Good advise on the non smoking home if you are collecting. I bought Warren Duncan's 'Forgotten Flies' on ebay from his sister and still today the smoke smell is in the book. But, I did buy if for reference...
Peggy B the smith's wrote: > Mel > Yes paid $150 for it . you make a good point. Technically they are > first editions. but, most collectors want first printings. There are > allot of fly fishing books offered on eBay by sellers with no idea has > how to describe the condition of their book. One of the first questions > to ask the seller is if the book comes from a smoke free home. It is > near impossible to remove the smell of tobacco smoke or mildew from a book. > Some of my favorite living writers are Nick Lyons, James Babb, Jerry > Dennis, John Gierach and William Tapply whom just passed on not long ago. > GaryS > fight crime...shoot back > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* mel hocken <mailto:softhac...@shaw.ca> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:01 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] First Edition Fly Fishing Books > > */Gary/* > */Some good info. I would like to add that newer books may be listed > as first edition but when you look at the print code you find the > book to be a 2nd 3rd or even higher printing. These are not > considered a true first edition. So if you are buying a book be sure > to do your research before paying premium prices for a book which > someone says is a first edition./* > */I have about 400 books in my library. Most are first editions and > many of the newer ones are signed. There are some great modern > writers that I thoroughly enjoy. If anyone is looking for some great > off season reading I highly recommend W.D. Wetherells three books. > Gary is the 1992 book you are refering to Starlight Creek Angling > Society?/* > */Regards/* > */Mel/* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
