Any good finds lately?

RF wrote:
> In an effort to try to stem the tide of MI5 and other spam, has anyone
> made any good finds or picked up any bargains lately?
> I got a nice Tom Swift Jr. paperback box set that I've been looking
> for for years for a mere $10 (postage included!) on eBay.


Yes, as a matter of fact. A dealer in the area holds a monthly tag sale of
surplus books. Earlier this month I picked up "The Prose Works of John Milton",
2 volumes, leather over marbled boards, Philadelphia, 1845, for $10.00. The
pages have some foxing but no other issues.


Francis A. Miniter
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My last two eBay purchases, unfortunately, turned out to be from
sellers who didn't know the difference between a book club edition and
a first.

I did,. however, hook up with a friend from high school (after many
years) who's now a bookseller, and who offered me an Arkham House
collection I wanted for less than I'd seen it just about anywhere
else...
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On Nov 26, 10:18 pm, jmel... RemoveThis @verizon.net wrote:
> My last two eBay purchases, unfortunately, turned out to be from
> sellers who didn't know the difference between a book club edition and
> a first.
>
> I did,. however, hook up with a friend from high school (after many
> years) who's now a bookseller, and who offered me an Arkham House
> collection I wanted for less than I'd seen it just about anywhere
> else...

Are they H.P. Lovecraft books?
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:03:42 -0800 (PST), RF <fwdixon.RemoveThis@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>In an effort to try to stem the tide of MI5 and other spam, has anyone
>made any good finds or picked up any bargains lately?
>I got a nice Tom Swift Jr. paperback box set that I've been looking
>for for years for a mere $10 (postage included!) on eBay.

A Child's History Of England by Dickens. 1885 edition.
Five bucks at garage sale.

SL
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On Nov 27, 4:27 pm, "Jean B." <jb....TakeThisOut@rcn.com> wrote:

> I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
> interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
> had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
> came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
> it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
> although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
> I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
> can see them.

Not to discourage you but this is a forum for book collectors, not
antiques or other collectibles.
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RF wrote:
> In an effort to try to stem the tide of MI5 and other spam, has anyone
> made any good finds or picked up any bargains lately?
> I got a nice Tom Swift Jr. paperback box set that I've been looking
> for for years for a mere $10 (postage included!) on eBay.

I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
can see them.

--
Jean B.
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On Nov 27, 8:49 pm, "Evelyn C. Leeper" <elee....DeleteThis@optonline.net> wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
> > RF wrote:
> >> On Nov 27, 4:27 pm, "Jean B." <jb....DeleteThis@rcn.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
> >>> interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
> >>> had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
> >>> came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
> >>> it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
> >>> although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
> >>> I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
> >>> can see them.
>
> >> Not to discourage you but this is a forum for book collectors, not
> >> antiques or other collectibles.
>
> > Ooops. I subscribed to three antiques/collecting groups at the same
> > time. Actually, I collect old cookbooks--and miscellaneous other books
> > that I run into when I am out and around.
>
> > Shall I atone by saying that I got a copy of a cookbook dated 1848 for $10?
>
> One wonders what ingredients it uses that may no longer be available?

Red Dye #3 perhaps???
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RF wrote:
> On Nov 27, 4:27 pm, "Jean B." <jb....DeleteThis@rcn.com> wrote:
>
>> I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
>> interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
>> had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
>> came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
>> it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
>> although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
>> I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
>> can see them.
>
> Not to discourage you but this is a forum for book collectors, not
> antiques or other collectibles.
>
Ooops. I subscribed to three antiques/collecting groups at
the same time. Actually, I collect old cookbooks--and
miscellaneous other books that I run into when I am out and
around.

Shall I atone by saying that I got a copy of a cookbook dated
1848 for $10?

--
Jean B.
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Jean B. wrote:
> RF wrote:
>> On Nov 27, 4:27 pm, "Jean B." <jb....RemoveThis@rcn.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
>>> interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
>>> had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
>>> came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
>>> it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
>>> although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
>>> I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
>>> can see them.
>>
>> Not to discourage you but this is a forum for book collectors, not
>> antiques or other collectibles.
>>
> Ooops. I subscribed to three antiques/collecting groups at the same
> time. Actually, I collect old cookbooks--and miscellaneous other books
> that I run into when I am out and around.
>
> Shall I atone by saying that I got a copy of a cookbook dated 1848 for $10?

One wonders what ingredients it uses that may no longer be available?

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
I believe I found the missing link between animal
and civilized man. It is us. -Konrad Lorenz
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Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

> Jean B. wrote:
>
>> RF wrote:
>>
>>> On Nov 27, 4:27 pm, "Jean B." <jb....RemoveThis@rcn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
>>>> interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
>>>> had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
>>>> came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
>>>> it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
>>>> although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
>>>> I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
>>>> can see them.
>>>
>>>
>>> Not to discourage you but this is a forum for book collectors, not
>>> antiques or other collectibles.
>>>
>> Ooops. I subscribed to three antiques/collecting groups at the same
>> time. Actually, I collect old cookbooks--and miscellaneous other
>> books that I run into when I am out and around.
>>
>> Shall I atone by saying that I got a copy of a cookbook dated 1848 for
>> $10?
>
>
> One wonders what ingredients it uses that may no longer be available?
>

Some years ago a friend gave me a book that is a translation of Apicius de re
Coquinaria. The book is Apicius, Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome (Ed. and
Trans. by Jos. Dommers Vehling) Dover, 1977.

