The used book sale!
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valis2There is a library that holds used book sales twice a year.
The sales are so great that many used book vendors show up on the preview night and push you out of the way so that they can load their carts up with books. It's pretty crazy.
In the basement they have an "old book" set of shelves, which I always check through. This sale I didn't go on preview night, because my sister had the passes, so I had to go today instead, and they've been picked over already. But I did find some interesting books.
I love certain types of books, like turn of the century atlases and dictionaries and collections of Shakespeare's works.
Thing is, there were a few books there that were just begging for good homes, so I've purchased them. But I don't want them for myself. So here's the deal: I am posting pictures of three books that are fairly interesting. Two of them might already have a home (I think one will be for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
junediamanti if she wants, and the other my sister might want). So comment if you're interested in any of the first three, and if June or my sister doesn't take them, then I will send them to you, no charge.
The rest of them I'm just showing so that you can squee with me. ;)
"The Divine Comedy", Dante, "A new translation by Lawrency Grant White/69 engravings by Gustave Doré". Copyright 1948, published by Pantheon. Most likely forjunediamanti if she wants it. Otherwise, is for first comment.
A shot of one of the engravings.
"Chambers Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge, Volume IV", Collier Publisher, 1890. "A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People with Maps and Numerous Wood Engravings" Covers G through part of K.
Sample entries:
Hasp and Staple, in Scotch Law, the ancient form of entering an heir in a burgage subject; i. e., property situated in a burgh. The heir was made to take hold of the hasp and staple of the door, as a symbol of possession, and then enter and bolt himself in. This form is no longer necessary.
Ketchup, or Catsup, a name common to several esteemed kinds of sauce, much used with meat, fish, toasted cheese, &c.--Mushroom Ketchup is made from the common mushroom, by breaking it into small pieces, and mising it with salt--which so acts upon it as to reducee the whole mass to an almost liquid state--straining, and boiling down to about half the quantity...---Walnut Ketchup is made from unripe walnuts, before the shell has hardened...Tomato Ketuchup is made in a similar manner from tomatoes, but is not strained. These are the three most esteemed kinds.
A random page shot. Goes to the first person who comments requesting it.
"World Tapestry" by Madeleine Tarry, 1968, black and white and color pics. In okay condition.If my sister doesn't want it, then it goes to the first commenter who requests it. Claimed by ldybastet
Interior shot.
"Good Cheer at Home", "A Book to Delight, Entertain, and Amuse and Instruct Both Young and Old. Especially Prepared for all Social and Home Occasions". Edited by Logan Marshall, published by Uplift. 1906.
This one is mine. Oh, I love it to death already.
Excerpt:
Rules of Introduction. In England, visitors meeting in the same house are expected to enter into conversation, though no formal presentation has been made, and no previous acquaintance has existed. In the United States, however, the fashion of introducing people who meet as strangers still continues, though in certain highly fashionable circles the English fashion is affected. It, perhaps, has it advantages, in enabling visitors to converse freely without waiting for the formality of an introduction, and leaving them free not to know one another afterwards. But it has its disadvantages as well, especially in the case of shy and easily embarrassed people.
homg I love this book. I love how you can talk with someone and then be "free" to not know them afterwards! hahaha!
In the Dance. When a lady has accepted an invitation to dance, the gentleman offers her his right arm, and leads her to her place on the floor.
A slight knowledge of the figure is sufficient to enable a gentleman to move through a quadrille, if he is easy and unembarrassed, and his manners are courteous; but to ask a lady to join you in a waltz, or other round dance, in which you are not proficient, is an offence not easily forgiven, as it may expose the lady to awkward embarassment.
It is inadvisable to dance in every set, as the exercise is unpleasantly heating and fatiguing. Never forget an engagement---it is an offence that does not admit of excuse, except when a lady commits it; and then a gentleman is bound to take her at her word without a murmur. It is quite probable, however, that he will remember it against her, and take care not to be again victimized by her.
Also mine. " Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language", "Designed to Give, in Complete and Accurate Statement, in the Light of the Most Recent Advances in Knowledge, in the Readiest Form for Popular Use, the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Etymology of All the Words, and the Meaning of Idiomatic Phrasees, in the Speech and Literature of the English-Speaking Peoples, Together with Proper Names of All Kinds the Whole Arranged in One Alphabetical Order", 1919.
Entry: Dedalous: 1. Labyrinthine. 2. Having the margins marked with intricate windings, as certain leaves; not now used.
A filthy book, leaves smudges on everything, and is gigantic, and I already love it to bits.
The sales are so great that many used book vendors show up on the preview night and push you out of the way so that they can load their carts up with books. It's pretty crazy.
In the basement they have an "old book" set of shelves, which I always check through. This sale I didn't go on preview night, because my sister had the passes, so I had to go today instead, and they've been picked over already. But I did find some interesting books.
I love certain types of books, like turn of the century atlases and dictionaries and collections of Shakespeare's works.
Thing is, there were a few books there that were just begging for good homes, so I've purchased them. But I don't want them for myself. So here's the deal: I am posting pictures of three books that are fairly interesting. Two of them might already have a home (I think one will be for
junediamanti if she wants, and the other my sister might want). So comment if you're interested in any of the first three, and if June or my sister doesn't take them, then I will send them to you, no charge.The rest of them I'm just showing so that you can squee with me. ;)
"The Divine Comedy", Dante, "A new translation by Lawrency Grant White/69 engravings by Gustave Doré". Copyright 1948, published by Pantheon. Most likely for
junediamanti if she wants it. Otherwise, is for first comment.A shot of one of the engravings.
"Chambers Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge, Volume IV", Collier Publisher, 1890. "A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People with Maps and Numerous Wood Engravings" Covers G through part of K.
