This Just In

The bookshop has seen a lot of really nice books come in over the past few weeks. I thought I would share a few of them with you today. The photos aren't the best, I just wanted to take a bunch so you'd have something to check out.

First edition of "Charlotte's Web" signed by E.B. White




First (privately printed) edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover



Lovely little two-volume set of Homer's "Iliad" from the 1870s (I'm keeping this one)


Rare 1825 reference on expeditions to Brazil



Not particularly rare or expensive, just a neat old title


1845 volume, part of a set collecting all of the various expeditions sponsored by the United States. This one particular volume is all about Hawaii




First printing of Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." I've never seen it in hardcover


1766 book in original binding



Wee little volume of Homer's "Odyssey" - my favorite book




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10 comments:

  1. Robert ZimmermannJanuary 14, 2014 at 11:34 AM

    Great books. I really like the Charlotte's Web. I've only seen the paperback before, and I like the way they did the title on the spine. Plus it's signed. Extra amazing because of that.

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  2. Elizabeth BevinsJanuary 14, 2014 at 11:57 AM

    What does a Charlotte's Web like this one go for?

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  3. Michael PopekJanuary 14, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    Elizabeth -

    Here are all the signed first editions on Abebooks:

    http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=h&bx=off&ds=30&fe=on&recentlyadded=all&sgnd=on&sortby=1&sts=t&tn=charlotte%27s+web&x=88&y=8

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  4. UnknownJanuary 14, 2014 at 2:39 PM

    What a treat to see these!

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  5. filbertJanuary 14, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    What a treasure-trove! Thanks for letting us see these wonderful volumes.

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  6. nightsmusicJanuary 14, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    Holy Cow on the Charlotte's Web prices! I wore two of those out in my grade school library. They replaced the first, my mother bought the library the second copy. I couldn't turn it in I was so obsessed with it.

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  7. JewelsJanuary 14, 2014 at 6:51 PM

    I am just so jealous - what a wonderful "job" (is it really a job) to handle all these lovely items every day ...

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  8. DianeJanuary 15, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    Fabulous! And I agree with Jewels!

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  9. EllieJanuary 22, 2014 at 11:13 AM

    When was the Pope translation of the Homer published? (And how much is it going for?)

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  10. Michael PopekJanuary 22, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    Ellie - It was published in 1795. You can find single volumes like this one on Abebooks for $30 and up.

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