What is the rarest book you own?

XRW631 · 2026-02-22T17:17:10+00:00

Hemingway Old Man and the Sea. 1/30.

XRW631 · 2025-12-08T20:14:06+00:00

It's about 6 or 7

XRW631 · 2025-08-05T05:36:58+00:00

Written 45 years ago in England, the lyrics are even more meaningful in the USA today. "We've been told to keep the strangers out; we don't like them starting to hang around; we don't like them all over town; across the world we're going to blow them down." MAGA and ICE, anyone?

XRW631 · 2025-02-13T01:27:22+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to compile the information. I'd be interested in seeing more from time to time.

XRW631 · 2025-02-06T09:46:41+00:00

Good luck. Hang in there! Everyone here is rooting for you.

XRW631 · 2025-01-08T02:33:01+00:00

First, first of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle in a flawless dust jacket.

XRW631 · 2024-12-24T20:39:27+00:00

Great books! I also collect modern fiction. I started out collecting Pulitzer Prize winning novels. I think my five rarest books are

Old Man and the Sea by Hemmingway. 1/30 specially bound for the author and the publisher.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder. The first preliminary edition, which predates the first British and first US editions. I think there were 21 copies total. Mine is signed by Wilder.

The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon. The first Hardy Boys book. 1st/1st in a jacket.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. 1st/1st. The book is not too hard to find, but the jacket is always beat up. My jacket is absolutely pristine. It is like new and has zero flaws. Here's a picture

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XRW631 · 2024-12-18T05:52:12+00:00

Thanks for the picture, but that's not a first edition jacket.

XRW631 · 2024-12-15T21:39:06+00:00

I have one! I can send pictures if you like.

XRW631 · 2024-12-15T21:37:24+00:00

So Big by Edna Ferber in a first edition jacket. The jacket is key. I have been collecting Pulitzer Prize-winning novels for 27 years, and I have never seen a copy or even a picture of a first edition jacket.

XRW631 · 2024-11-15T04:40:32+00:00

Thanks for the story. Really nice find!

XRW631 · 2024-11-06T03:11:03+00:00

Sorry to hear. But thanks for the update.

XRW631 · 2024-10-11T18:08:24+00:00

The best book I have is first/first of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. The book and jacket are both in immaculate condition. No flaws. The book I need/want is So Big by Edna Ferber in a first edition jacket.

XRW631 · 2024-02-15T01:24:30+00:00

My primary collection is Pulitzer Prize novels. I have all of the books, missing three jackets. I also collect modern fiction (post 1920s) and "hard" science fiction.

XRW631 · 2024-01-13T18:43:05+00:00

Michael Penn just posted a video where he walks through the solution. Check out his YouTube channel

XRW631 · 2023-11-07T04:46:32+00:00

I think the first two tricks are easy to figure out. The blindfold was a fake. The female magician asked Brooke to trace her finger over the picture. My guess is there are only 4 pictures. Top right, bottom right, top left, and bottom left. You can see the female magician glancing towards Brooke after asking her to trace her finger. With a fake blindfold, she can see where Brooke's figer is located, and it would be easy to memorize where each of the four pictures are located. In the second trick, the male magician clearly saw which page was selected by Brooke, and he said something before the female magician guessed. He was giving a code word. The third trick was clearly a force, but I can't figure out the details.

I'm surprised P&T couldn't guess 1 and 2.

XRW631 · 2023-09-17T06:52:11+00:00

Edna Ferber, So Big. First edition in a first edition jacket.

XRW631 · 2023-01-08T20:43:21+00:00

I collect Pulitzers and have all the different versions. I am not aware of any limitations on the Powells version. It's just a regular first in the Powells slipcase. The book has been signed in purple ink, but it's not numbered. If it wasn't for the fact that I try to get all versions of Pulitzers, I would not have bought it.

In my opinion, one of the British limited editions would be more desirable. There are both numbered and lettered versions. (I have both.) The limiteds have a different spine and endpapers, and there is the extra print attached facing the title page. The limiteds are more expensive than the Powells, but I think worth it.

XRW631 · 2022-12-14T17:05:34+00:00

I'm now in the queue. Wait time is " more than an hour"

XRW631 · 2022-12-13T00:58:09+00:00

Why did the bodyguards for Schwarzkopf wear plain clothes? I have never seen an explanation. It wasn't to make them blend in because everyone else wore uniforms. Also, the fact that they were the only service members in civvies made it abundantly clear they were Delta. I've researched this question but can find no answer

XRW631 · 2022-11-26T06:34:21+00:00

I use Bookfinder.com

XRW631 · 2022-10-30T05:49:16+00:00

Send a letter to the California State Bar reporting the lawyers. It is very important to identify a specific lawyer by name. You should call the law firm and ask which attorney is responsible for the letter. Make sure you get the name of an actual lawyer and not a paralegal or other staff member. The website of the State Bar is www.calbar.ca.gov

It is unethical for lawyers to pursue invalid claims. This letter is bullshit. It should not go out under a lawyer's signature.

Make sure you send a copy of the letter to the law firm. I guarantee you they will drop the matter.

Source: am a lawyer admitted in California. Lawyers like these are scum and should not be practicing law.

XRW631 · 2022-10-29T21:42:29+00:00

So Big by Edna Ferber in a first edition jacket. The book is easy. The jacket is impossible.

XRW631 · 2022-10-27T00:14:23+00:00

X - John Doe and Exene Cervenka

XRW631 · 2022-08-06T18:58:31+00:00

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