my new acquisitions... (1 Viewer)

[jordan]

for those of you wondering why i've been trying to sell off stuff lately...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2952463928_7992921fa9.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2952463992_b332946c2c.jpg?v=0

these are the only books i have or might ever have that can legitimately be called "one of one"... so i'm pretty excited.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

wow.
very nice. love the spine of 'what matters most...'

 

[mjp]

Publisher's copies, oh my. So goes a little more of the great John Martin's collection into private hands. Good for you.

And Good for Martin. I read a long-ass book about big league book collectors - that I think Rekrab recommended - and one of the things I took away from that is that if this stuff didn't change hands once in a while, many of history's great books would never, ever be seen.

So, yay, Jordan. Yay Martin. Boo hoo the rest of us who only get to see them. ;)

 

[Father Luke]

Well, I'm happy.
I thought you were trying to make rent.

Congrats.

 

[jordan]

I fucking just returned Open All Night. I was looking at my finances, and I realized that there was no way I could afford to keep both of them. I wanted at least one Buk publisher's copy, and I got carried away ordering two. But I think WMM is prettier and a stronger collection, so I kept it. I did get the #1 of the #'d edition of Open All Night in exchange, so that's pretty cool, I guess.

 

[mjp]

I did get the #1 of the #'d edition of Open All Night in exchange, so that's pretty cool, I guess.

Well, you know, if you have to settle. ;)

What Was the Pub copy of Open All Night going to set you back, if I may ask?

 

[justine]

Well, you know, if you have to settle. ;)

it was either that, or i become a 'streetwalker' to pay the rent!

 

[mjp]

There's a bumper sticker in there somewhere...

WILL HOOK FOR BOOKS

Er, you know. At least it didn't come to prostitution, starvation or armed robbery. I heard from a well connected source that Bonnie and Clyde weren't just thrill seekers. They were only trying to get together the down payment on a Gutenberg bible...

 

[Bukfan]

"Visit your friendly neighborhood book hooker! - Bring your first editions and get a first class treatment!" :D

 

[Gerard K H Love]

it was either that, or i become a 'streetwalker' to pay the rent!

Is it time for you to go back to the Southern Hemisphere?

The story in the paper reads. Oakland Prostitute Facing Deportation Tries The Twinkie Defense

 

[marina del rey]

Speaking of new acquisitions, I'm really happy about my latest addition. It's not nearly as rare as Jordan's publisher's copies, but from what I've seen, it's a bit difficult to find. I think I got it for a pretty good price, but then again it's hard to gauge because there's not a lot of these on the market that I've seen.

Bukowski by Montfort. The last BSP issue. 110 total. Picked it up for $299. It really is a beautiful book.

 

[Father Luke]

Picked it up for $299. It

:eek: Considering that this one was going for 1,800
I'd say you got quite a good thing. . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/Montfort-BUKOWS...tegoryZ29223QQihZ016QQitemZ260263975761QQrdZ1


I'm fucking jealous.
Congrats. :)

 

[ROC]

Yeah.
I paid more for that book (about a hundred more!) when it first came out.

I don't like you any more. :(

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Speaking of new acquisitions, I'm really happy about my latest addition. It's not nearly as rare as Jordan's publisher's copies, but from what I've seen, it's a bit difficult to find. I think I got it for a pretty good price, but then again it's hard to gauge because there's not a lot of these on the market that I've seen.

Bukowski by Montfort. The last BSP issue. 110 total. Picked it up for $299. It really is a beautiful book.

Just to weigh in as FL and ROC have, WTF? How the {fucking} hell did you find that for $299? :eek::cool:

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Maybe he paid with 299 silver dollars.

 

[marina del rey]

Just to weigh in as FL and ROC have, WTF? How the {fucking} hell did you find that for $299? :eek::cool:

It was on Ebay. I think the starting bid was $250 and Buy it Now was $299.

According to the ticker at the bottom, I was the 2nd person to look at the auction. I'm just glad the 1st person passed on it!