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Which books to collect, and what are they worth?
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^
| 29 mar 09
| Vin Suprynowicz
Posted on 03/29/2009 10:50:54 AM PDT by rellimpank
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--the weekly Vin--
To: rellimpank
Liberty and Tyranny - Mark Levin
OUTSTANDING! Easy to read and fully understand even for liberal.
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posted on
03/29/2009 10:53:51 AM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: rellimpank
I collect used books across a wide range of topics. My personal library now numbers around 850 or so - most all of it obtained from used book stores, thrift shops, and salvage sheds.
To: rellimpank
I found an original copy of “Great Expectations” at a yardsale for $1.
No idea what it might be worth?
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:06:37 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:16:16 AM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: Beagle8U
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:22:01 AM PDT
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
To: Beagle8U
—I have no idea—must be somewhere on the Internet to start looking—
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:23:28 AM PDT
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: Islander7
Is it written for a teen to read?
We need to have the next generation EDUCATED.
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:27:09 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: nmh; Islander7
Is it written for a teen to read?
Most of what is written specifically for a teen to read isn't worth reading.
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:31:48 AM PDT
by
aruanan
To: nmh
The Dune series could get kids thinking about authorities manipulating behind the scenes and social engineering.
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:33:19 AM PDT
by
tbw2
(Freeper sci-fi - "Humanity's Edge" - on amazon.com)
To: rellimpank
So they don’t do a lot of book reading in Vegas? Shocking!
To: LibFreeOrDie
Thanks. I gave the book to my son about 15 years ago and told him I thought it was rare.
I'll let him know it is. ( If he hasn't thrown it away.)
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posted on
03/29/2009 11:58:29 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
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To: tbw2
I would not wish Dune on any teen - even the idiots.
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posted on
03/29/2009 12:00:21 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Nemo me impune lacessit)
To: mad_as_he$$
How about Atlas Shrugged and related books, before they are outlawed?
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posted on
03/29/2009 12:05:55 PM PDT
by
tbw2
(Freeper sci-fi - "Humanity's Edge" - on amazon.com)
To: rellimpank
...and I'm not merely talking about the Philadelphia-based (and markedly upscale) Bauman's Rare Books, which moved into Sheldon Adelson's Palazzo last year. Bauman's is incredible...but bring lots of cash.
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posted on
03/29/2009 12:10:49 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("If you cannot pick it up and run with it, you don't really own it." -- Robert Heinlein)
To: rellimpank
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posted on
03/29/2009 12:14:44 PM PDT
by
scottteng
(IMPEACH OBAMA)
To: tbw2
Good suggestion. I have always thought that AS is not really appreciated until you are 25-30. JMHO.
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posted on
03/29/2009 12:42:58 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Nemo me impune lacessit)
To: nmh
Depends on the teen. I think any high school level teen could muddle through it. It would be an excellent home school project! Or an excellent opportunity for parents to read with their teens.
I have to agree that many current history and political science books written on the teen level are poor to bad.
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posted on
03/29/2009 1:12:13 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: Islander7
I’m always on the look out for GOOD history books or good commentaries. As you stated, most are awful and I add - very leftist.
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posted on
03/29/2009 2:27:11 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: rellimpank
There is an enormous amount of information on this subject.
To check individual books, you can go to a used-book site like abebooks.com and do an advanced search, changing the order of the listing from "cheapest first" to "most expensive first." Then you can see the high end of what your book is worth.
You can also see how many copies are available, which gives another indication of its rarity.
If you are really interested, you can track a book over time to see whether its value is going up or down, which can tell you whether to buy, hold, or sell.
There is a lot to know about book collecting: the condition of the book, which printing it is and how to determine that, whether it's signed, British or American edition, etc. All affect value. The jacket doubles the price, usually.
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