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While The Horses Galloped To L ... by Mabel Watts Wonderfully illustrated by 'Mercer Mayer'. Dustjacket VG, neatly priceclipped, feint hand soiling to white edge, bright
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Dark Interlude by Peter Cheyney UK First Edition Dustjacket Good, not priceclipped, chipping to spine tail, 2cm loss, handling wear to edging, browning
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Sinister Errand by Peter Cheyney UK First Edition Dustjacket VG , not priceclipped, minor chipping to top/tail spine, feint browning to spine lenght,
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A Ship To Sail The Seven Seas by Colin McNaughton/Emil Pacholek UK First Edition. Glazed boards VG+, very clean & glossy. Book Fine. Fantastic illustrations from Colin McNaughton
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Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton The Past is a Dangerous Beast! Dustjacket Fine, not priceclipped, bright & colourful
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien UK First thus. A re set & re originated edition of this timeless classic! Dustjacket VG+, not priceclipped, bright &
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Shadowmancer by G.P.Taylor UK First Edition. Groundbreaking debut from Author! Softback as published. Wraps Fine. Book Fine, clean & tight
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'untitled' by Kit Williams
Highly unusual puzzle book from 'Masquerade' author! Laminate boards as published Fine, not priceclipped, embossed
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Published: 1566 AD
Le Satire alla Carlona by Andrea da Bergamo AKA Nelli, Pietro Inherited from Vincent Starret, author, newsman (Chicago Tribune), founding member of The Baker Street Irregulars (List oldest books) |
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- Uncorrected Proof of Harry Potter to be Sold "The 252-page JK Rowling book has the original blue and white paper wrapper and belongs to a teacher. It was a gift from a friend for him to read to his class." Read this article.... (More)
- Ancient Iraqi Books Turn Up in Israel "Some 300 rare books confiscated from Iraq's Jewish community by Saddam Hussein's regime have been secretly spirited into Israel, an Israeli newspaper says." Read this article.... (More)
- Historic India Library in Shambles "The biggest library of Hyderabad boasting of majestic architecture of the Nizam's times now greets its over 700 daily visitors with crumbling walls, dust-laden books, rickety chairs with seats hanging loose and book shelves with broken glass panes that make... (More)
- The Lincoln Collection at Fort Wayne, Indiana "The museum owned by Lincoln National Corp. was scheduled to close at the end of June so that the items it once thought would attract larger crowds can be displayed where more people will see them during the Abraham Lincoln... (More)
- Canada: McMaster Library Rare Books Put Online "Anyone with access to a computer and the Internet will be able to look at the university's 376-year-old copy of Galileo's Dialogue, for example, or to flip through books that once belonged to philosopher Bertrand Russell, including the notes he... (More)
- Controversy over India Books and U. S. Congress Library "THE micro-films of 1238 rare books from the library of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi were taken and sent to the US Congress library without the approval of the general council or the executive committee of the Akademi." Read this article.... (More)
- Mr Bourgeot’s Finnish Bookshop in Helsinki "SMALL cosy places like this give Helsinki a surreal feeling similar to that of Mr Magorium’s fairy world or Amélie Poulain’s charm. Oh, how aesthetic: read a rare book, drink green tea, converse with a passing traveller." Read this article.... (More)
- L. A.'s Dawson's Bookstore goes to Open-by-Appointment Only "Email from proprietor Michael Dawson announces that Los Angeles' oldest bookstore, now located on Larchmont Boulevard, will go to appointment only. Dawson's has sold books in L.A. since 1905 and for a while also published books." Read this article.... (More)
- Rare Books Found "amid Piles of Rubbish in a Squalid Home" "The haul worth more than £200,000 was discovered by workmen after they hacked their way through an overgrown garden to clear the house in New Malden, Surrey." Read this article.... (More)
- Jolyn Wynn: Oregon Librarian "Another huge accomplishment was raising enough money to build the Claire McGill Luce Western History Room, which features two special collections of rare books. Under Wynn’s direction, the library was also re-sided, the parking lots repaved and the interior spruced... (More)
- Oregon Festival Raises $95,000 for Library "The Mount Angel Abbey hosted its second annual Festival of Art and Wine Tasting on Saturday and raised more than $95,000 for the Abbey Library." "The event gave visitors a chance to see some of the rarest books in in... (More)
- A Landmark Cleveland Bookstore Closes "One of northeast Ohio's most notable bookstores is putting its rare inventory up for auction, NewsChannel5 reported. " Read this article.... (More)
- Civil War Collection Sold, on Day Lee Surrendered "For over 25 years, O'Dell, who died in March 2007 at age 53, was the proprietor of Chapel Hill Rare Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Considered one of the preeminent Civil War dealers in the country, O'Dell was also... (More)
- Bruised Apple Books in the Hudson River Valley "Every town should have one - a great local bookstore, that is, and Peekskill is lucky to have Bruised Apple Books. It's like a well-loved study in a worn old manse, with appropriately creaky, wooden floors and books lining shelves... (More)
- A Lock of Jane Austen's Hair Sells for £5,640 "The lock had been fashioned into a weeping willow, a symbol of mourning or resurrection, according to Dominic Winter Auctioneers of Cirencester, Glos., where the sale took place." Read this article.... (More)
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| £1,677,442.64 |
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Captain Hugh Crow As you might well have researched, this copy does not appear often ...
protective sleeves for books. So sorry that was a bit rushed, and I got a call near the end ...
protective sleeves for books. I am surprised, that no one has answered you earlier. There are a few names of dust jacket protecters mentioned with ...
Annus Apostolicus, continens conciones praedicabiles I could not even say it, let alone find it....but if there is a missing part of the title
"omnibus et Singulis Totius ...
Hello! Hi Pete,yes I«ve been eyeing some of those McSweeney's myself(I believe Dave Eggers is the editor),but they are very ...
Hello! Hi Pete,yes I«ve been eyeing some of those McSweeney's myself(I believe Dave Eggers is the editor),but they are very ...
Hello! Hi Jimmy,
Sorry I did not sign off as Richard last time.
Just been reviewing Michael Chabon as you recommended ...
Gene Stratton-Porter Hi, I have a nice copy of A Girl Of The Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter, 1909 copyright by Doubleday, Page & Company
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