OT - finding books (was iris books)
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- Subject: OT - finding books (was iris books)
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 12:27:16 -0700 (MST)
Bill Shear wrote:
> I think the listing Clair is referring to is for a single copy. It might
>have already been sold. The listings found using this website are from
>dealers in old books, so frequently from any one dealer only a single copy
>is available.
This is correct - the one copy of the WOI I asked for was at a
bookstore in the San Francisco area. I did a search and there were
no other copies available at that time (around 2 weeks ago) anywhere
at this book site.
> However, if the book is fairly common, it might be listed by
>several dealers. My wife wanted a particular edition of the Divine Comedy
>for Christmas and I found nearly 20 dealers, each of whom had from 1-3
>copies in various conditions.
That is good to know when trying to find older, more classic books.
Thank you for the information.
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher / e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Siberian iris robin / sibrob@ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / USDA Zone 3
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