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09-05-2014, 06:15 AM
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Collectable
I am not a bookphile, but I thought this rated a mention, price alone.
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09-05-2014, 08:10 AM
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1st Editions are always priced high!
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09-05-2014, 10:12 AM
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Yes, I guessed so. Seems almost sacriligious putting it on ebay. I imagine a quiet dusty dimly lit store, with wood shelves, exposed beams and flaking paint, with intellectual types quietly musing over volumes from antiquity. Perhaps, I'm living in a bygone era.
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09-05-2014, 10:17 AM
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Hmmmmm
Nothing like the smell of old books in the morning..... ;-)
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09-05-2014, 11:29 AM
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$15K - tell him he is dreaming.
Interesting that you get these stupid prices for things on ebay. Check the classic bike listings - some bikes are being reserved at three times their real worth. There cannot be that many "wood ducks" around!
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09-05-2014, 11:45 AM
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I have no idea what a book like this is worth. But I guess a little research might help.
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09-05-2014, 11:47 AM
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It's worth what a buyer is prepared to pay!
(later 1910 editions are usually available - at reasonable prices...)
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Book...%3Bsortby%3D93
Last edited by Merlin66; 09-05-2014 at 11:56 AM.
Reason: abe source added
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09-05-2014, 03:23 PM
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Too true!
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10-05-2014, 11:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rcheshire
I am not a bookphile, but I thought this rated a mention, price alone. |
Surprised he hasn't got a first edition Hartungs for sale also.
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11-05-2014, 10:07 AM
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What is my first edition Hartung worth ?
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11-05-2014, 10:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jamespierce
What is my first edition Hartung worth ?
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Probably the same as mine 
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11-05-2014, 10:36 AM
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You can get the 1st edition from Amazon (US) for around $35....
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11-05-2014, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Merlin66
You can get the 1st edition from Amazon (US) for around $35....
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Ah thanks Ken, I'm $30 up on the deal  I picked mine up for $5 at a bookshop in a little country town about 20 years ago.
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11-05-2014, 11:14 AM
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One of my 1st Ed, is signed, and hand corrections added by Hartung.
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11-05-2014, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Merlin66
One of my 1st Ed, is signed, and hand corrections added by Hartung.
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Nice. And if that was mine, no offer in the world would make me to part with it.
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11-05-2014, 07:10 PM
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My latest addition is signed by David Malin and Fred Watson  , missed David Frew,as he was unable to attend an observing session due to not being well. 
Cheers 
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17-05-2014, 12:00 PM
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Make it so! - Capt.Picard
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Woah!
Could buy a nice telescope setup with that dosh.
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06-07-2014, 08:01 PM
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Thinking of selling my newest version of Hartungs as it's just gathering dust on the bookshelf. I might keep the first edition though.
Regarding the opening post, I presume that is the same Webb as in the Webb Society?
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07-07-2014, 10:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Mekon
$15K - tell him he is dreaming.
Interesting that you get these stupid prices for things on ebay. Check the classic bike listings - some bikes are being reserved at three times their real worth. There cannot be that many "wood ducks" around!
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Somebody will take to the pool room
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