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lynn anderson

what would a price be on this book do you think

Hello-I found a book that is not gold or ornate, the hardback is magenta with bas relief black embossed beautiful design on the front and spine. In this design on the spine is the title and the words: Advance Edition Donohue, Henneberry & Company. Inside front page has no date of publication, but ... More

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Last: on January 23, 2011
Kimberly H

How to Get Rid of Smoke Smell

Recently purchased a wonderful old cookbook, but it's practically ruined not in looks or structure but by its smell!! It REEKS of decades of tobacco smoke. It is completely nasty. Please, does ANYONE know how to rid a book of this smell? I feel like buying a new one and trashing this one.

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Last: on January 20, 2011
alan p r

Bookclub or Retail edition?

Is there any of knowing which edition I will get other than getting all first editions?

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Last: on January 1, 2011
Mark S

InterVarsity Press : Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

Please e-mail me if you are selling, at used pricing, any Ancient Christian Commentaries: marktsanford@optimum.net Thank you

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Last: on December 29, 2010
Lewis L

Seeking English Translation of books

I am looking for two books which I know where printed in German but wish to find an English translation of them if they are available. The two books are: Die Suche nach eigenen Wurzeln: Die Bedeutung von Gnosis, Hermetik und Alchemie fur C. G. Jung und Marie-Louise von Franz und deren Einfluss ... More

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Last: on December 27, 2010
Stephen R

How to start re conserving books

I'm a total novice to rare book collecting and recently have been given volumes of Ives' 1861 and J. W. Powell's 1875 reports on Colorado River exploration. The bindings are broken on both, but the texts seem in good condition. What should be doing to preserve them?

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Last: on December 23, 2010
Diana J

Hank the cow dog

Am looking for a complete set of Hank the Cow Dog books for my 4th grade library collection. The kids seem to read these well. Thanks Diana

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Last: on December 20, 2010
Glen

Help Collecting REd Randall Series

I love WWII Boys Flying Series and have an exhaustive collection - including the entire Dave Dawson, Yankee Flier, Steve Knight and Canfield Cook series. I'm missing 3 of the Red Randall series by R. Sidney Bowen - "Over Tokyo", "In Burma" and "One Man War." I can buy these here or on ebay but I ... More

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Last: on December 19, 2010
margaret blaine

Where can I find a copy of "The problem of Sin" by C.S. Lewis?

Where can I find a copy of C.S Lewis, "The problem of Sin". I saw a quote from this work recently and would like to read the rest of it. I'm not particularly interested in collecting, only for reading purposes.

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Last: on December 15, 2010
Alexis Miller

Need info on pricing of an antique book

I have a book that is titled " The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" and is dated 1887. It has golden edges pages and is in good shape. I am considering selling it and would like an estimate of its worth.

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Last: on December 14, 2010
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