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Oh no - suppose you find one of mine! sac On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Raymond Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > *Now that you're back from the Seattle conference and all that hard work > and fun, I thought you all might appreciate a few light moments of relief, > gleaned from descriptions by book vendors and others found on **ABE and > E-Bay. I think some of the misdescribed entries occasionally encountered > on World Cat might be worth a look, but they are not quite so hilarious, so > I'll leave that up to the professional bibliographers among us. (My > comments are in parentheses). * > > *Ray Smith* > *R.W. Smith Bookseller* > *New Haven * > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > > *Overblown book descriptions Number 3 (Found on ABE, E-Bay and elsewhere)* > > > > > A BEAUTIFUL VOLUME THAT WOULD LOOK GREAT IN THE BOOKCASE BUT ESPECIALLY > NICE LAYING FLAT. > > (I‛d probably have to stretch my neck a bit, but I‛ll try it) > > > ******************************************************************************************* > > Limited to 1600 Copies Only. Xviii + 535 pp., over 1,500 ills of which 60 > are cold. > > (I‛d still prefer one of the hot ones) > > > *********************************************************************************** > > TEXT IN SWISS - BRIGHT RED LINEN CLOTH, WITH ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET. > > (My favorite language) > > > ***************************************************************************************** > Book description found on ABE: > VERY GOOD. FIRST EDITION. 0894790234 ". these women are possessions. They > are the beautiful, expensive objects that furnish the rich man's life and > amuse him during the long hours of his leisure. They are passing shadows, > never meaning too much or staying too long in on man's life: wjem tjeor > neaitu jas ceased to please they are replaced by other jewelled > butterflies." This is a very good first edition book. > > (As are those jewelled butterflies, neaitu jas?) > > > ********************************************************************************************** > > > Book Offered on the same site by the same vendor: > 1. Early children's books and their illustration (ISBN: 0875980511 / > 0-87598-051-1) > Pierpont Morgan Library > Quantity Available: 1 > Book Description: Pierpont Morgan Library. Paperback. Book Condition: > Used: Good. Price $10.25 > > 2. Early children's books and their illustration (ISBN: 0875980511 / > 0-87598-051-1) > Pierpont Morgan Library > Quantity Available: 1 > Book Description: Pierpont Morgan Library. Paperback. Book Condition: > Used: Very Good. Price: $151.94 > > (The price of “very” is now $141.69 and rising) > > > > ********************************************************************************************************* > > Book is in very good shape, but was considerably underlined in light > pencil. It might be possible to read it without noticing any underling now, > but you would eventually be aware it had been done. > > (You might watch your back for the underling, he‛s not always in front of > you) > > > **************************************************************************************************************************** > > > 1. An illustrated guide to tattoo.. . . TAJ Books International LLP, > 2011. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean > and especially sharp-cornered. > > 2. Clarice Bean, guess who’s babysitting? Candlewick Press, 2011. > Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and > especially sharp-cornered. > (Surprising indeed that books published as far back as 2011 are so > well-preserved. It must be those sharp corners, a decidedly positive asset > in books about tattoos and babysitters) > > > ******************************************************************************************************************************************* > > WARNING: > > Book Condition: Very Good. Like new except for small rup in jacket Used > books may come from a household where smoking cats eat peanuts. We don't > know. and the items do not come wit a medical chart. With other words: We > can not support or prevent your allergies. If in doubt - buy new - returns > of USED items will NOT be accepted anymore for the reason: Smells of smoke, > or similar. > > (a “rup”? Wit due respect) > > > **************************************************************************************** > > (Useful information when buying a book, No. 1. On the importance of > association copies): > > A crisp/clean and scarce item. This was bought-in by us recently from the > estate of the church architect Janet Gnosspelius, of the elite student > group at the Liverpool School of Architecture, also daughter of the > sculptress Barbara Collingwood and the geologist Oscar Gnosspelius. The fly > leaf bears her ownership signature. Most members of the interrelated > Collingwood and Gnosspelius families played inspirational parts in Arthur > Ransome's