paulgranger Posted 26 February , 2019 Share Posted 26 February , 2019 I expect those in the know will already know, but had an e-mail from TD Books on Monday. They are handing the sale of a large collection of books amassed by the late Mr Pritchard, all apparently rarities. I'm not a collector of rare volumes, so I'll pass, but for those who are, there may be pickings to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 26 February , 2019 Share Posted 26 February , 2019 The first of several catalogues from David’s collection. Half of this one has sold already and I’m certainly a little poorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 I was relieved that the list didn't include any titles on my essentials list. I am a little stretched this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 Dear All, I was amused at one of the the TD items on offer: "Fly Papers", by a two-seater RFC pilot. Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 Something to get stuck (in)to. I am unable to assist in relieving Mr D of some of his catalogue: having recently been caught forking out rather a lot on Vols 2 & 3 of his magnum opus on the Indian Order of Merit, and not having a work address to send anything to, discretion is very much the better part ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 (edited) Dear Steven Broomfield, I know the feeling well - as much as I would like to own the "Fly Papers"... Kindest regards, Kim. PS: Attached, 'something Indian'! Edited 27 February , 2019 by Kimberley John Lindsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 Mr. Pritchard left an amazing collection if Alan's wonderful Great War Dust Jackets site is any judge. I learned over well over a decade ago that I would be the sure loser in an eBay battle with David when he was on the hunt for a jacketed book to add to his collection. I was tempted by more than a few books in the catalog and bought the one or two gems that Alan left. The coming months will provide equal parts of hopeful anticipation and the fear of financial ruin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 I believe there were 7 or 800 books in the collection so there’ll be a lot more to look forward to. David never marked his books in any way so Tom has printed a card to go in each volume. It would have been a shame for the collection to be dispersed without any record of where they came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 28 minutes ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: I believe there were 7 or 800 books in the collection so there’ll be a lot more to look forward to. David never marked his books in any way so Tom has printed a card to go in each volume. It would have been a shame for the collection to be dispersed without any record of where they came from. I must admit that I've never understood why people write their names in books ( unless they're the author ) . You wouldn't get a bayonet collector (for example) carving their names into their prized possessions . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 11 minutes ago, Black Maria said: I must admit that I've never understood why people write their names in books ( unless they're the author ) . You wouldn't get a bayonet collector (for example) carving their names into their prized possessions . Yes .. but I am sure all of us have a volume or two (or more) which has been inscribed by someone 'interesting'. For me, having a regimental history annotated by a former member is a wonder and a great increment to my knowledge and my pride in having the book. That said I would never write my name in anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 23 minutes ago, Black Maria said: I must admit that I've never understood why people write their names in books ( unless they're the author ) . You wouldn't get a bayonet collector (for example) carving their names into their prized possessions . I suppose it depends on how you record your ownership. A small bookplate or ex Libris can be rather nice, a name scrawled in biro across the title page most definitely not. I rather treasure the books I have stamped with a florid letter ‘F’ which shows they came from what must have been the rather impressive collection of RSM Finch. I have to admit to having a little sticker that goes in all my WW1 books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 17 minutes ago, Steven Broomfield said: Yes .. but I am sure all of us have a volume or two (or more) which has been inscribed by someone 'interesting'. For me, having a regimental history annotated by a former member is a wonder and a great increment to my knowledge and my pride in having the book. That said I would never write my name in anything! Very true , I also have some books with very interesting annotations . It doesn't really bother me having another persons name in a book , I think it's even worse when people feel the need to scrawl out the name and write theirs in or sometimes they tear out the page altogether . 