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

[saltslodge]

I've got a question for manor house books. Somebody I know has a copy of Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning published by Miles & Miles of Foresters Hall Clerkenwell she's convinced, because she hasn't found a copy on any of the sites I can't mention here, that she has got a rare and valuable copy which she is keen for me to sell. I've checked the publishers and found a couple of books published by them in the 1900s which make me think listing this book is not worth the effort. However, and this is the key point for her, the book has a printed dedication by EBB to her father dated 1844 so it must be an early edition! If you have any idea of a publication date and any more information about this edition I'd be overjoyed to hear from you. I'm not disparaging old ladies and their finds as I've done quite well out of some of them but this book just doesn't ring true.

[sigmapsidelta]

The first edition was published in 1844, going along with the dedication date, but that was published by Moxon. The dedication page will almost certainly appear in every copy, even modern reprints.

Looks like you have a turn of the century reprint from a very small publisher.

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[saltslodge]

Thanks very much for that. You've said just about all I've told her but now I have an ally. I've just heard she's contacted the chairman of the EBB society to find out more.
Thanks again

[tigerlily154]

Could someone please tell me what the LBS stands for at the end of quite a few of the titles in the book listings. Heres an example

Three Little Ships Book Audio | Lilian Harry NEW LBS

I've also seen BNT?

Sorry if its a DOH! question lol, i'm sure it will be obvious when someone tells me :0)

[owl904]

I think LBS is for Littlehampton Book Services Ltd a distributor and probably the source for many mega-listers

BNT is short for Book No TexT 😄

[tigerlily154]

Many thanks owl x

[mrsfixit0]

hi
I have 2 books and wondered if anyone could tell me if they are likely to be first editions
1 THE FEATHER MEN - RANULPH FIENNES-BLOOMSBURY
Hardback 1991
ISBN 0747510490
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

2 REAPER MAN - TERRY PRATCHETT
HARDBACK 1991
ISBN 0575049790
( no numbers at all )

any help much appreciated thanks

[sigmapsidelta]

'The Feather Men' looks about right. Also it used to fetch a decent price on eBay a couple of years ago.

As for 'Reaper Man', who is the publisher? If it is Gollancz, yes it will be the first. But not if it is BCA.

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[phil592807]

Hi there people, hope someone can help me. I'm looking for a book called "Theirs were but human hearts" by Brian Brenchley Wheals. Can anybody help please. Email: philliplaybourne@hotmail.com if you can help at all.

[johnandrew50]

Are you sure you have the title and author's name correct ?

Normally http://www.bookfinder.com/

will find most things, but not this time

[jeff-the-book-guy]

The book and title are correct, its a self published book about three Buckinghamshire villages so proabaly not many floating around at all.

Best bet would be to try libraries and historical societies etc local to the villages covered.

You could also post a Want It Now ad on Ebay.

[wendyw1582]

Hi all
Does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of Teaching Kids to Sing by Kenneth Phillips - for a reasonable price. I've tried to order it from a couple of bookstores in UK(WH Smith and Blackwell Books) and after a few weeks of waiting they've said its unavailable. I did notice a copy was on sale on Ebay for about £90 (bit rich for me) but haven't seen a copy since. Anyone got any ideas. I don't even mind if its second hand. I need it for my final year of Degree.
CHeers everyone

Wend x

[johnandrew50]

Try

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=8225kGfT2Yus8ibVJ6FEvKAxLBc_4354306868_1:4:61&bq=author%3Dkenneth%2520h.%2520phillips%26title%3Dteaching%2520kids%2520to%2520sing

£49.99 is the cheapest.

[wendyw1582]

Can anyone help me find the book "Teaching Kids to Sing" by Kenneth Phillips. Tried to order from 2 UK bookstores (one of them being WH Smith) but on both occasions after 2/3 weeks of waiting I get an email to say "sorry no longer available" (despite the fact WH Smith still have it listed on their website). Please help if you can - I need this book to help me with my final year of my Music Degree.
Thanks

Wendy x

[johnandrew50]

Wendy look @ 1532

[period_gems]

I was wondering if there were any books listing French Jewelers and/or Silversmiths marks, preferably around 1900 as I cannot find any.
thankyou

[jeff-the-book-guy]

This link has quite a few references to useful books in the text and the reference list at the bottom.

http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm

[0170nigel-2008]

hi there gunna sound like a really silly question but been trying to figure out how to tell if your book is a first second third edition have no clue i am sure it has something to do with the isn number could someone please help me out i am baffled thanxs nigel

[sigmapsidelta]

Nothing to do with the ISBN.

The information on the publication page (reverse of title page) will usually state the edition.

There are always variations from publisher to publisher, but most are pretty straightforward.

Was there a particular title you had in mind?

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[ringwraithred]

hi i have a signed art book of josh kirby would love to know if worth anything
its the 1993 paper tiger discworld portfolio is signed to paul best wishes josh kirby
thank you