There are definitely a number of ingredients which, available or not, you would
probably pass on. For instance, sow's womb, cracklings, udder, tails and feet.
One recipe is for sow's udder or belly with the paps on it. Then there are
recipes for Flamingo, Ostrich and Crane and suggestions for dealing with strong
smelling birds. Another recipe is entitled "Fine Ragout of Brains and Bacon".
Some other ingredients that mean nothing to me are : laser, lovage, colocasium,
aphros, cyprian rush. And while other ingredients such as saltpeter, laurel
berries or myrtle berries have meaning, I don't expect to find them at the local
grocer.

Just last night I was watching a show about authentic Japanese cooking (not the
limited Americanized version). Like the Romans, little if anything is wasted
and Chicken Fricassed on a stick will include every part of the chicken
imaginable.


Francis A. Miniter
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>>> I got a copy of a cookbook dated 1848 for $10
>> One wonders what ingredients it uses that may no longer be available?

Probably none if you look hard enough and are prepared to spend enough.

> Some years ago a friend gave me a book that is a translation of Apicius de re
> Coquinaria. The book is Apicius, Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome (Ed. and
> Trans. by Jos. Dommers Vehling) Dover, 1977.
>
> There are definitely a number of ingredients which, available or not, you would
> probably pass on. For instance, sow's womb, cracklings, udder, tails and feet.
> One recipe is for sow's udder or belly with the paps on it. Then there are
> recipes for Flamingo, Ostrich and Crane and suggestions for dealing with strong
> smelling birds. Another recipe is entitled "Fine Ragout of Brains and Bacon".
> Some other ingredients that mean nothing to me are : laser, lovage, colocasium,
> aphros, cyprian rush. And while other ingredients such as saltpeter, laurel
> berries or myrtle berries have meaning, I don't expect to find them at the local
> grocer.

Any Chinese supermarket should have saltpetre. I saw ostrich sausages in
the seasonal French market in Edinburgh at the weekend (ostrich farming is
a sizable business in Europe). Oxtail soup is a traditional British food -
casualty of the BSE epidemic, but my mother used to make it.

The one you won't find is silphium.

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Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> RF wrote:
>>> On Nov 27, 4:27 pm, "Jean B." <jb... RemoveThis @rcn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am new here and subscribed in part because I think I have an
>>>> interesting find. I recently purchased a "clergy chair" that
>>>> had belonged to the grandfather of the original seller. It
>>>> came from a Boston-area church and had a tag on it that said
>>>> it was 19th century. I think it looks a lot older than that,
>>>> although it could have just been constructed to LOOK that way.
>>>> I am waiting for my daughter to put the photos where folks
>>>> can see them.
>>>
>>> Not to discourage you but this is a forum for book collectors, not
>>> antiques or other collectibles.
>>>
>> Ooops. I subscribed to three antiques/collecting groups at the same
>> time. Actually, I collect old cookbooks--and miscellaneous other
>> books that I run into when I am out and around.
>>
>> Shall I atone by saying that I got a copy of a cookbook dated 1848 for
>> $10?
>
> One wonders what ingredients it uses that may no longer be available?
>
Maybe offal of various sorts. Some of the herbs have fallen
out of favor. Actually, it's quite interesting to see how
much was used in days of yore--and how a lot of that variety
has been lost.

--
Jean B.
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Jack Campin wrote:

>>>> I got a copy of a cookbook dated 1848 for $10
>>> One wonders what ingredients it uses that may no longer be
>>> available?
>
> Probably none if you look hard enough and are prepared to spend
> enough.
>
>> Some years ago a friend gave me a book that is a translation of
>> Apicius de re Coquinaria. The book is Apicius, Cookery and Dining in
>> Imperial Rome (Ed. and Trans. by Jos. Dommers Vehling) Dover, 1977.
>>
>> There are definitely a number of ingredients which, available or not,
>> you would probably pass on. For instance, sow's womb, cracklings,
>> udder, tails and feet.
>> One recipe is for sow's udder or belly with the paps on it. Then
>> there are
>> recipes for Flamingo, Ostrich and Crane and suggestions for dealing
>> with strong smelling birds. Another recipe is entitled "Fine Ragout
>> of Brains and Bacon". Some other ingredients that mean nothing to me
>> are : laser, lovage, colocasium, aphros, cyprian rush. And while
>> other ingredients such as saltpeter, laurel berries or myrtle berries
>> have meaning, I don't expect to find them at the local grocer.
>
> Any Chinese supermarket should have saltpetre. I saw ostrich sausages
> in the seasonal French market in Edinburgh at the weekend (ostrich
> farming is a sizable business in Europe). Oxtail soup is a
> traditional British food - casualty of the BSE epidemic, but my mother
> used to make it.
>
> The one you won't find is silphium.

No, they won't, nor laser (which is the resin of the silphium plant, but
the OP may be able to find asafoetida, which is apparently very similar
to silphium (Strabo, a Roman writer and geographer, used the same word
for both asafoetida and silphium.)
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