Book Collecting

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2009-10-17 Book Collecting - Wm. L. Allison Publisher:

Hi Mark, It may be impossible to date your book but here are some ideas. The title page imprint: W.L. Allison Company was the imprint until 1896. Thereafter it was William L. Allison and Company

2009-10-17 Book Collecting - A Christmas Carol:

Hi, Your book was published as part of the Petit Trianon Series in 1908-1909. For more information about this series you can look at http://henryaltemus.com/series/series143.htm . Originally this

2009-09-11 Book Collecting - Question about books:

It's no trouble. Try the advanced search on www.abebooks.com. You can order the search results by year so you'll get earliest printings first. It's true, sometimes the paperback editions are actually

2009-09-10 Book Collecting - Question about books:

Rina, You can usually find which editions were released first with a Bibliography of the author you're collecting. Google is your friend here. Many first editions of modern authors are pretty affordable