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  • Libertine
    sex dwarf
    • May 2002
    • 17860
    #1

    Where to buy old books?

    I want to get my girlfriend an old copy of something by Edgar Allen Poe or Oscar Wilde for Valentine's Day... does anyone have any ideas on what the best place to get that would be, and how much it would cost?

    Budget is around $500, give or take a few hundred.
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    • pornguy
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Mar 2003
      • 62912
      #2
      Most likely e-bay, Half.com or something like that.

      How far have you gotten with your idea for the mainstream network
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        • Libertine
          sex dwarf
          • May 2002
          • 17860
          #3
          Originally posted by pornguy
          Most likely e-bay, Half.com or something like that.

          How far have you gotten with your idea for the mainstream network
          Not enough people quite yet. Which reminds me, I should bump the old thread.
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            • grumpy
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jan 2002
              • 9870
              #4
              its called a bookstore. You walk in and you can buy books there.
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                • missipissi
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                  • Dec 2008
                  • 205
                  #5
                  I second half.com. I recently bought entire sets of hardbacks for my favorite authors and it was a pretty good deal. You can probably get a coupon or something if you poke around online.

                  You could also try buy.com or albiris, both of them offer books on half.com as well.

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                    • Ice
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 26053
                      #6
                      http://www.abebooks.com
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                        • crockett
                          in a van by the river
                          • May 2003
                          • 76818
                          #7
                          try e-bay..
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                            • Libertine
                              sex dwarf
                              • May 2002
                              • 17860
                              #8
                              Originally posted by grumpy
                              its called a bookstore. You walk in and you can buy books there.
                              Old. As in, old copies. Pre-1930, at the very least.
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                                • Ice
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2002
                                  • 26053
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Libertine
                                  Old. As in, old copies. Pre-1930, at the very least.
                                  try abebooks. I did a quick search and they had edgar allen poe's going for as high as 5k
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                                    • Agent 488
                                      Registered User
                                      • Feb 2006
                                      • 22511
                                      #10
                                      used book store, antiquarian bookshop.

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                                        • kane
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Aug 2001
                                          • 20684
                                          #11
                                          There is a big bookstore where I live called Powells. They have a very cool rare book room. Here is their website.
                                          www.powells.com
                                          I did a search in used and rare for poe and these were the results
                                          http://www.powells.com/search/DTSear...n=RareBookRoom

                                          Not sure if there is anything of interest there for you. If not you can call them. They are very good about tracking things down for customers.

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                                            • Libertine
                                              sex dwarf
                                              • May 2002
                                              • 17860
                                              #12
                                              Oooh, I think I just found what I was looking for. It's "slightly" over budget, but it appears to be worth it

                                              Thanks for the suggestions, all.
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                                                • firecracker
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Nov 2007
                                                  • 653
                                                  #13
                                                  http://www.alibris.com/ i have used them to find oddball books now and then...
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                                                    • firecracker
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Nov 2007
                                                      • 653
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by grumpy
                                                      its called a bookstore. You walk in and you can buy books there.
                                                      When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.

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                                                        • Peaches
                                                          Old broad
                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                          • 13933
                                                          #15
                                                          I'd try Ebay. I bought my Dad a bunch of boy scout books from back when he was a boy scout off Ebay.

                                                          Here's something:

                                                          http://cgi.ebay.com/Edgar-Allen-Poe-...3%3A1|294%3A50

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                                                            • TisMe
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Aug 2008
                                                              • 1719
                                                              #16
                                                              Always been happy with what I've bought from abebooks.com, picked up an signed first edition of Papillion from them recently.

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                                                                • retardednewbie
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                  • 191
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Vintage / Thrift shops, you never know you might find a gem.

                                                                  vintage-books.com
                                                                  randomhouse.com/vintage

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                                                                    • billywatson
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                      • 3281
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Ice
                                                                      http://www.abebooks.com
                                                                      Yeppers!

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                                                                        • F-U-Jimmy
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Apr 2006
                                                                          • 6853
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Amazon.com has 5158 results for Edgar Allen Poe highest price $1620.00 down to $10
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