/r/rarebooks
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1st Illustrated Edition or just an Illustrated Reprint
Wondering if this Poetical Works of John Keats would be considered a regular reprint since it was published years after Keats died by someone who was not his publisher?
The book has a fine binding, so I am under the impression as a 1st illustrated edition, it was seen as a bit better than a regular reprint and nearly close to the earlier editions.
I know that people throw up poetry collections after the poet has died to learn they have no value, so I just wanted to check even though I feel this will receive the same answer.
By the way, it is signed by Keats! Just kidding. Lol
03:28 UTC
Printed for the East India Co. 1813 - First Ed. - A Grammar of the Hindustani Language
Found in a box of books discarded by a Catholic Seminary when I was a kid in the 1950's.
Am lightening my footprint and am finding all sorts of valuable things.
But this is an odd one.
Printed for the East India Co. 1813 - First Ed. - A Grammar of the Hindustani Language.
By John Shakespear.
I can find NO reference to any sold firsts.
Found reference that anything prior to third edition is "rare".
Well....I have one. I think.
Any guidance appreciated. Who would want such a thing?
All original.
Front and back boards detached.
Pages in EXCELLENT shape.
Thanks for looking!
20:19 UTC
Looking for a rare(ish) volume, J.B. Pick’s ‘Out of the Pit’ 1951
The above title says it all. Looking for a semi hard to find text from 1951 by the author JB Pick, titled ‘Out of the Pit’. There are two copies available online from what I can tell but both are almost grossly over priced from what I’ve seen volumes go for in recent memory. I was wondering if anyone has a copy they were willing to sell or had a lead on. It is not available in a digital scanned format so really looking for a copy to read. It does not need to be in immaculate shape. I’ve put up a search on Vialibri as a start as well. Thank you
08:39 UTC
First Edition Dr. Seuss
03:50 UTC
Galley Proofs and ARCS.
They're so much rarer. They precede the first and are inexplicably valued at a fraction of the cost.
I LOVE IT!
01:17 UTC
How Do Rare-Book Dealers Prosper in 2024?
I can't figure out how high-quality rare-book dealers (Peter Harrington, L.W. Currey, etc.) are able to get new stock these days when they can only offer 25-30% of retail to a seller. Because they deal in high-end merchandise, they must also have to deal with knowledgeable sellers, and why would a knowledgeable seller accept about half of what they could get from auctioning the collection? Other than getting the money immediately instead of in a month or two, is there any advantage to selling a collection to dealer instead of working with an auction house?
23:03 UTC
[Seeking advice] Favorite Recipes of Mainliner Chefs - 1954
Admittedly not a standard collectors piece, but I've been trying to hunt this little book down for about 6 months now and I haven't had it pop up anywhere once.
Does anyone have advice on how to set up better alerts or alternate places I can look besides the sidebar sites?
21:01 UTC
Can someone please help me find a copy of a Novel called Red Tea written by Paul Harris Daniel.
Red Tea written by Paul Harris Daniel was published by Higginbotham's Madras in 1969. I cannot find any copy of the book. Kindly let me know if someone can help me find it. Thanks in advance!
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