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Major Brag
I was putting my washing on the line in the garden this morning, when I
heard a plane flying over. Soon after, and much to my surprise I heard a loud swishing noise then a bang. I went to investigate and found at the bottom of my garden, a book. On further investigation I found it to be a 1st edition copy of Treasure Island. You can imagine my further astonishment when I studied the book more closely, and found it had been signed by Long John Silver using his wooden stump. I have checked the signature on the "Signed by Stump.Com" website, and it appears to match exactly. Good luck with your own finds. Best regards Diane http://members.ebay.co.uk/aboutme/romford2415/ |
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"diane.walker" wrote:
I was putting my washing on the line in the garden this morning, when I heard a plane flying over. Soon after, and much to my surprise I heard a loud swishing noise then a bang. I went to investigate and found at the bottom of my garden, a book. On further investigation I found it to be a 1st edition copy of Treasure Island. You can imagine my further astonishment when I studied the book more closely, and found it had been signed by Long John Silver using his wooden stump. I have checked the signature on the "Signed by Stump.Com" website, and it appears to match exactly. Good luck with your own finds. Since it was Robert Louis Stevenson and not Long John Silver who was the author, wouldn't that be a blatant case of fraud or "plagerism"? But good for you. I've only started to read this newsgroup last month, but I must say I've already found all the braggings tiresome. Or maybe I'm just jealous. By the way, I was raised by elves. -- Ht |Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. --John Donne, "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions"| |
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"Htn963" wrote...
"diane.walker" wrote: I was putting my washing on the line in the garden this morning, when I heard a plane flying over. Soon after, and much to my surprise I heard a loud swishing noise then a bang. I went to investigate and found at the bottom of my garden, a book. On further investigation I found it to be a 1st edition copy of Treasure Island. You can imagine my further astonishment when I studied the book more closely, and found it had been signed by Long John Silver using his wooden stump. I have checked the signature on the "Signed by Stump.Com" website, and it appears to match exactly. Good luck with your own finds. Since it was Robert Louis Stevenson and not Long John Silver who was the author, wouldn't that be a blatant case of fraud or "plagerism"? I'd call that a pirated edition. But good for you. I've only started to read this newsgroup last month, but I must say I've already found all the braggings tiresome. Or maybe I'm just jealous. There haven't been that many brags, compared to past months. Heck, I never even mentioned the F/F first of Robert Olen Butler's "A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain" I won on eBay for $6.25 By the way, I was raised by elves. So did you see them or fold? -- Jon Meyers [To reply, lose your way.] |
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"diane.walker" wrote in message ... I was putting my washing on the line in the garden this morning, when I heard a plane flying over. Soon after, and much to my surprise I heard a loud swishing noise then a bang. I went to investigate and found at the bottom of my garden, a book. On further investigation I found it to be a 1st edition copy of Treasure Island. You can imagine my further astonishment when I studied the book more closely, and found it had been signed by Long John Silver using his wooden stump. I have checked the signature on the "Signed by Stump.Com" website, and it appears to match exactly. Good luck with your own finds. Best regards Diane You can see a picture of the title page with the signature at. http://www.villagephotos.com/viewimage.asp?id_=3967123 http://members.ebay.co.uk/aboutme/romford2415/ |
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Diane; I have to ask - what is "50 Years in Stepney" about and why
would someone want to buy it? Art Layton Stamford CT |
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"Jon Meyers" wrote:
"Htn963" wrote... snip Since it was Robert Louis Stevenson and not Long John Silver who was the author [of dianewalker's great find], wouldn't that be a blatant case of fraud or "plagerism"? I'd call that a pirated edition. Damn! I should have thought of that crack first. But good for you. I've only started to read this newsgroup last month, but I must say I've already found all the braggings tiresome. Or maybe I'm just jealous. There haven't been that many brags, compared to past months. Time to unsubscribe then! Heck, I never even mentioned the F/F first of Robert Olen Butler's "A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain" I won on eBay for $6.25 Well, this is more a query than a brag: I just bought a very good copy for a song of _Institutions of Intelligence_ by Bertram Morris [(1969) Studies in Educational Theory of the John Dewey Society, Number 6; Ohio University Press]. I see it priced between $20-$30 on Bookfinder. But how much can I *really* sell it for, eh? Anyone? By the way, I was raised by elves. So did you see them or fold? Groan -- Ht |Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. --John Donne, "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions"| |
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"Art Layton" wrote in message om... Diane; I have to ask - what is "50 Years in Stepney" about and why would someone want to buy it? Art Layton Stamford CT Hi Art 50 years in Stepney is a fascinating account of the author's time growing up in the most deprived area of Londons East End. So There. I suppose it is of interest to anyone who lived in the area, or who studies social change. Or maybe they just bid on it because they felt pity on me. Diane |
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