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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:00:44 -0700
From: "Albert Gardner" <albert.gardner@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] New Purchase

I am really enjoying the discussion on the new bookshelf and hope it
continues in this manner.  The latest book I have read is "Evolution and
Mormonism: A Quest for Understanding" by Trent D. Stephens and D. Jeffrey
Meldrum.  This is a signature title in wraps that I just recently purchased.
The book presents a lot of recent discoveries in primate evolution and
attempts to show that the idea of organic evolution may not be incompatable
with Mormon theology.  Those conclusions aside, the book is very readable,
full of information with sources revealed and quite thought provoking.
Albert Gardner
Yuma Territorial Penitentiary, AZ


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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:14:42 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Website

It appears that a bankruptcy judge finally awarded the assets of our former 
website host to a new ISP and our website is now gone.  Not a big deal 
since I haven't been able to access it for updates since last fall.




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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 14:21:03 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Summer Retreat

So some enterprising librarian ought to cajole Peter Crawley into running 
this course.  Tuition is handled by donating the finest book in your 
collection to the HBL library.  <grin>

Keith

At 11:19 PM 3/22/01 -0800, you wrote:
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = 
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas:contacts" 
>xmlns:st2 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags">
>Steve,
>I have fantasied since reading A GENTLE MADNESS that BYU or someone would 
>teach a "Fine Arts 5e" course.
>
>Apparently, "shortly after the Widener Library at Harvard was opened in 
>1915, G.W. Winship set out to become its rare book specialist.  He set 
>aside an area he called the "treasure room" (Rick, is this part of your 
>inspiration?)   I quote again, "Once settled in his new job, Winship began 
>teaching what curriculum catalogues of the period identify as Fine Arts 
>5e, a sort of hands on course attended almost exclusively by the sons of 
>wealthy families."  This was to cultivate future benefactors of 
>Harvard.  This became one of the most exclusive clubs at Harvard.
>
>"Not only did the standards of admission made the course exclusive, but 
>the physical setting was likewise unique.  The students met in the elegant 
>new Widener Room, home to Harry's rare-book collection, where "easy chairs 
>and an open fire" provided "all the sybaritic comforts of a palace" and 
>"the environment of a connoisseur."  Winship would sit at the head of a 
>long table,
>intermittently handling around illuminated manuscripts and incunabula for 
>our inspection.  Technical instruction was at a minimum: aesthetic 
>appreciation and cultural background at a maximum.  It was the book as a 
>creation, as a work of art, as an important factor in its time and place, 
>that he stressed, rather than the devitalizing details of pagination and 
>collation.  And he stressed these thins well; so well, in truth, that most 
>of us were carried away with enthusiasm."  pp. 191-192.
>
>So when Fine Arts 5e starts up sign me up!  I want to see and touch and 
>hold all early Mormon printing and be instructed as to its creation and 
>its significance in the history of the modern church and individuals 
>lives.  I suspect that Mr. Gunder is the only person with enough expertise 
>and contacts to schedule this annual week long event in the bowels of the 
>Harold B. Lee Library.  (Who knows - perhaps it already exists)  But like 
>a second annointing - if you have to ask - it ain't going to happen.  I 
>patiently learn and await the call.
>In the mean time Steve Eccles, count me in.
>David Skidmore
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:seccles@gte.net>Steve Eccles
>To: <mailto:lds-bookshelf@lists.xmission.com>lds-bookshelf@lists.xmission.com
>Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 1:32 PM
>Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Summer Retreat
>
>Phil Bradford ran across a very interesting program at a college in Maine. 
>People go to the school during the summer for a week to read and discuss 
>books. The program ran about $500 per person and included room and board 
>including a Lobster bake. I believe that they send the books in the price 
>as well. The books were all American literature titles.
>
>
>
>My question: Is there any interest in doing this for Bookshelf? We could 
>put something together here in So. Calif. And maybe get Michael Dawson or 
>someone from Heritage to talk about book collecting, and we could probably 
>get someone from the Huntington book conservation dept. to talk to us as 
>well. Better yet, get Curt and Rick to talk of book collecting in the 
>Mormon market.
>
>
>
>For fun, one day we could divide up into teams and go on a book scavenger 
>hunt for the best & cheapest offerings & nah we d just get to fighting 
>over who gets to keep the treasures found.
>
>
>
>If there is any interest, let me know. I was thinking of late summer. This 
>could even be done under the auspice of MHA or in conjunction with a MHA 
>meeting or Sunstone
>
>Symposium.
>
>
>
>--Steve


