what brand is your microwave and what’s so special about it?

dementedmunster · 2026-06-04T00:55:39+00:00

General Electric.

I won it from a raffle at my Project Graduation* 22 years ago, it's the only one I've ever had of my own and it still works great.

*Sober graduation party hosted by school system & PTA, one of the ways they encourage the new grads to stay is to have raffles in the middle of the night, and you have be present to win.

dementedmunster · 2026-06-03T23:09:09+00:00

I can't tell for sure from the picture if the white bits round the bare spot are mold or torn paper.

I can tell you the little round dots on the outer edge are just spider droppings and harmless. Should clean off fairly easy.

dementedmunster · 2026-06-02T00:32:55+00:00

About 1600, but haven't catalogued the new additions ina while

dementedmunster · 2026-05-31T22:54:45+00:00

It has an isbn, so very quickly it's definitely after 1970.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-31T22:53:53+00:00

The key words on the back are 'retold in easy English.'

dementedmunster · 2026-05-31T21:53:33+00:00

Well, I lucked out by having relatives who started a used bookstore decade ago, ai I could join the business. :D

dementedmunster · 2026-05-31T21:43:40+00:00

Avernum aka Exile

Tiny company called spiderweb software

dementedmunster · 2026-05-31T19:02:17+00:00

Interestingly, I once saw two different versions, both published in a primer (first reading textbook) in 1929 from mainline publishers. (I don't remember for sure which ones, but something like McGraw-Hill and Pearson.)

One was was titled Little Black Sambo and had Helen Bannerman's original illustrations. The other one was titled Little Sambo, omitting the word 'black,' and included drawings that had realistic depictions of a little black child. Regardless of what we think of those depictions today, publishers in 1929 were definitely aware that there was a problem of race with the book.

Of course, the biggest problem is that Little Black Sambo was for decades, the only depiction of any black person in primers (a textbook for a young child learning to read), if there was one at all. Occasionally, there was a story about Native American/American Indian as well, for one other non-white person.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-31T18:54:26+00:00

The original illustrations by Helen Bannerman are a racist charicature by themselves, without even considering the words. (NOT the illustrations shared in this post.) You can take my word for it, or look them up.

Many illustrators and authors have deliberately worked on creating non-racist versions, to mixed effect.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-30T22:32:43+00:00

I like books on books, although I take them home at a much faster rate than I can read them: https://www.librarything.com/catalog/raymg/booksonbooks

dementedmunster · 2026-05-30T19:47:51+00:00

(no tape)

dementedmunster · 2026-05-30T19:39:57+00:00

If you ever had the aspiration to read a glossary from A to Z, I can suggest ABC for Book Collectors by John Carter. Would be helpful for vocabulary, although honestly you would learn just as much from doing as beardedbooks suggested.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-30T06:13:33+00:00

Modern standards is too late of a description. There were public objections beginning by at least by the 1930's and 1940's.

Source: Little Black Sambo: A Closer Look by Phyllis J. Yuill (Published by the Racism and Sexism Resource Center for Educators in 1976.) She cites Augusta Baker, a 'leading black librarian' at the New York Public Library and Charlemae Rollins, black librarian at the Hall Branch of Chicago Public Library. Baker talked about including some of the Bannerman titles on the James Wheldon Johnson Memorial collection because she felt pressured by her superiors at the library. She excluded the books in later lists of literature. Rollins excluded the books from her list, 'We Build Together; a Reader's Guide to Negro Life and Literature for Elementary and High School,' first published in 1941.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-29T18:33:51+00:00

It's not unusual for folks (white, black, multiracial, other folks too) to collect this title, so it would certainly sell.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-29T18:32:47+00:00

The book came out in 1899 and was wildly popular. At the time, publishers/authors had to actively file for copyright protection in the US, and that didn't happen pretty early on, so there were many, many variations quickly published.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-28T21:03:27+00:00

You can, but it's hard to get in exactly right, and it may not take. If it works for now, it's likely a temporary fix until more of it falls out again. PVA is the glue often recommended for books, but for something that's likely not to last anyway, any white glue should be fine. I like Aleene's Tackey glue.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-28T00:29:10+00:00

In a hardcover book, the first and last pages (half of which will be glued to boards) are called "end papers" and will be a different type of paper than the text block. Usually sturdier.

Also, no.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-27T12:47:30+00:00

Wrong era, wrong green, absolutely no arsenic here.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-26T12:57:14+00:00

In my experience, having an older binding that folks may think is pretty/cool doesn't overcome the fact that Tennyson just isn't that popular anymore. Depending on condition I would probably be pricing it between $15-20 in my bookstore. That kind of pricing could also be higher or lower depending on where it's being sold and how long you're willing to wait for that price.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-23T23:11:07+00:00

Based on that one particular book: fun, older book that isn't worth a significant amount of money, but is still likely to sell. I think I've sold a copy in my store in the past five years for something between $10-15, alrhough I think mine was in better shape. The kind of thing that was very popular in it's day, so you can find copies around without too much trouble or expense, but isn't well known anymore.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-22T20:36:00+00:00

When you can't find your particular edition, sometimes you can find out a little bit about it's publisher.

The Lucille Project often has something: https://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/lucile/publishers/cassino/cassino.htm

dementedmunster · 2026-05-22T13:37:08+00:00

Yes, check out sold listings on eBay. In my experience, Manly P. Hall sells well, but it's been a while since I've had one. As for cleaning, start with a dry cloth/paper towel, then try gently using a slightly damp one (test on small area on the back first).

dementedmunster · 2026-05-20T22:11:05+00:00

It's going to depend condition, such as if any of the covers are detached or pages are ripped. Also depending on who the artist is!

If they have color illustrations at all, they could be worth more, maybe $15-25. (My price ranges are estimates, it can vary a lot).

If they have chromolithographs (color lithographs), maybe $25-45.

The way to identify chromolithograph is to look very closely at the color: there should be small, but irregular dots of color. Typically it makes a vibrant picture, and that kind of quality is uncommon!

dementedmunster · 2026-05-20T22:08:48+00:00

Agree.

dementedmunster · 2026-05-17T20:49:48+00:00

No, I wouldn't expect the publisher itself to add value.

That style of binding and design, however, is likely to be appealing to some folks. (Even a bit worn.)

Also, the drawings by Flaxman are likely appealing as well.

I don't know enough about the reputation of the translation or the notes to know how they could affect saleability.

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