30-06-2005 2:14 PM
Or we could just mooch around and learn a few things.
Cheers
Paul
30-06-2005 4:21 PM
Nothing grows faster than a fish from the time it bites until the time it gets away!!
30-06-2005 4:37 PM
30-06-2005 4:49 PM
Ernest Gimson, his Life and Work (1924)
at reasonable cost? I don't care if it's a reprint, anything will do, as I believe there was one made in the 1970's. The originals are as elusive as rocking horse effluent.
30-06-2005 6:59 PM
I don't like upetting people! :-x
30-06-2005 8:49 PM
01-07-2005 1:51 AM
Well it's not on - line, and you probably already know about it, - just a thought really, but have you heard of a place called "HAY-ON-WYE"? - It's a small Welsh town bordering the Brecon Beacons and is world renowned as THE book selling mecca of the world, in fact it sells very little else except the odd bakery or tea shop!
There are absolutely loads of "olde-worldy" shops which stock thousands upon thousands of every conceivable book imaginable, mostly all second hand, including manuscripts and music sheets etc. A great many are very old and many are extremely rare.
I have sinced moved a little further away, but when I lived in Hereford, I used to often spend my day off browsing these wonderful little shops in my sheer element, and still do when I have time, always coming home with armfuls of my latest "finds". It's not too expensive either, depending of course, what it is you are looking for in particular.
Of course, I realize that a lot of you lovely people would find it rather difficult to visit Hay-On-Wye, but I just thought some of you may interested! :-x
01-07-2005 2:00 AM
01-07-2005 4:52 PM
02-07-2005 12:29 AM
04-07-2005 10:35 AM
04-07-2005 11:00 PM
Your print string is certainly an oddity. Now, unless you are listing this on ABE in disguise, there is someone else who has the same printing. If you go onto A****n, and look up your book, you will see that the highest price collectible copy has your print string.
Also, on Addall I am quoting from one of the listings...." THE SUBTLE KNIFE (Scholastic Children's Books, London, 1997): Signed by the author on the full title page. The correct numbering sequence of "2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1" is present on the copyright page as required for the first state."
In the absence of further research, I would say that you most likely have hit the jackpot here. Well done!!!
Do please let me know what transpires.
Paul
04-07-2005 11:01 PM
04-07-2005 11:08 PM
which seems to indicate that you have the 1st state of the 2nd printing.
All very confusing!!!!!
04-07-2005 11:22 PM
Probably not, knowing my luck.
05-07-2005 9:54 AM
05-07-2005 10:38 AM
05-07-2005 10:44 AM
05-07-2005 11:58 AM
The new username is an attempt to unify the Corporate Image (if a roomful of books and a computer can be considered a Corporation!!!). I use the name on the other venues I use, and in my dealings with the IR. It's also the name of my house, which is not nearly as grand as you might imagine.
I've always found June, July and August quite slow for books, so no doubt things will pick up a bit for you in the autumn. I run fewer auctions in the summer, and usually very off-beat stuff.
How are you finding the shop? I notice our American friends are really enthusiastic about them, but I think they have a postage advantage with their Media Mail. I have a much less labour-intensive outlet for run-of-the-mill books, which suits my idle nature.
05-07-2005 8:49 PM