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Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:08:49 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Tyler's Mormon Battalion

If anyone runs into a partial of this book in 1st ed., let me know.  I need 
the last two pages of the table of contents.


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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 07:14:25 -0800
From: "Joe Geisner" <rbssman@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Tyler's Mormon Battalion

Keith,

You have to tell us the tale of your aquiring this copy. Your Kansas 
experience is unforgettable.

Joe

>If anyone runs into a partial of this book in 1st ed., let me know.  I need
>the last two pages of the table of contents.


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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:54:22 -0600
From: "Mick Reasor" <mreasor@it.cc.mn.us>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Max Adeler

Hello,
I'm looking for some information about a story by Max Adeler pseud. =
(Charles Heber Clark) from the late 1870's called Tragedy of Thompson =
Dunbar, A Tale of Salt Lake. Is it booklength?  Is it a short story? If =
so, which Adeler collection might it be found in?  Someone with an Artemis =
Ward volume on their shelves should be able to help with this, don't you =
think?  I find no mention of it as a stand-alone title on "a large =
internet bookseller database."

Mick


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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:30:00 -0700
From: "Dennis C. Davis" <Perooz@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] New Subscriber

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    Hugh wrote:  "Hi Dennis:  I have just subscribed you to the 'new' =
old lds-bookshelf.  Take a moment and INTRODUCE yourself.  best regards, =
Hugh"

    "Introduce yourself" !!!  Hummmmmm.

    Welllll, I am a 64 year old retired District Court Clerk with a =
life-long insatiable appetite for buying and reading Church books.  =
Though I have been extremely fortunate in the acquiring and reading =
department, there always seems to be something new or something long =
overlooked that I need to acquire.  So, after 44 years, I have yet to =
exhaust my book frenzy!

    I started out buying everything available by General Authorities, =
slipped into acquiring Church periodicals, and then I went crazy buying =
anything that was a Church book.  If you were to see my house and the =
book overload, you would think that I had a screw loose.

    There is one area, though, into which I have not and could not =
financially embark, and that is expensive first editions, like from 1830 =
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buying a beautiful First Edition Book of Mormon for $600.00.

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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:30:05 -0700
From: Ken Sanders <ken@dreamgarden.com>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Kovacich Mormon book Collection

>
> I thought Bookshelvers might be interested in knowing that we have
> acquired the balance of the Kovacich Mormon collection from the estate.
> 13 cartons have now arrived at my shop.  Many of you attended the
> Kovacich auction a year and a half ago.  This is all material
> subsequently found and was not in the auction.  There are a number of
> scriptures, a long run of early pamphlets and tracts, foreign language
> materials, anti-Mormon books, ephemera, etc. etc.

We have recently also purchased Kent Walgren's 30 year reference library;
bibliographies and books on books.  It includes copies of the original
Biblioteca Scallywagania, several original Auerbach catalogs  and the rare
1953 Eberstadt Utah and the Mormons catalog, among other items.

Keith/Hugh, if this message is too commercial for the bookshelf, please let
me know.

- --
Ken Sanders
Ken Sanders Rare Books
268 South 200 East
Salt Lake City UT 84111
(801) 521-3819
Fax: (801) 521-2606
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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:18:48 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] New Subscriber

Welcome to the bookshelf, Dennis.

