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Comment on Happy Birthday, L. Frank Baum! by Nate Pedersen

Nate Pedersen — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:50:01 +0000

Nice post! Another great reason to consult the Baum bibliography is the enormous complexity of Oz printings, where identifying a true first edition is quite a task in itself.

Comment on Happy Birthday, L. Frank Baum! by Jared Davis

Jared Davis — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:44:43 +0000

My first Baum book was a Grosset and Dunlap edition of “The Wizard of Oz” illustrated by Evelyn Copelman. I recently got a replacement for it in my collection. (If you click my URL, you might get an impression of how much I love Oz and Baum.)

By the way, may I congratulate you on a nicely-written piece?

Comment on The Dalai Lama: Leader, Peacemaker, and Author by Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle

Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:15:06 +0000

Heinrich Harrer’s 1988 book “Return to Tibet” is a very interesting follow-up to his “Seven Years in Tibet”.
My two favourite books on Tibet are “Secret Tibet” by Fosco Maraini (1952) and “The Way of the White Clouds” by Lama Angarika Govinda (1966).

Comment on Book Collecting Basics: Ditch the Dust Jacket? by Latest on Book Collecting | Second Hand Books Online

Latest on Book Collecting | Second Hand Books Online — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:37:00 +0000

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Comment on Preserving Your Rare Books: Setting up and Maintaining Your Home Library by Books Tell You Why - JK

Books Tell You Why - JK — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:19:47 +0000

Yes, if you refer to the mylar dust-jacket protectors, you should definitely leave them on. And protect all other dust-jackets with them. Archival dust-jacket protectors (the only ones you should use), not only help maintain the condition of the dust-jacket when handling a book, they also protect from sun-light. Good vendors we use include Gaylord and Brodart.

Comment on Preserving Your Rare Books: Setting up and Maintaining Your Home Library by Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:45:55 +0000

This is very helpful as I am redoing my office/library right now. I have always loved reading and books and I have just started collecting. Some books that I have bought came with the mylar covers on them. Is it best to leave these on? And if so, should I put them on my other first edition books? And where do you buy those. Thanks for all the help!!

Comment on Preserving Your Rare Books: Setting up and Maintaining Your Home Library by Personal Library Lessons from BooksTellYouWhy « JANINEVEAZUE

Personal Library Lessons from BooksTellYouWhy « JANINEVEAZUE — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:03 +0000

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Comment on Is It More Than “Old Book Smell”? by grace caruso

grace caruso — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:54:12 +0000

You can also help with the mildewy odor by putting used dryer sheets, the ones that have already beenthrough the drying cycle, between the pages of the book and letting it sit for a while either enclosed in a plastic bag or just sitting out…

Comment on Top Ten Movie Adaptations of Great Books by PhilippaB

PhilippaB — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:25:59 +0000

I’d add LA Confidential – it is such a complex book, I thought the adaptation was hugely impressive!

And a special mention for Master and Commander, as I am a massive O’Brian fan and Peter Weir did a wonderful job on that too.

Comment on Win the Battle against the Bookworm by Pat Turpening

Pat Turpening — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:44:50 +0000

This is fascinating! I have tweeted about your blog.