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Books: A Memoir
by Larry McMurtry  Publisher Comments In a prolific life of singular literary achievement, Larry McMurtry has succeeded in a variety of genres: in coming-of-age novels like The Last Picture Show; in collections of essays like In a Narrow Grave; and in the reinvention of the Western on a...
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Used: $20.00 Hardcover List Price $35.00
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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
by Nicholas A Basbanes 
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Used: $11.95 Hardcover List Price $29.95
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Collecting Modern Books
by Catherine Porter Publisher Comments Modern first editions and other books of the 20th century can reach surprisingly high prices. This superb guide to prices and quality takes a closer look at categories such as English and American Literature, Children’s Literature, Illustrated...
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Book Finds How To Find Buy & Sell 2ND Edition
by Ian C Ellis Publisher Comments An updated edition of the essential insider's resource. For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information...
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Among the Gently Mad
by Nicholas Basbanes Publisher Comments A field guide for the modern book collector From the author of A Gentle Madness-a book with more than seventy thousand copies in print that delighted bibliophiles everywhere-comes a twenty-first-century guide to book collecting that deals with both the...
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Danger Is My Business!
by Lee Server Book News Annotation Another well illustrated (color and b&w) work on popular culture. Subtitled: An Illustrated History of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines: 1896-1953. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)...
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Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture
by Nicholas A Basbanes Publisher Comments In 1995 Nicholas Basbanes introduced a resonant phrase to describe the obsessive passion people have had over the past twenty-five hundred years to possess books, a condition more commonly known as bibliomania, one he christened in his book A Gentle...
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A Price Guide to Cookbooks and Recipe Leaflets
by Linda J Dickinson Synopsis An essential guide for the cookbook collector, this is a convenient alphabetical listing of thousands of cookbooks in a handy pocket-sized format with current values as well as large photographs. 1999 values. 5.5 X 8.5....
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Collecting Little Golden Books 2ND Edition
by Steve Santi Publisher Comments New prices, new photos, new companies -- the third edition of Collecting Little Golden Books is bigger and better than ever! In this expanded edition you'll find 2,600 photos, current prices for these beloved collectibles, and the addition of Whitman...
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Boy's & Girl's Book Series: Real World Adventures/Identification & Values
by Diane Mcclure Jones Synopsis Extensive information on publishers and identifying first editions, as well as a helpful glossary, resources list, and bibliography are included. Over 325 color illustrations and hundreds more listings of every series you can think of: Nancy Drew, Hardy...
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Leather Bound Books: Identification & Values
by Arthur Boutiette Publisher Comments Book lovers and collectors will want to read this! Arthur Boutiette has compiled the very first book to specialize in antique leather bound books and bindings for collecting and investment. Spanning over 500 years of leather bound book examples, the book...
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Used: $39.95 Hardcover List Price $75.00
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Collected Books Guide To Values 2002 Edition
by Allen Ahearn Publisher Comments Here is the largest and most comprehensive single-volume guide to current market values of collectible books in America. Used by most book dealers and serious collectors in the country, this guide explains how to identify first editions of books and...
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Warmans Little Golden Books Field Guide
by Steve Santi Publisher Comments The same Little Golden Books that were cherished by generations of young readers now top more than one billion copies and are today's hot collectibles! Warman's Little Golden Books Field Guide fuses expert information with 700 color photos to create an...
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Little Book of Big Little Books
by Bill Borden Publisher Comments In the thirties and forties a new breed of comic book hit the stands -- the wonderfully chunky little picture books known as Big Little Books. Spiffy miniature hardcovers that fit in the palm of your hand, they told thrilling adventure stories and...
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The Will James Books: A Descriptive Bibliography for Enthusiasts and Collectors
by Don Frazier Synopsis This reference describes the first editions of all 24 Will James titles. The book also includes summaries of over 160 Will James cowboy stories, illustrated with more than 200 black-and-white sketches by James, and 50 color photographs showing the...
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Sale: $26.98 Hardcover List Price $60.00
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A Book of Books
by Abelardo Morell Publisher Comments "A visual tribute to the printed word, this sumptuous ode to books will be irresistible to anyone who treasures the feel of fine paper and the special allure of a clothbound volume.<P> A BOOK OF BOOKS showcases Abelardo Morell's extraordinary...
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Low Profile a Life in the World of Books
by Frank Herrmann Publisher Comments Low Profile is the autobiography of Frank Herrmann, author, publisher, one-time director of Sotheby's and founder of Bloomsbury Book Auctions. This unique work offers a tantalizing, behind-the-scenes look into the hidden worlds of Herrmann's life...
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Antique Trader Book Collectors 2ND Edition
by Richard Russell Publisher Comments *Strong presence in online auction market - - majority of auctions feature pre-1950s editions*Appeals to serious collectors by featuring a list of classic rarities in each collecting category*Only full color guide to book collectingBook collecting may...
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Collector's Guide to Children's Books, 1850-1950, Identification and Vaules
by Diane Mcclure Jones Synopsis Thousands of individual titles are listed alphabetically by the author, and include dates, publishers, illustrations, illustrators, and current values. This remarkable full-color book has verifiable information....
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Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
by Leona G Rostenberg Publisher Comments Louisa May Alcott once wrote that she had taken her pen for a bridegroom. Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, friends and business partners for fifty years, have in many ways taken up their pens and passion for literature much in the same way. The...
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