I suspect we all have a tale to tell about the "book we almost bought."  In=
=20
my case it was a pristine full leather 1st London edition of CITY OF THE=20
SAINTS inscribed by Burton.  Price was $400 which I thought was way too=20
high.  Ha!  I haven't even SEEN a 1st London in leather since then.

Keith

At 11:30 PM 3/27/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Greetings LDS-Bookshelfers:
>
>     Hugh wrote:  "Hi Dennis:  I have just subscribed you to the 'new' old=
=20
> lds-bookshelf.  Take a moment and INTRODUCE yourself.  best regards, Hugh"
>
>     "Introduce yourself" !!!  Hummmmmm.
>
>     Welllll, I am a 64 year old retired District Court Clerk with a=20
> life-long insatiable appetite for buying and reading Church=20
> books.  Though I have been extremely fortunate in the acquiring and=20
> reading department, there always seems to be something new or something=20
> long overlooked that I need to acquire.  So, after 44 years, I have yet=20
> to exhaust my book frenzy!
>
>     I started out buying everything available by General Authorities,=20
> slipped into acquiring Church periodicals, and then I went crazy buying=20
> anything that was a Church book.  If you were to see my house and the=20
> book overload, you would think that I had a screw loose.
>
>     There is one area, though, into which I have not and could not=20
> financially embark, and that is expensive first editions, like from 1830=
=20
> on.... =DC   I do have one example that haunts me--years ago I passed up=
=20
> buying a beautiful First Edition Book of Mormon for $600.00.
>
>     Dennis "C" Davis
>


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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:49:00 -0700
From: "ROY SCHMIDT" <SCHMIDLG@con2.byu.edu>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Kovacich Mormon book Collection

What a mess! I have just spent the last five minutes drooling all over
my keyboard.

Roy

>>> Ken Sanders <ken@dreamgarden.com> 03/28/01 04:30PM >>>
>
> I thought Bookshelvers might be interested in knowing that we have
> acquired the balance of the Kovacich Mormon collection from the
estate.
> 13 cartons have now arrived at my shop.  Many of you attended the
> Kovacich auction a year and a half ago.  This is all material
> subsequently found and was not in the auction.  There are a number
of
> scriptures, a long run of early pamphlets and tracts, foreign
language
> materials, anti-Mormon books, ephemera, etc. etc.

We have recently also purchased Kent Walgren's 30 year reference
library;
bibliographies and books on books.  It includes copies of the
original
Biblioteca Scallywagania, several original Auerbach catalogs  and the
rare
1953 Eberstadt Utah and the Mormons catalog, among other items.

Keith/Hugh, if this message is too commercial for the bookshelf,
please let
me know.

- --
Ken Sanders
Ken Sanders Rare Books
268 South 200 East
Salt Lake City UT 84111
(801) 521-3819
Fax: (801) 521-2606
http://www.ksb.com 
ken@dreamgarden.com 



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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:47:25 EST
From: RickBook@aol.com
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] From Rick Grunder

Incidentally, Ken, I take it for granted that you have all the customers you 
need to fight over that Book of Commandments you mentioned.  But if you do 
not, I have one or two who do not show up on the normally-known "rosters" of 
big-time Mormon buyers.  No idea how they would respond, but they certainly 
do not seem to be short on dollars.  And, I'm not very greedy when it comes 
to commissions.

Rick

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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:49:27 EST
From: RickBook@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Kovacich Mormon book Collection

Oh, and I forgot to mention - 

Although that set of five of the golden plates sounds tempting, I'm afraid 
that my Eastern collectors are simply too blase about things which are not 
printed on paper.  But keep me in mind should you decide to let the 116 pages 
go!

Heh, heh - drooling here as well!

