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Really really old books - what to do with them?

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Pruners · 11/06/2007 09:25

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Pruners · 11/06/2007 13:17

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Marina · 11/06/2007 13:19

I am palpitating vicariously. These are major finds pruners, so pleased for you
Frogs, we only use Travis and Emery nowadays (specialist dealers in music) but a quick scan through antiquarian booksellers on Yell shows someone in N5 who might be localish to you

frogs · 11/06/2007 13:20

Have had a quick look on abebooks, and dh's castoffs are not going to give anyone palpitations, sadly. But thanks for advice.

Slim · 11/06/2007 13:25

I'm having a warm fuzzy feeling at Pruni buying acid free paper but I'm just strange

NUT: saw My Man Godfrey at the NFT a few years ago and loved it. Carole Lombard was a genius. Of course all information professionals have fabulous taste

Richmal Crompton had nothing to do with naming my son William, oh no...

NineUnlikelyTales · 11/06/2007 13:28

OMG my son (9m) is also William

NineUnlikelyTales · 11/06/2007 13:30

You're going to think I'm making this up to stalk you..

Pruners · 11/06/2007 13:49

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Marina · 11/06/2007 15:03

Calm down missus.

I will mail a former colleague and ask them who they use for acquisitions. There are bound to be specialists. Henry Sotheran's is a fine antiquarian dealer in London.

Pruners · 11/06/2007 15:04

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Pruners · 11/06/2007 15:05

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Mercy · 11/06/2007 15:23

Wow, Pruni

My mum was a librarian before she retired and has sold books on behalf of friends; she has also has a friend who used to work for an antiquarian book dealer. Although neither of them are near you (and are now retired) they might have a few ideas if you get stuck.

I know you're being well looked after here though. Good luck!

Slim · 11/06/2007 15:28

That might be the estimate - they may fetch a lot more at auction. No harm in asking a bookseller as well.

Slim · 11/06/2007 15:29

NUT: your DS is a month older than mine . Does this mean he'll be the ringleader of the Williams and encourage them to cause havoc?

Marina · 11/06/2007 15:56

My William can show the pair of yours a hundred and one wizard wheezes - he is seven and has read plenty of Richmal Crompton

Slim · 11/06/2007 16:47

I like the idea of a gang of Williams

Slim · 11/06/2007 16:47

Marina's William being Top William of course

or should that be Top Bill?

NineUnlikelyTales · 11/06/2007 17:02

Marina your William beats mine then. But I bet mine can drink more milk than yours.

Actually, my DS hair sticks up in a very Williamesque way, does that count?

Marina · 12/06/2007 10:31

That's impressive My William's hair has Violet Elizabeth Bott tendencies at the moment, he desperately needs a haircut.
A gang of Williams in the libraries, archives and museums sector eh, who'd have thought it
Slim I have just worked out who you are now

Slim · 13/06/2007 09:44

Sorry, fancied a name change . DS's hair also has a sticky up bit but he does not look like Violet Elizabeth

NineUnlikelyTales · 13/06/2007 15:33

Or sound like her

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