writings. Arthur Ransome had once proposed to Janet's mother, > without success, but he still dedicated Old Peter's Russian Tales (1916) to > her. Janet modelled for the drawing of Nancy Blackett of the Swallows and > Amazons books. > > > > **************************************************************************************************** > > (Limitations thrown to the wind): > > Hardbound, limited to 100 copies of which this is copy #207 > > > > ***************************************************************************************************** > > (Dust jacket fever?): > > Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First > printing. SIGNED. . . . First edition, 1972. Cloth hardcover in dust > jacket, unpaginated, illustrated (some in color), clean unmarked text, Good > copy in Good dust jacket, dust jacket attached to dust jacket, soiling or > discoloration to the outer pages, wear to the covers of the book, soil and > discoloration to the dust jacket, rubbing and wear to the dust jacket > including tearing and loss. Relevant items laid in > > (as relevant as those two jackets attached to each other?) > > > ******************************************************************************************************************************** > This book is in good shape; spine ends & corners chipped, edgeworn, boards > & textblock edges lightly soiled, front board cracked at gutter, rear board > starting, bookplate to front pastedown, small ink stamp to half title page > & preface, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, half title page & > front blank, tissue paper at frontis piece missing, tiny chip to table of > contents page, pages 83, 84 + plate reglued, bottom corner of pages 115- > 118 creased. > > (i.e., “This book is in good shape”) > > > ********************************************************************************************** > > Yes indeed, this 454 page beauty which contains 60 plates, being an > increasingly well respected and energetically applauded offering it is > proudly presented with great and well deserved hubris . . . in the > publishers ORIGINAL binding. Said binding being magnificently ornate red > gilt graphics and titles on blazing red cloth. And this baby is rock solid, > tight and clean, AAA all the way, save for thwe very slightest rubs to > corners and spine ends, totally unnoticeable. On the cover is a totally > detailed gold embossed design of the facade of the museum, still bright. > TEG and still bright also. Alas, when all is said and done and the > proverbial geese have come home to nest or roost, or whatever, and you're > ready to decide to invest some of your hard-earned cash in this lofty > offering, please consider that this book does indeed have the four absolute > uppermost qualities we. . . since 1931 have always sought, and demanded, in > books: 1) excellence in content, 2) literary quality, 3) appealing design, > and 4) significance of contribution. Another great altruistic offering > opportunity for us and an even greater opportunity for self-actualized > reception on your part. But enough of the lugubrious however allegorically > wise jaw-jacking, enough said of the telluric parameters of select . . . > offerings such as this one which take on a life of their own and speak so > very loudly for themselves. Read to learn and enjoy; go forth to share and > enjoin. Research, analysis, dissertation, lucubrations or just enjoyment, > this is the one. ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE PICTURED. PLEASE DOUBLE CLICK ON > IMAGE TO ENLARGE. And even if you're not interested at this time, THANKS > for looking!. Artsy Hardcover. > > > (You forgot to include the image of the actual book to double click on. > Totally!) > > > ****************************************************************************************************** > > This book is shelved in the Art by Artist section of our retail store and > may require extra shipping time. > > (Translation: It may require extra time for us to find it) > > > ******************************************************************************************* > > If held to the nose, it has a slight musty smell. At normal reading > distance, it has no smell. > > > (Unless it’s someone else’s nose) > > ******************************************************************** > > Hardcover. Book Condition: POOR. A readable copy. Quite a bit of ear and > creasing. > > (For the earing impaired) > > ******************************************************************** > > (Information overload?) > > Book Description: Book Condition: Used: Good. One of the Illustrated > Handbooks of Practical Art 149 pp w/index, lots of Chinese > export<p>Publisher: Sampson, Low, Marston<br>Place of > Publication: London/New York<br>Date of Publication: > 1883<br>Edition: 1st Am Edition<br>Binding: > Hardbound<br>Condition: Stiff boards, ex-library, incredibly great > line engraving illust<br>Keywords: China/Japan, English, Corea/Korea, > German/French<br><p> Bookseller Inventory # PENNINK000393I > > > ******************************************************************************************************** > > 1962 PRINTING CACKY CLOTH W/GOLD LETTERING HARDCOVER. FILLED WITH > BEAUTIFUL SKETCHES OF HANDSOME BLACK INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT. > > (Cacky? or did you mean Tacky?) > > ************************************************************************** > Edition limited to 100 copies of which 250 copies are signed. > > (That signing pen did overtime) > > > ******************************************************************************** > > Book Condition: Used: Good. Publisher: The Art Guild<br>Place of > Publication: Farmington, CT<br>Date of Publication: > 1984<br>Binding: Wraps<br>Condition: G+ to > VG<br><p> Bookseller Inventory # PENNINK008. > > (Get me a decoder) > > > ********************************************************************************** > > Artists in the Residence<br>Publisher: U.S. > Government<br>Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.<br>Date of > Publication: 2000<br>Binding: Wraps<br>Condition: VG, shows > work by Albers, Bourgeois, Chihuly, Morris Graves, etc<br><p>. > > (It’s all very clear now - I was supposed to disregard the message in > code: <br>) > > > ************************************************************************************************************ > > The red full cloth cover is great with gold lettering on 1" spine. Her > famous bowl of flowers on title page and front cloth cover. Now.this is a > Vintage copy dated 1032 and is in good condition with the orange / > decorated title page. > > (Was Gutenberg aware of this early printing?) > > > ****************************************************************************** > > A softcover in good condition that has bumped corners, cocked, scattered > wrinkling, crease, stains, and chipping, tanning, and light shelf wear. > > (Is that what you mean by “good”?) > > > *************************************************************************************** > > Synopsis: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 > false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 For more than fifteen years, > Jerry Siegel has been photographing southern artists. > > (Jerry - I think you should thank this bookseller for that great > introduction) > > > ********************************************************************************************** > > Used: Good. GOOD - A solid reading copy with some wear. Ex-Library book > with some library conventions, but clean overall. 100% Money Back Guarantee > on all Items. We ship DAILY with free delivery confirmation. Choose > expedited for FAST delivery. We believe in providing accurate grading on > used books and excellent customer service. Thousands of satisfied > customers. buy with confidence. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We > ship DAILY with free delivery confirmation. Choose expedited for FAST > delivery. We believe in providing accurate grading on used books and > excellent customer service. Thousands of satisfied customers. buy with > confidence. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We ship DAILY with free > delivery confirmation. Choose expedited for FAST delivery. We believe in > providing accurate grading on used books and excellent customer service. > Buy with confidence!. > > (We heard you the first time) > > ********************************************************************** > > Offered for sale on ABE: The House on the Klong: The Bangkok home and > Asian Art Collection of James Thompson. Warren, Willam. Published by > Walker/Weatherhill 1899-12-30 (1899) From: The Oregon Room - Well > described books! > > (You might want to check that publishing date, Well described books! and > you might want to look into the spelling of Mr. Warren’s first name while > you’re at it) > > > ***************************************************************************** > > Edge And Corner Wear. Top Of Spine Has A Finger Pull Tear. Hard Cover > BooK: Very Good/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 193 Numbered Pages, Printed > On White Paper, Browning From Aging, In Fine/ Condition, That Appear To Be > Lightly Viewed, Clean And Tight To The Spine, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner > Wear. Dusty On Top. No Tears. No Odors. No Writing. No Names. No Stains. > Description Applies To This BooK, Only. Acquired From The Estate Of Carl > Bernstein & Roz Bernstein, Who Were Downsizing. Description Applies To This > Book, Only. This BooK Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped > Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition > To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift. WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, > AVAILABLE. > > (Nice mix of capitals and lower case, especially that K in BooK. > Repeating “Edge And Corner Wear” is also a nice touch) > > **************************** > > The End > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- Sheila A. 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