and now for something completely different--first edition hardbacks of classic fiction--BACK ON LINE! and 10% off certain books. CLOSED 3 3

[Straw-Man]

i have always sold my firsts on the 'bay, but i've seen so much activity and enthusiasm in our "show us what's on your bookshelf" thread that i figured what the heck, take a shot at the "misc" component of this forum first.

i'm thinning my library by getting rid of my random house top-100 novels above 25, other than those that won various book awards, cuz i want to stay complete on those lists.  

i'll take it on the thread trumps p.m.'s, but i'll listen to reasonable counters.  return will be accepted, just let me know w/in 3 days of delivery of book.  shipping $12 domestic, we'll have to figure out foreign.

Edited October 30, 2021 by Straw-Man

[Straw-Man]

there ain't a gpa for these things.  i've looked at various selling sites to come up with what i hope are attractive prices.

i'll start with a good one.   james dickey's "deliverance," first edition [r.h. #42].  very pretty jacket, nice book.  a name written on the fep.   see the pix...

$150.  SOLD!

Edited October 19, 2021 by Straw-Man

[Straw-Man]

btw, when i say "first edition," i mean first edition, first printing.   unscrupulous sellers try to pawn off first edition, later printings merely as "first editions," and hope buyers don't notice...

also; i'll just say "first edition" if it's an american printing of an american author.  if british [or other] and NOT a british imprint, i'll tell you it's first u.s. edition [this is a "thing" in book collecting; many choose to "follow the flag..."].

Edited October 15, 2021 by Straw-Man

[Straw-Man]

another good one, fowles' "the magus" [#93], u.s. first.  $100.

Edited October 15, 2021 by Straw-Man

[Straw-Man]

a pretty book club edition of lord jim.  just $20 for this’un.   SOLD!

Edited October 19, 2021 by Straw-Man

[Straw-Man]

let me see if these get any attention before i spend time doing more.

[Jginsberg79]

If there's any sci-fi or fantasy, I'm here for it!

[Straw-Man]

not a hot genre on the random house list...

[Straw-Man]

wait, is lord of the flies fantasy?   I have a gorgeous u.s. first. 

[Jginsberg79]

On 10/14/2021 at 10:44 PM, Straw-Man said:

wait, is lord of the flies fantasy?   I have a gorgeous u.s. first. 

That would interesting to me yes!

[Straw-Man]

p.m. sent...

[MattTheDuck]

On 10/14/2021 at 7:01 PM, Straw-Man said:

there ain't a gpa for these things.  i've looked at various selling sites to come up with what i hope are attractive prices.

i'll start with a good one.   james dickey's "deliverance," first edition [r.h. #42].  very pretty jacket, nice book.  a name written on the fep.   see the pix...

$150.

I've always said you have a pretty mouth

[Straw-Man]

somebody had to be first to that line...

[MattTheDuck]

I was always taught that if I couldn't add something to the conversation, just throw any old thing in there.

[catrick339]

Highly interesting thread, Straw-Man.  Gorgeous books to boot.  
I may have  to start something similar,  it looks  as though  there's some interest in genre  fiction,  especially
SF, fantasy, and maybe  horror.  

[SuperGrover]

Really interesting, would love to see a pic of your bookshelf

[Straw-Man]

before y'all spend alot of time taking pix and posting in your own thread, be advised:  the boards do not seem to be a very fertile environment for non-comic related book sales.   not a sniff over here...

[Comical Situations]

If it didn't sell already, I would be interested in seeing the Lord of the Flies copy. Conch passed back to you sir.

[crassus]

On 10/14/2021 at 10:18 PM, Straw-Man said:

a pretty book club edition of lord jim.  just $20 for this’un.  

imo one of the greatest novels ever, thanks for posting and please post more books...

[Norrin's lawyer]

Would love to see some more books please!