As Tamara says there has been only one edition and one impression (1983) of Le Pompe 1559. This sold for £9 and the ISBN was 0 903585 16 2 (current 13-digit equivalent is 978 0 903585 16 3 - with different check digit).
We still have a few copies available which were put aside with minor imperfections like marks on the covers, yet on Amazon UK today two used copies were being offered at £88 and £134 respectively (+ shipping), which may be why the vendor (in Sue's case) selected a 'competitive' £49.99! Unfortunately internet book prices can be very misleading for the unwary. We often see our books offered on the internet at many times their list price, even when still in print and available from us. For example today Amazon UK showed used copies of two of Barbara Underwood's Traditional Beds Lace books at over 5½ times list price, alongside Amazon's new copies at near list price! Nigel Bean | On Apr 16, 2008, at 5:15, Sue (Harvey) wrote: | | > I was just about to put some books on ebay including Le Pompe 1559 when | > I noticed another offer of the same title they were asking a starting | > bid of £49.99 the reason stated was it was 1983 first edition with ISBN | > 0 903585 16 2 - mine is identical but I was always under the impression | > that the last number (i.e. 2) meant the edition, so can anyone tell me | > if I am correct in my assumption that someone is on the make? or have I | > got a book more valuable than I thought. | | Ruth Bean -- the publisher of the book -- is (or used to be) on this | list and will correct me if I'm wrong, but it has always been my | understanding that there had ever been only one edition (and a single | imprint) of this one. My copy has the same date and ISBN as yours and | cost U$ 19.95+ shipping, 18yrs ago. Which already included the vendor's | shipping and profit, since I bought it in US. By today's exchange | rates, $19.95 translates to £9.99... How are the mighty fallen! <g>. | - -- | Tamara P Duvall - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
