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Libertine · 01-23-2009, 12:49 PM

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.

pornguy · 01-23-2009, 12:51 PM

Most likely e-bay, Half.com or something like that.

How far have you gotten with your idea for the mainstream network

Libertine · 01-23-2009, 12:52 PM

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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.

grumpy · 01-23-2009, 12:52 PM

its called a bookstore. You walk in and you can buy books there.

missipissi · 01-23-2009, 12:57 PM

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.

Ice · 01-23-2009, 12:57 PM

http://www.abebooks.com

crockett · 01-23-2009, 12:58 PM

try e-bay..

Libertine · 01-23-2009, 12:59 PM

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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.

Ice · 01-23-2009, 01:01 PM

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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

Agent 488 · 01-23-2009, 01:03 PM

used book store, antiquarian bookshop.

kane · 01-23-2009, 01:08 PM

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.

Libertine · 01-23-2009, 01:15 PM

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.

firecracker · 01-23-2009, 05:30 PM

http://www.alibris.com/ i have used them to find oddball books now and then...

firecracker · 01-23-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by grumpy

its called a bookstore. You walk in and you can buy books there.

Peaches · 01-23-2009, 05:46 PM

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

TisMe · 01-23-2009, 06:25 PM

Always been happy with what I've bought from abebooks.com, picked up an signed first edition of Papillion from them recently.

retardednewbie · 01-23-2009, 06:28 PM

Vintage / Thrift shops, you never know you might find a gem.

vintage-books.com
randomhouse.com/vintage

billywatson · 01-23-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ice

http://www.abebooks.com

Yeppers!

F-U-Jimmy · 01-23-2009, 06:37 PM

Amazon.com has 5158 results for Edgar Allen Poe highest price $1620.00 down to $10

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kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	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.

01-23-2009, 01:15 PM	#12
Libertine sex dwarf Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 17,860	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. __________________ /(bb\|[^b]{2})/

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firecracker Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento ca Posts: 653	http://www.alibris.com/ i have used them to find oddball books now and then... __________________ When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.

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Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	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 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,719	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 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 191	Vintage / Thrift shops, you never know you might find a gem. vintage-books.com randomhouse.com/vintage

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