Holiday Gifts

Good morning - someone emailed and asked me about this, so I thought I would ask everyone:

If there's something you've seen on the site, bookmark or book, that you think might make a good gift for someone, comment here and let me know. I will do my best to set something up this week so you would be able to get it in time.

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12 comments:

  1. MrCachetDecember 8, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    Not for myself, but if you've the mind, drop by Lew Jaffe's corner of the blogosphere: http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/

    I'm sure he'd think it mighty generous of you if you had a bookplate floating free...

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  2. LACDecember 8, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    For me the best gift would be an early edition Velveteen Rabbit. But I don't recall seeing one. Great idea though, great way to increase sales and help out shoppers.

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  3. Michael PopekDecember 8, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Shutterbug - The oldest edition we have is a 1985, and it's pretty rare to sniff the first edition (1922 I think). I believe they go for $10,000 or more.

    Mr. C - The only loose plates I have around are newer 'ex-lib' stickers. Very boring. There are lots of great ones in books, but they are hard to remove.

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  4. TaphophileDecember 8, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    The whole site is Chritmas gift enough form me - thoroughly enjoying it and sharing it with my mates.

    Thought this cartoon from the librry themed might Unshelved appeal to you http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20091208

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  5. Park Avenue PrincessDecember 8, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    Shutterbug, The Velveteen Rabbit is my FAVORITE story of all time. That and Alice in Wonderland. I'm big on Fairytales. So next would be "The Princess and The Pea". I'm still not home Mike, but if you have any of those three, I would be forever in your debt!

    x0xx Amy

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  6. Park Avenue PrincessDecember 8, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    And first editions would be nice, but they don't have to be! Not at all!

    Thanks again Mike x0xx Amy

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  7. CindyDecember 9, 2009 at 1:58 AM

    Shutterbug: how early is an early edition of The Velveteen Rabbit, 1920's? I just found a 1984 Knopf edition whimsically illustrated by Allen Atkinson as a discard for 50 cents at the library. On the front cover, the rabbit's head is oddly semi-transparent with the rainbow on the toybox behind him leaking through.

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  8. Michael PopekDecember 9, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    If you must have the first, here's the only copy I could find:

    http://bit.ly/86UckH

    A bargain at $16,500.

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  9. Michael PopekDecember 9, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    Needless to say, that isn't my copy. :D

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  10. Park Avenue PrincessDecember 9, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    Do you have any older Fairytale Books? I would love to have one or two for me and no, they don't have to be firsts. I'm still not home, but you can email me if you'd like at my regular email address IAmHiMaintenance(at)aol(dot)com

    Amy

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  11. DeeCeeDecember 10, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    I really liked the Pass It On poem you posted about a couple weeks ago.

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  12. Michael PopekDecember 10, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    Ok, one for the Pass it One poem - anyone else interested in that one?

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