Rick

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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:41:44 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Kovacich Mormon book Collection

Hugh and I discussed this and decided the following:

Dealers with morsels which would make members of this list drool, may post 
notice of such items only after complying with what shall henceforth be 
known as the Irwin/McKell rule, which states:  "Drool producing morsels may 
be posted to the list only after submitting a description and favorable 
price of said morsels to the two listowners 24 hours in advance of the 
posting along with your phone number."  "Mere mention of these morsels to 
ANYONE except said listowners shall be grounds for excommunication and said 
listowners shall shake the dust off their books to ensure your eternal 
condemnation."

Other than that, have at it.

I think our old rule at LDS-Bookshelf is still a good guideline.  If it's 
unusual, as this is, we'd enjoy hearing about it.  But if it's just a 
normal book under discussion and you have a copy, let the interested 
parties know off line.

Congratulations on this great acquisition.

Keith


At 04:30 PM 3/28/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> > I thought Bookshelvers might be interested in knowing that we have
> > acquired the balance of the Kovacich Mormon collection from the estate.
> > 13 cartons have now arrived at my shop.  Many of you attended the
> > Kovacich auction a year and a half ago.  This is all material
> > subsequently found and was not in the auction.  There are a number of
> > scriptures, a long run of early pamphlets and tracts, foreign language
> > materials, anti-Mormon books, ephemera, etc. etc.
>
>We have recently also purchased Kent Walgren's 30 year reference library;
>bibliographies and books on books.  It includes copies of the original
>Biblioteca Scallywagania, several original Auerbach catalogs  and the rare
>1953 Eberstadt Utah and the Mormons catalog, among other items.
>
>Keith/Hugh, if this message is too commercial for the bookshelf, please let
>me know.
>
>--
>Ken Sanders
>Ken Sanders Rare Books
>268 South 200 East
>Salt Lake City UT 84111
>(801) 521-3819
>Fax: (801) 521-2606
>http://www.ksb.com
>ken@dreamgarden.com
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 00:18:42 -0700
From: Kendall Gubler <kgubler@netutah.com>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Kovacich Mormon book Collection

Ken
I'm curious does that mean Kent is getting out of the book business?
Kendall

Ken Sanders wrote:

> >
> > I thought Bookshelvers might be interested in knowing that we have
> > acquired the balance of the Kovacich Mormon collection from the estate.
> > 13 cartons have now arrived at my shop.  Many of you attended the
> > Kovacich auction a year and a half ago.  This is all material
> > subsequently found and was not in the auction.  There are a number of
> > scriptures, a long run of early pamphlets and tracts, foreign language
> > materials, anti-Mormon books, ephemera, etc. etc.
>
> We have recently also purchased Kent Walgren's 30 year reference library;
> bibliographies and books on books.  It includes copies of the original
> Biblioteca Scallywagania, several original Auerbach catalogs  and the rare
> 1953 Eberstadt Utah and the Mormons catalog, among other items.
>
> Keith/Hugh, if this message is too commercial for the bookshelf, please let
> me know.
>
> --
> Ken Sanders
> Ken Sanders Rare Books
> 268 South 200 East
> Salt Lake City UT 84111
> (801) 521-3819
> Fax: (801) 521-2606
> http://www.ksb.com
> ken@dreamgarden.com
>
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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:22:44 -0700
From: Ken Sanders <ken@dreamgarden.com>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Kovacich Mormon book Collection

No, Kent Walgren is not getting out of the book biz.  Kent, as many of you know
is an attorney for the state of Utah and loathes his job.  He has been for the
past year or so, attempting to simplify his life.  He recently sold his car for
example and bicycles everywhere he goes, or walks.  The sale of his outstanding
reference library is just part of the voluntary simplicity program.  One I was
happy to be a part of.  I like things complex.  More books is always good.  I
have had to add four bookcases to my reference library to accomodate this
purchase. The new combined reference library is now stretches  over 12 bookcases.

