Hello everyone, this site looks very interesting. I'm a bit of a book collector in a very amateurish way, as have been for many years. One thing that intrigues me, which some of you here may be able to answer, is the great discrepancy there is sometimes between books of the same title which are them ... More

 I have a copy (no 72 of 150) of "Special limited edition, Flower Fairies, The complete book, Cicely Mary Barker for Harrods 1849-1999 Celebrating 150 years", it is in very good condition. Can anyone give me any info as to if it would be of interest to a collector? Regards Adie ... More

 I have an Edward VIII Coronation bible printed by Collins London and Glasgow. I believe most of these were destroyed when Edward abdicated. However apart from the one I have I have heard of about another two. Has anyone else seen any of these bibles and any idea of value? ... More

 hi anyone heard of the book the works of oliver goldsmith i have the book anyone have any idea about it ? ... More

 Does anyone know about this book?It is by Elizabeth M. Sewell dated 1886 published by Longmans Green and co. ... More

 Dear Administrators, Do you think that for the option 'order results by;' in the rare book search, that perhaps 'newly listed' would be a useful function? Would this be difficult to add? And perhaps search by keyword/s? Kind regards, Klavolt. ... More

 My wife and I purchased Volume I & II of the Comic History of England and also Comic History of Rome, both authored by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, Illustrated by John Leech. We are having trouble determing the Edition of each, and the value of each. Also, on each of the books in the inside front cover ... More

 Very interesting site just joined. I have a copy of Ten Little Niggers by Agatha Christie, and getting confusing info on 1st edition mine is dated 1939 and always told it was 1st edition, can anyone tell me how i tell if it is. it has copyright 1939 on page facing title page. thanks for any help. ... More

 I have just acquired a copy of this book and i am having problems researching it. It is a dark red, Morrocan leather perhaps with raised bands on the spine and gold lettering to spine and pattern and also pattern to front and back.Inside is dark green. There is a portrait in black engraving with Mar ... More

 I have a copy of this book first edition 1910, it is not hard back but in like a sugar paper card board. it was not intended for uk market, can anyone give any information on this. ... More

 ITMA. It strikes me that the forum is an extremely important and useful asset that is blocked by a lack of functionality, essentially, if the topic is not on the first couple of pages it is virtually unfindable unless you hit on the right keyword in the title, long, long shot. Is there no reason ... More

 rarelist came up briefly in a discussion on the Abebooks bookseller forum yesterday. There were some misunderstandings which I hopefully corrected but one point was raised that the writer put forward as a reason why he would not use the site. It is a small point but one that has always niggled m ... More

 Hello i have a book here uncle toms cabin a tale of life among the lowly. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published by S W Partridge & Co london uk. The book is Hardback. the book has no edition number and it was given as a present in 1910. Does anyone know if this book has value? if so where sho ... More

 I have found the owner of 'Mansfield Park', she died recently but I came across her sister [on Friday]living a few moments away. Can someone direct me to the Reddit shop, I almost found it once but got lost. I am interested in finding an English copy of Mein Khampf - readable, his mistake was overlo ... More

 I must direct all to the auction to be held at Bloomsbury: Important Books and Manuscripts, Thursday 27th May 2010. There are an astounding number of mouth watering items on offer, and Bloomsbury’s cataloguers have done a fantastic job in listing these items. Part of the sale comes from a collection ... More

 Hi, having been off the site for a while I was surprised to see that the £12 floor for books seems to have gone by the board, and not by a few pennies either. I seemed to have no problem finding books priced at seven and eight pounds! Not even particularly unusual books that might warrant inclusion ... More

 hi anyone heard of the book the works of oliver goldsmith i have the book anyone have any idea about it ? ... More

 Can anyone recommend any good bookshops in Pama de Mallorca? ... More

 I see we are getting a lot of enquiries from non-members and I'm wondering if these ever lead to anything worthwhile like book sales. If any of you have had these could you put you experiences here on this forum. Basically I'm wondering if I should re-write RareList so only members can make en ... More

 An active amount of posts on the Forum subject: "RareList.co.uk - Rare book enquiry" encourages me to ask new or longer members, how did you find us, and did you check us out prior to joining fully. I personally found one of our promotion drive adverts in a book magazine advert, joined, and got s ... More

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I've just joined. I was also wondering what the description and actual condition differences are ...

I've just joined. Thanks for your reply. There are a number of 'megalisters' on the various bookselling sites ...

I've just joined. Thank you for your helpful reply, Jim, it really is appreciated ...

I've just joined. It's a bit like the problem with buses, you don't see one for ages and then.. ...

Flower fairies It will be of an interest to a collector, not only of Cicely Mary Barker, but also of Harrod's memorabilia ...

Edward VIII Bible Thanks pippincox that is most helpful ...

hi Is it by Henry Austin Dobson? 1888? If so Dobson was a poet and biographer. I can find out more if it's the one ...