Sample entries:
Hasp and Staple, in Scotch Law, the ancient form of entering an heir in a burgage subject; i. e., property situated in a burgh. The heir was made to take hold of the hasp and staple of the door, as a symbol of possession, and then enter and bolt himself in. This form is no longer necessary.
Ketchup, or Catsup, a name common to several esteemed kinds of sauce, much used with meat, fish, toasted cheese, &c.--Mushroom Ketchup is made from the common mushroom, by breaking it into small pieces, and mising it with salt--which so acts upon it as to reducee the whole mass to an almost liquid state--straining, and boiling down to about half the quantity...---Walnut Ketchup is made from unripe walnuts, before the shell has hardened...Tomato Ketuchup is made in a similar manner from tomatoes, but is not strained. These are the three most esteemed kinds.
A random page shot. Goes to the first person who comments requesting it.
"World Tapestry" by Madeleine Tarry, 1968, black and white and color pics. In okay condition.
ldybastetInterior shot.
"Good Cheer at Home", "A Book to Delight, Entertain, and Amuse and Instruct Both Young and Old. Especially Prepared for all Social and Home Occasions". Edited by Logan Marshall, published by Uplift. 1906.
This one is mine. Oh, I love it to death already.
Excerpt:
Rules of Introduction. In England, visitors meeting in the same house are expected to enter into conversation, though no formal presentation has been made, and no previous acquaintance has existed. In the United States, however, the fashion of introducing people who meet as strangers still continues, though in certain highly fashionable circles the English fashion is affected. It, perhaps, has it advantages, in enabling visitors to converse freely without waiting for the formality of an introduction, and leaving them free not to know one another afterwards. But it has its disadvantages as well, especially in the case of shy and easily embarrassed people.
homg I love this book. I love how you can talk with someone and then be "free" to not know them afterwards! hahaha!
In the Dance. When a lady has accepted an invitation to dance, the gentleman offers her his right arm, and leads her to her place on the floor.
A slight knowledge of the figure is sufficient to enable a gentleman to move through a quadrille, if he is easy and unembarrassed, and his manners are courteous; but to ask a lady to join you in a waltz, or other round dance, in which you are not proficient, is an offence not easily forgiven, as it may expose the lady to awkward embarassment.
It is inadvisable to dance in every set, as the exercise is unpleasantly heating and fatiguing. Never forget an engagement---it is an offence that does not admit of excuse, except when a lady commits it; and then a gentleman is bound to take her at her word without a murmur. It is quite probable, however, that he will remember it against her, and take care not to be again victimized by her.
Also mine. " Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language", "Designed to Give, in Complete and Accurate Statement, in the Light of the Most Recent Advances in Knowledge, in the Readiest Form for Popular Use, the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Etymology of All the Words, and the Meaning of Idiomatic Phrasees, in the Speech and Literature of the English-Speaking Peoples, Together with Proper Names of All Kinds the Whole Arranged in One Alphabetical Order", 1919.
Entry: Dedalous: 1. Labyrinthine. 2. Having the margins marked with intricate windings, as certain leaves; not now used.
A filthy book, leaves smudges on everything, and is gigantic, and I already love it to bits.
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Date: 2005-10-16 12:02 am (UTC)*squees with you*
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Date: 2005-10-16 12:33 am (UTC)I lurve book sales
Date: 2005-10-16 03:42 pm (UTC)Re: I lurve book sales
Date: 2005-10-16 04:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-16 12:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-16 12:33 am (UTC)Esteemed Mushroom Ketchup! Woohoo!
Date: 2005-10-16 02:33 am (UTC)Re: Esteemed Mushroom Ketchup! Woohoo!
Date: 2005-10-16 02:35 am (UTC)And I think I still have your address, too.
Re: Esteemed Mushroom Ketchup! Woohoo!
Date: 2005-10-16 02:46 am (UTC)I used to be one of those used book dealers, until I switched to selling textbooks. Some of those people are just insane, and while I can be aggressive enough to get my share of the goods, it's a pretty exhausting way to go about it. I'd be bitchy and irritable for hours after hitting a library sale, and after about three years of doing that I would get bitchy and irritable even before the doors opened. Eventually, I had to either find a different source for books or quit the business--my Inner Snape doesn't need any more encouragement, thankyouverymuch.
I love how you can talk with someone and then be "free" to not know them afterwards! hahaha!
Socializing for the anti-social! Woohoo!
Re: Esteemed Mushroom Ketchup! Woohoo!
Date: 2005-10-16 02:53 am (UTC)The last few times I went, however, there didn't seem to be any guys doing that any longer. I wonder if eBay has started to take a toll on them.
I used to talk to one of the used book dealers who came to the mall I worked in. He was a really nice guy, very personable, with an incredible memory. Wonder if he's still doing it, too.
Socializing for the anti-social! Woohoo!
Heh...sounds very Snape-like, doesn't it? Forced to wander about those Malfoy Manor parties...
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Date: 2005-10-16 05:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-16 04:23 pm (UTC)Map book? Which one is the map book?
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Date: 2005-10-16 04:31 pm (UTC)"Chambers Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge, Volume IV", Collier Publisher, 1890. "A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People with Maps and Numerous Wood Engravings" Covers G through part of K.
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Date: 2005-10-16 04:38 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-16 10:16 am (UTC)Wonderful things! I'm after an ancient thesaurus like yours, but I will gladly give a home to any old book.
:)
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Date: 2005-10-16 04:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-16 03:10 pm (UTC)Mmmm, books.
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Date: 2005-10-16 04:24 pm (UTC)As is your icon. Faramir...mmm...
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