Ken Sanders

Kendall Gubler wrote:

> Ken
> I'm curious does that mean Kent is getting out of the book business?
> Kendall
>
> Ken Sanders wrote:
>
> > >
> > > I thought Bookshelvers might be interested in knowing that we have
> > > acquired the balance of the Kovacich Mormon collection from the estate.
> > > 13 cartons have now arrived at my shop.  Many of you attended the
> > > Kovacich auction a year and a half ago.  This is all material
> > > subsequently found and was not in the auction.  There are a number of
> > > scriptures, a long run of early pamphlets and tracts, foreign language
> > > materials, anti-Mormon books, ephemera, etc. etc.
> >
> > We have recently also purchased Kent Walgren's 30 year reference library;
> > bibliographies and books on books.  It includes copies of the original
> > Biblioteca Scallywagania, several original Auerbach catalogs  and the rare
> > 1953 Eberstadt Utah and the Mormons catalog, among other items.
> >
> > Keith/Hugh, if this message is too commercial for the bookshelf, please let
> > me know.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Sanders
> > Ken Sanders Rare Books
> > 268 South 200 East
> > Salt Lake City UT 84111
> > (801) 521-3819
> > Fax: (801) 521-2606
> > http://www.ksb.com
> > ken@dreamgarden.com
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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:45:23 EST
From: RickBook@aol.com
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Bibliographic Laugh for the Day

The following exchange was in response to a Doctrine and Covenants which I am 
selling on eBay this week for a very nice family which needs the money more 
than they need the book . . .

Subj:   Re: Question for seller -- Item #1419036977
Date:   03/30/2001 5:42:38 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:   RickBook
To: ssperber@bgm-fmj.com

In a message dated 03/30/2001 5:08:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ssperber@bgm-fmj.com writes:

<< I am not a Mormon myself--but it seems rather odd that you should be 
selling for a profit such a significant religious artifact.  Somthing of this 
import clearly should be turned over to a museum or the Church of LDS itself. 
>>

Let me suggest that, in this same spirit, you take your most significant 
income received in the next several months and donate it to the museum or 
religious institution of your choice.  Do you have any concept of how many 
museums already own an example of this book?  Or how many copies line the 
shelves of the Church's Historical Department in Salt Lake City?  Or how very 
easily the Church could afford to buy this book from me if they desired to 
add it to their collections?

Rick Grunder

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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:36:52 GMT
From: John Hatch <jphatch@freeport.com>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Bibliographic Laugh for the Day

I've had people in my ward ask me why I don't donate my collection to the church.  I've
given them pretty much the same answer, but I've also explained that I'm not a donating
kind of guy.  However, if I win the lottery so I have an adequate retirement and a nest egg
for my children, consider it donated.

John

> The following exchange was in response to a Doctrine and Covenants which I am 
> selling on eBay this week for a very nice family which needs the money more 
> than they need the book . . .
> 
> Subj:   Re: Question for seller -- Item #1419036977
> Date:   03/30/2001 5:42:38 PM Eastern Standard Time
> From:   RickBook
> To: ssperber@bgm-fmj.com
> 
> In a message dated 03/30/2001 5:08:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> ssperber@bgm-fmj.com writes:
> 
> << I am not a Mormon myself--but it seems rather odd that you should be 
> selling for a profit such a significant religious artifact.  Somthing of this 
> import clearly should be turned over to a museum or the Church of LDS itself. 
> >>
> 
> Let me suggest that, in this same spirit, you take your most si gnificant 
> income received in the next several months and donate it to the museum or 
> religious institution of your choice.  Do you have any concept of how many 
> museums already own an example of this book?  Or how many copies line the 
> shelves of the Church's Historical Department in Salt Lake City?  Or how very 
> easily the Church could afford to buy this book from me if they desired to 
> add it to their collections?
> 
> Rick Grunder
> 
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 13:00:36 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Bibliographic Laugh for the Day

I think my response would be, "For the same reason you don't donate your 
kids to the church."    Only books are more important than kids.
They don't spit up, talk back, or stay out late at night.

