Boreenatra Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 In the chuckout box at the local library.....10p. This will never make Paul rich. Any body else find good tomes on the cheap.? Also two weeks ago got Siegfried Sassoon The War Poems again 10p. I'm sure Marina would approve. Regards Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armourersergeant Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Why is it always someone else and not me!! Arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 Lucky s*d! Better than it being binned though. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 An original copy of "the war the infantry knew" 1938 very limited edition 500 copies only £15.00 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 25 September , 2005 Share Posted 25 September , 2005 This will never make Paul rich. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> At least its found its level (sorry Paul :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick H Posted 26 September , 2005 Share Posted 26 September , 2005 I hope your "local" library was the Hornchurch one Steve, as I will pay a visit tp Upminster one !! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boreenatra Posted 26 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 26 September , 2005 Patrick Actually Pat ( my wife) picked it up for me at Romford so I suppose Upminster may be worth a look. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Byrne Posted 30 September , 2005 Share Posted 30 September , 2005 It sometimes annoys me when I buy a really expensive first edition and it comes with a big stamp saying Property of ***** Library and was chucked by them. They never have stuff like that at my local library. Probably stuff on yoghurt making and tree hugging. I live in the borough of Haringey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 1 October , 2005 Share Posted 1 October , 2005 My local library had a clearout and I picked up an original copy of "5th Army". In pretty good condition but with the library stamps of course. I persuaded the sales lady not to add the additional "Sold as Seen" stamp. I asked if they had any more and was rewarded with a whole box of shelf removals from the "War /Military Section". Nothing as old as "5th Army" but some really decent stuff and all at 25p. Paradoxically, the books I bought were in many cases better than the books left on the shelf. One wonders why "Walking the Salient" was removed - unless they had replaced it with a new copy. I just beat a local internet book dealer to the above stash. I had a brief word with him. He specialised in poetry and novels. He said libraries were a rich source for him and made the point that libraries are sometimes left books in wills but often just sell them- with no stamps. There were a couple of unstamped books in my box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healdav Posted 1 October , 2005 Share Posted 1 October , 2005 A good number of years ago now my wife was setting up a children's library over here and wrote to various places asking for books. Plymouth Library offered as many as we could take. We went there and ended up taking about 200 - car wouldn't hold more. They said that the reason they were getting rid of so many - thousands - was that they had merged with Devon County and so didn't need the same reserves and anyway, modern children would only borrow books with big, bright covers. The old-fashioned artificial leather covers familiar to the older of us, were just dust gatherers on the shelves. Maybe adults are now the same or perhaps the British educational system means that today no one can read a book with more than two words on a page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 1 October , 2005 Share Posted 1 October , 2005 I asked my local libary some years ago if they had a set of the official history of the great war? i was told they had sold it some time previously!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackimzey Posted 1 October , 2005 Share Posted 1 October , 2005 Well, the Library of Congress hasn't tossed Paul out. I'll try to add their catalog link so y'all can see. Ann http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.c...0&CNT=25&HIST=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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