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satnrose · ‎02-26-2003

There are quite a few books that don't look like anything special. Here's one:

dad_of_monster · ‎04-28-2003

Some fiction sells fairly well.

Hercule Poirot

charlygoforth · ‎04-29-2003

This is just a thought, but the AB Bookman was the major journal of the used and rare book trade. It is no longer being published, but I imagine if you can locate some back issues, it would be profitable to read and study them. Probably the books that were wanted then are still wanted now. Anyway I remember that a lot of these titles mentioned here were wanted some years ago, so they are still in demand.

quartz_rose · ‎04-29-2003

I bought such a book thinking it might make a nice gift it was so small. I started reading it and decided to keep it. I found out it may be considered rare. I asked on the board about the publisher but it must have been a busy day then. I still don't know. So I hid it and moved on with my life.

satnrose · ‎05-02-2003

The Duality Mystery-

-is that sometimes, there will be a book that you haven't seen for years and years, if ever- then, within a short space of time, almost immediately one after the other- you will find two copies......

b_o_o_k · ‎05-02-2003

Believe it or not, but that is an exceptional copy of that book! It usually turns up very good at best and it is almost impossible, and I am not exaggerating, to find in jacket! Much rarer than many of the more expensive books of the period. That was a good buy at grand!

Missed that one 😞

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

How on earth did that thread stretch happen?

B_o_o_k, I think you and I should delete our threads so it will get back to normal.

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

I meant our posts. 😉

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

Ok, B_o_o_k, I deleted mine and the thread is still stretched. It's either your post or my browser is really on the blink!

b_o_o_k · ‎05-02-2003

Now that the post I was referring to is deleted... the book was a first edition, first issue of Winesburg Ohio in dustjacket.

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

Well, shoot. Mine is still stretched.

I'll make this simple and just post the url:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3513793508

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

How about those Sporting and Club House Guides?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2522448440

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

If this IS a first edition, the guy got one hellofa buy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26181&item=3514266416

satnrose · ‎05-02-2003

honorarose: It was a bookclub edition.

honorarose · ‎05-02-2003

Well, at least he didn't pay much for it...

How can you tell?

satnrose · ‎05-02-2003

The way the dustjacket was clipped at the bottom of the front flap. And also, I'm 99% sure that the first actually stated "first printing" on the copyright page. And was probably in a better binding than described.