well, but this will get you started.) But they
will give you books for sale, not books wanted. That is probably
because the huge international market for listing books has diminished
to a very few books that are not listed for sale by someone somewhere.
However, there are a significant few that are not listed for sale at
any particular time.

Before the internet, there was a wonderful resource known as AB
Bookman, whose weekly publication listed huge numbers of books wanted
by dealers. Now, the dealers, when - and if - they get a request from
a customer, go on line and find the book. It does seem that Sheppard's
World has recently opened a "books wanted" section, but I don't know
how successful it is.

Out of curiosity, what are the books in question?


Francis A. Miniter


Hi Francis,

Thanks, I will look into "books wanted" at Sheppard's World, which I had
not heard of. It would make sense if there was some way for folks to
make their wants known, so others could supply those wants.

Turns out that they are not from the same sets. These two volumes are

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part II.--vol. II. The Antimonarchical Conspiracy.
Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin For Cornelius Davis, No. 94, Water-street,
1799.

Memoirs, Illustrating History of Jacobism. A Translation From The French
of the Abbe Barruel. Part III.--vol. III. The Antisocial Conspiracy.
New-York: Printed by Isaac Collins, For Cornelius Davis, No. 94,
Water-street, 1799.

Punctuation as in the originals, capitalization not as in the originals.

Thanks,

Jean B.



Saturday I picked up an odd volume myself: volume 4 of 4 of Samuel
Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical
Observations on Their Works, Montrose: Printed by D. Buchanan, Sold by
him & by W. Creech, P. Hill, W. Mudie & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1800.
Unfortunately, it is rather fragile, which both boards detached.


Francis A. Miniter

But still cool. I would have had to get that too. Sometimes I
think of myself as a book rescuer.

That remind mes. I also got a first ed of a dictionary for
children by Noah Webster. IT'S front board was partially missing.
Still...

 




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