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Saturday, January 24, 2026

The library in the Palais Dumba - Rudolf von Alt (1877)



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Saturday, December 20, 2025

The Old Truth Lies in Books, Marian Wawzaniecki, oil/canvas, 1910


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Sometimes I find books..

Sometimes I find books..
...In very unlikely places.

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Bastian, The Sci-Fi Kitty
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Chris the Book Guy
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First Edition Sword of Shannara

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My favorite book spot...

My favorite book spot...
Last surviving picture of the now closed, "One for the Books"

Three copies of Cluster-

Three copies of Cluster-
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    The Sword of Shananananahannara. I think I spelled that right.      The Sword of Shannara is arguably one of the best fantasy epics of...
  • Dune First Edition Value & Cost Comparison (Dune Price Guide)
      Dune Editions and Values Based on market prices from websites such as eBay, Amazon, and other rare book sellers, based on a study of ...
  • Vintage Science Fiction Book Covers: Part 2
         Based on the popularity of the last post, I think this is worth doing again. I love old science fiction, the covers especially. More...
  • First Edition Hunt: Lord of the Rings
    First Edition Hard Covers        Ill see if I can tell this story a better way then the way I read it, which was confusing for me the ...
  • First Edition Hunt: Dune
    *Edit* Also check out my Dune Price guide to find out how much your copy is worth! This is the holy grail of Fantasy/Sci Fi book collec...
  • Flea Market Pick Ups, Part 4
         Here we are, back at Flea Masters in Fort Myers. Saturdays I typically yard/garage sale, and Sundays suck for that, so I hit the Fle...
  • Bookhunting 101 (repost)
          This is repost from my other blog, Unknown: Hole in the Sky  explaining how I got in to collecting books.          I collec...
  • Jared's Newest Mack Bolan Super Find
         My mom sent me the above pictures when she was out with my brother Jared. If you don't follow his latest obsession, scroll ...
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          Much more rare than the hard cover ( FACT ), The Princess Bride is a book that you see at it's lowest, around $400.00 for the ...
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Songs of the Seven Senses

Songs of the Seven Senses
Oddities @ The Goodwill

The Battleground..

The Battleground..
...garage sales are where it's at.

Science Fiction Mags...

Science Fiction Mags...
...and of course, Miller Lite.

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