DO YOU HAVE A BOOK QUESTION?

[manor_house_books]

Hi all, pippy_oak here, posting under my brand new user name. Hopefully, Richard will pin this thread, as it seems a nice tidy place to pose specific questions about a book (Is it a 1st edition, what's it worth, where to find it etc. etc.) Don't just come here with a question. If you think you have the answer, then let's hear it.

Or we could just mooch around and learn a few things.

Cheers

Paul

[manor_house_books]

A quick Google search came up with

Caravan to Xanou by Jonathan Spence.

Any good?

[black-country-books]

Hi Manor House,

Have a query on behalf of friend just starting selling books. Afraid I'm not much use on this one:

She has A Pocket Book of Butterflies and Moths by Webb. The dustjacket is illustrated with insects but -and here's the query - the inside of the dustjacket is printed with Robin Hood!

Any ideas. Would it diminish or increase its worth?

Thanks very much.

[black-country-books]

Correction: Charles Hall, not Webb.

[manor_house_books]

As the experts are continually telling us, book collecting is not philately. Production errors and eccentricities do tend to devalue books.

The only Robin Hood book published by A&C Black I can find is "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men" by John Finnemore, illustrated by Stoddart, 1925. So I am presuming that they had some left over, and they printed some on the other side of the paper.

As you no doubt know, this book was in print over a long period, and is a very common title, so has no great rarity value.

[black-country-books]

Well, that's another little thing I've learned.

Thanks Manor House.:-)

[patgal4]

Hi Manor_House. I put a book on yesterday - In the Name of Rome for £1.99 with a buy it now for £4.99. A rather splendid book in fine condition. Someone placed a bid at £1.99 and the BIN disappeared. Is this par for the course? I checked my account and sure enough I have a listing fee of 20p plus 5p for BIN.

[black-country-books]

Hello Pat,

Just in case Manor House is out watching fireworks, this is one I can answer for you: if you put on a BIN with an auction price, the first bid negates the BIN.

[patgal4]

Hello Cristo - thanks for that. Talk about learning something new every day. D... and blast it. It is such a super book I just hope someone else puts in a bid. The thought of letting it go for £1.99!!!!!!!!

[black-country-books]

Why did you put an auction price on it, Pat? Why not just a BIN?

[patgal4]

You might well ask, Cristo. I think it's what you call 'a bad hair-day'. or something like that.

[manor_house_books]

I hate fireworks.

Can't bear to see all that money wasted.

[black-country-books]

Likewise, Manor House.

And, no sweets for Trick or Treaters.

And, Bah Humbug for Christmas.

And, Teacher's Day, and Secretary's Day, and.......

[patgal4]

I will join the pair of you - I hate most of those days. The only people to gain from these soap-operas are the card manufacturers and the florists.

We are brain-washed into thinking that we must send cards and flowers on every occasion known to man. WHY?

I don't want flowers that wilt in the central heating or cards that have been bought willy-nilly. What I really cherish are those hand-written notes of thanks or appreciation. I know that someone has taken the time to sit, lift pen and paper and say 'thankyou'. Now, that really does make my day. Back to the books.

[manor_house_books]

And where did Hallowe'en come from?

It didn't exist when I was a kid.

[manor_house_books]

.............and while we're on the subject.

Why do the Scots celebrate bonfire night?

[ok-mrs-bee]

... and what is Up-Helly-Aa all about? Just joshing. 😄

Hallowe'en is the Eve of All Hallows, or All Saints - as you all know. Did you not do apple-bobbing, Lordship? We did; with the carpet covered with towels.

Who hi-jacked this thread? X-(

[ok-mrs-bee]

BTW, while I'm here, - I appear to have a nice little bidding war going. It'll probably stop, now.

... and take a look at the last 20 seconds of Fine's auction, yesterday.

[manor_house_books]

Sorry, Bee.

Just nipping out to buy some Algebra books.

[tulubycat]

hi, I'm new to this was just wondering if you know how I can find anything out about a Japanese book titled Ancient and Modern Various Usages of Tokio Japan by K.S.Okamoto.It is dated 1885.

Thank you
Kristine.

[sigmapsidelta]

Do you own this book?

If so, sit down before hitting the link below...

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bx=off&sts=t&ds=30&bi=0&an=okamoto&y=19&tn=modern+various+usages&x=94&sortby=1

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