2 minutes ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: I suppose it depends on how you record your ownership. A small bookplate or ex Libris can be rather nice, a name scrawled in biro across the title page most definitely not. I rather treasure the books I have stamped with a florid letter ‘F’ which shows they came from what must have been the rather impressive collection of RSM Finch. I have to admit to having a little sticker that goes in all my WW1 books. Yes , a small sticker or bookplate can look good but I don't think I could ever bring myself to write anything in a book . It would somehow not feel right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 Somewhat ironically, the books having been free of markings, they now carry Tom’s stock numbers. At least they’re in pencil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 (edited) There are a lot of people around who mark library books with their initial or a symbol of some kind. I think that it's so they can check whether they've read it. However, I've never to my knowledge met anyone who does it - or admits to doing it - I'm not sure whether that is correct. Oh, and just for the record … I certainly don't do it! Edited 27 February , 2019 by The Scorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 34 minutes ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: Somewhat ironically, the books having been free of markings, they now carry Tom’s stock numbers. At least they’re in pencil! That's true , mind you that can be interesting sometimes . I once purchased a very scarce memoir , the only other one I had seen had been in a TD catalogue about six years before and when I opened it up I saw Tom's pencil numbers and realised it was the same copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 13 minutes ago, The Scorer said: There are a lot of people around who mark library books with their initial or a symbol of some kind. I think that it's so they can check whether they've read it. However, I've never to my knowledge met anyone who does it - or admits to doing it - I'm not sure whether that is correct. Oh, and just for the record … I certainly don't do it! Yes I think I've heard of that being done . I once had an x-lib copy of ' Inglorious Soldier ' which looked inside like someone had eat their dinner off it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 1 hour ago, Black Maria said: That's true , mind you that can be interesting sometimes . I once purchased a very scarce memoir , the only other one I had seen had been in a TD catalogue about six years before and when I opened it up I saw Tom's pencil numbers and realised it was the same copy. More and more I find when buying a rare WW1 book from anyone other than Tom that it already has his mark in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 27 February , 2019 Share Posted 27 February , 2019 2 hours ago, Black Maria said: Yes I think I've heard of that being done . I once had an x-lib copy of ' Inglorious Soldier ' which looked inside like someone had eat their dinner off it . Ughhh …! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 had to make purchases well it would have been rude not too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 22 hours ago, Dave G said: Mr. Pritchard left an amazing collection if Alan's wonderful Great War Dust Jackets site is any judge. I learned over well over a decade ago that I would be the sure loser in an eBay battle with David when he was on the hunt for a jacketed book to add to his collection. I only managed to outbid D.P once in an e-bay auction , it was a very rare jacketed book that I'd never seen for sale before . About two weeks later another jacketed copy appeared , presumably because the owner had seen how much the other one had gone for , D.P was the only bidder and got it at a bargain price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntaylor Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 Re the Turner Donovan catalogue, this is indeed fascinating and thanks for drawing attention to it. However the catalogue says a number of the books are illustrated on their website, and I can't find these images anywhere. Can someone point me towards them please? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 1 hour ago, johntaylor said: Re the Turner Donovan catalogue, this is indeed fascinating and thanks for drawing attention to it. However the catalogue says a number of the books are illustrated on their website, and I can't find these images anywhere. Can someone point me towards them please? Thanks, John The ones that sell are removed , so if you can't see them on the site someone has probably bought them I'm afraid . 7 hours ago, barkalotloudly said: had to make purchases well it would have been rude not too Me too , now we just have to guess what books we've all bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 David's collection seemed always have the best copies going, and yes very hard to compete against him at auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 3 hours ago, johntaylor said: Re the Turner Donovan catalogue, this is indeed fascinating and thanks for drawing attention to it. However the catalogue says a number of the books are illustrated on their website, and I can't find these images anywhere. Can someone point me towards them please? Thanks, John In the pull down menu on Tom’s site go to First World War and then click ‘Catalogue Only’. Only 49 left now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted 28 February , 2019 Share Posted 28 February , 2019 Years ago, after he had cleaned my clock several times on eBay, I decided to have a look at his buying history (when you could still do that) to see exactly who I was competing against. The results were a combination of rare WWI literature and women's accessories and nothing else. The list was something like Merry Hell, ladies jumper, Storm of Steel, ladies suede jacket, Field Guns in France, ladies high heels, Pillbox 17, pearl ear rings, etc. Their shared eBay account was always a source of amusement and assuaged the loss. A little. I'm sure he's having a laugh at this round about memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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