I recently wrote to a friend who edits a boating magazine explaining what 
life is like after selling my boat (a 36' powerboat we had for 12 years in 
the Sacramento River Delta.) He printed it in the Bay and Delta 
Yachtsman:  "Since we sold Delta Daisy, I've invested a lot more in my book 
collection.  Books have several advantages over boats in that they don't 
need paint, never rust and seldom rot.  You can start them without fail and 
you don't have to pay rent for space to keep them.  But it's tough to sit 
on the back of a book and watch the river roll by.  We miss that."

Keith

At 11:36 PM 3/30/01 +0000, John Hatch wrote:
>I've had people in my ward ask me why I don't donate my collection to the 
>church.  I've
>given them pretty much the same answer, but I've also explained that I'm 
>not a donating
>kind of guy.  However, if I win the lottery so I have an adequate 
>retirement and a nest egg
>for my children, consider it donated.
>
>John
>
> >


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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 13:24:26 -0800
From: Keith Irwin <irwinkw@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Joe thought it was funny

Joe responded to my request for a partial copy of Tyler's Mormon Battalion, 
noting that my acquisition of this book was a rather hilarious incident.

Actually Joe recalled my purchase of a different copy of this book than the 
one I mentioned.  I found it through the net at a shop in Kansas 
somewhere.  I called and a woman answered.  The conversation went something 
like this:

Me:  I'm calling to see if you still have the The History of the Mormon 
Battalion by Daniel Tyler.
She:  HEY ARCHIE, DO WE STILL GOT THAT MORMON BOOK?
Distant voice:  Uhhhhh, yeah.  It's still here.
She :  Yep, we got it.
Me:  OK.  Is it a first edition?
She:  HEY ARCHIE, IS IT A FIRST EDITION?
Distant voice:  Hell, I don't know.  It looks old.
She:  Yeah, its a first edition.
Me:  Could you look at the date and describe the book to me?
She:  HEY ARCHIE, BRING ME THAT THING
Moments pass.
She:  It says 1881.  Looks like a nice book.
Me:  Is it leather
She:  Yeah, it has leather on it.  You sure are picky!
Me:  Yeah, I've been told that before.  How much do you want.

I bought it and it turned out to be a 3/4 leather copy in quite nice 
shape.  I'm not sure of the accuracy of the preceeding but it certainly 
reflects the tone.

keith


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Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 05:12:51 -0600
From: David Kenison <david@kenison.net>
Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Bibliofind to join with Amazon

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Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:40:35 -0700
From: "Joe Geisner" <rbssman@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LDS-Bookshelf] Joe thought it was funny

Thank you Keith. I really believe the joy of book collecting is the hunt.

Joe

>Joe responded to my request for a partial copy of Tyler's Mormon Battalion,
>noting that my acquisition of this book was a rather hilarious incident.
>
>Actually Joe recalled my purchase of a different copy of this book than the
>one I mentioned.  I found it through the net at a shop in Kansas
>somewhere.  I called and a woman answered.  The conversation went something
>like this:
>
>Me:  I'm calling to see if you still have the The History of the Mormon
>Battalion by Daniel Tyler.
>She:  HEY ARCHIE, DO WE STILL GOT THAT MORMON BOOK?
>Distant voice:  Uhhhhh, yeah.  It's still here.
>She :  Yep, we got it.
>Me:  OK.  Is it a first edition?
>She:  HEY ARCHIE, IS IT A FIRST EDITION?
>Distant voice:  Hell, I don't know.  It looks old.
>She:  Yeah, its a first edition.
>Me:  Could you look at the date and describe the book to me?
>She:  HEY ARCHIE, BRING ME THAT THING
>Moments pass.
>She:  It says 1881.  Looks like a nice book.
>Me:  Is it leather
>She:  Yeah, it has leather on it.  You sure are picky!
>Me:  Yeah, I've been told that before.  How much do you want.
>
>I bought it and it turned out to be a 3/4 leather copy in quite nice
>shape.  I'm not sure of the accuracy of the preceeding but it certainly
>reflects the tone.
>
>keith
>
>
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