by bidz | Dec 2, 2006 | Books, Collectibles
The original, 1943 children’s book, “The Gremlins: A Royal Air Force Story” was written by Roald Dahl (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “James and the Giant Peach”) and illustrated by Walt Disney Studios. An Air Force... by bidz | Nov 23, 2006 | Books, Collectibles
Thieving library staff take a love of rare books too far World – Times Online November 24, 2006 “A mysterious gap in a dusty bookshelf gave the game away for a corrupt library worker who stole more than $1 million US of antique tomes from one of... by bidz | Oct 4, 2006 | Books, Collectibles
We ran across a news report mentioning this article, but couldn’t find it when we went to the Alibris site, but persistence paid off. David Kaye gives a good summary on identifying first editions: Identifying First Editions for Beginners by David Kaye Alibris:... by bidz | Oct 2, 2006 | Auctions, Books, Collectibles
Tarzan first appeared in the pulp, All-Story, dated Oct 1912. On September 8th, 2006 Heritage Auctions sold a fine copy of this book for $59,750.00. Part of their description: All-Story Oct 1912 (Munsey, 1912) Condition: Apparent FN. This is the first appearance of... by bidz | Oct 1, 2006 | Auctions, Books, Collectibles
Rare Kierkegaard book to be auctioned Yahoo! News By JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 26, 2006 “COPENHAGEN, Denmark – A rare copy of Danish philosopher Soeren Kierkegaard’s famed book, “Either/Or,” will be sold at auction... by bidz | Sep 12, 2006 | Books, Collectibles
Volatile values for old volumes Books on space are blasting off Worcester Telegram & Gazette News By Pamela H. Sacks Tuesday, September 12, 2006 “Got any old books on computers or space travel? If so, save them, says Ken Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle...