Eclectic selection to say the least. I love that Twin Peaks cd–eerie, spooky, but somehow soothing. I don’t think I’ve read that Simenon–I assume it’s a non-Maigret. I’ve never seen the Henry Miller before but I’m sure it will be interesting.
Deb, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I bought about 100 books. On the last day of Book Sale, I took advantage of the $5 Bag bargain. I bought a shopping bag for $5 and filled it with books. I managed to jam about 20 books into that bag!
Yes, that Clement cover struck me as well. The Simenon is indeed a non-Maigret, Deb. It was originally published in France in 1937.
Stop him before he buys again!
I picked up 7 books this week, all $3.50-$4 but on sale for 50% off. Four were Peter Turnbulls, one was a “Nameless” collection (SCENARIOS) by Bill Pronzini that I had somehow missed, though I’m sure I’ve read many of the stories.
Wow Great haul. The one I’d have gone for was the Broadway book. I have a couple of books on B’way, but not that one.
We have one big sale left here in SD. It’s on Coronado. It’s members only the first day, and it costs anywhere from (IIRC) $5 for seniors to $10 for others, with a family discount. I haven’t gone for several years. They have a better book area, and a kids area, and probably 50 tables. The books are a lot pricier though, and very inconsistent. One year, the better book section had a reprint of hunt for red october for $20 and out on the “floor” a first was $3. I’ve never purchased anything in the Better section. One year, I found a first of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, for $1. The spine was a bit faded, thus the low price and it was passed over by many dealers. I got it signed by Kesey at Amer. Booksellers Assoc. in LA. He gouged the title page while signing it. One year, I got 2 firsts of 8 million ways to die by L. Block. The older paperbacks used to start at 10c and go to 25c. Now all paperbacks are about $3, with few older ones. The last time I went, I spent $5. I used to spend $30-40. In the past, they treated dealers very badly. When I first went, there was a line to get in (mostly dealers) that wrapped around the block (it’s at a park in Coronado. Things got better with a new person in charge who realized most of the first day sales were to dealers. Now, there is maybe 20 people in line, I understand. The sad thing is “helpers” get to purchase early, and one guy bought a shopping cart full of good stuff. Many of there helpers are sailors from NAS Coronado, who don’t buy too much. They don’t have records, but do have books on tape.
The last day varies from year to year. I went one year and was told it was $5 a bag, but when I went up to pay with my grocery bag full, they told me they charge $5 for the library cloth bag, and they were sold out. some years it was a flat of books (think box top) some years, nothing different. My friend Scott and I were going this year, but I got busy with clearing out my book room, and he got called to see a collection. Maybe next year.
Maggie, we used to go to the big annual sale at the Main Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, but the last time we went there was hardly anything of interest to me.
Maggie, if I run across another copy of that Broadway book, I’ll mail it to you. The AAUW Book Sale features 100,000 books on about 100 tables. The nice aspect is the books are organized by genre and then alphabetical by author. But still, 100,000 books is daunting!
Jeff, my basement is overflowing with books! But I’ve promised Diane I would sort through the collection and donate at least 39 boxes of books to SUNY at Buffalo this Summer.
The AAUW sale by me never has anything good. The SF section is sparse-mainly the Left Behind series or Star Trek books. The mystery section being mainly James
Patterson or Mary Higgins Clark. I usually come out with 2 or 3 books.
Steve, next year you should take a Road Trip to our AAUW Book Sale. I guarantee you’ll find some great SF and fantasy books among the thousands of books!
Here in Winnipeg, the biggest sales are connected to our hospitals. The next one is the Grace Hospital sale on June 22-25. I always go the first day and tell the workers that I won’t be back. They laugh at me because they know I will show up until all the boxes are emptied. Then I go back on the Saturday when you can fill a large bag they supply for $10. I usually end up with about 30 books that I don’t “need” but can’t resist. Most end up back at a hospital or Friends of the Library sale. This year I am ordereding myself not to go on the Saturday.
Kent, of the four days of the AAUW Book Sale, I was there for three of them (one day I was busy making trips to the Airport to pick up various people). Surprisingly, as the 100,000 books dwindled to about 20,000 I found it easier to find some good books!
Helluva haul, George. You read so fast you can get through them and move them along. A hundred books is a years reading for me, and I can’t imagine buying all those books. I have that Clement paperback. I have a couple of others, too.
This last Saturday was the Rose City Book Fair. I didn’t go, it was too hot (98), and as you know I’m cutting way back, buying very little, using the library as much as possible and reading what I already own. So these big book sales are like the dessert tray, I don’t even want to see it.
Rick, I love The Thrill of the Hunt! The feeling of finding a Good Book amid the dross scintillates me! And the chance to buy so many books for so little attracts me, too!
George, we have some good book exhibitions but I’d be lucky to come across these covers. Thanks for sharing them. The Edge novel takes me back to my teens. I probably still have a couple of the George G. Gilman titles.
An interesting array….the Clement does have an impressive cover.
Todd, I bought a lot of these books because of their covers. And, the price was right: $1 for a hardcover and 50 cents for each paperback.
Eclectic selection to say the least. I love that Twin Peaks cd–eerie, spooky, but somehow soothing. I don’t think I’ve read that Simenon–I assume it’s a non-Maigret. I’ve never seen the Henry Miller before but I’m sure it will be interesting.
Enjoy your haul!
Deb, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I bought about 100 books. On the last day of Book Sale, I took advantage of the $5 Bag bargain. I bought a shopping bag for $5 and filled it with books. I managed to jam about 20 books into that bag!
Always enjoy this sale. But I am far more selective now that I have so little extra room.
Patti, I plan to read many of these books and then donate them to SUNY at Buffalo.
A nice haul!
Bill, there’s a little of everything at the AAUW Book Sale. I’ve found some great books there over the years!
Yes, that Clement cover struck me as well. The Simenon is indeed a non-Maigret, Deb. It was originally published in France in 1937.
Stop him before he buys again!
I picked up 7 books this week, all $3.50-$4 but on sale for 50% off. Four were Peter Turnbulls, one was a “Nameless” collection (SCENARIOS) by Bill Pronzini that I had somehow missed, though I’m sure I’ve read many of the stories.
Jeff, the AAUW Book Sale used to be just books, but now they’ve branched out to DVDs and CDs, too.
Did you get in early?
Dan, the AAUW Book Sale charged $20 on the first day. After that, it was $1 charge to get in. The last day, Bag Bargain Day, was free.
Wow Great haul. The one I’d have gone for was the Broadway book. I have a couple of books on B’way, but not that one.
We have one big sale left here in SD. It’s on Coronado. It’s members only the first day, and it costs anywhere from (IIRC) $5 for seniors to $10 for others, with a family discount. I haven’t gone for several years. They have a better book area, and a kids area, and probably 50 tables. The books are a lot pricier though, and very inconsistent. One year, the better book section had a reprint of hunt for red october for $20 and out on the “floor” a first was $3. I’ve never purchased anything in the Better section. One year, I found a first of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, for $1. The spine was a bit faded, thus the low price and it was passed over by many dealers. I got it signed by Kesey at Amer. Booksellers Assoc. in LA. He gouged the title page while signing it. One year, I got 2 firsts of 8 million ways to die by L. Block. The older paperbacks used to start at 10c and go to 25c. Now all paperbacks are about $3, with few older ones. The last time I went, I spent $5. I used to spend $30-40. In the past, they treated dealers very badly. When I first went, there was a line to get in (mostly dealers) that wrapped around the block (it’s at a park in Coronado. Things got better with a new person in charge who realized most of the first day sales were to dealers. Now, there is maybe 20 people in line, I understand. The sad thing is “helpers” get to purchase early, and one guy bought a shopping cart full of good stuff. Many of there helpers are sailors from NAS Coronado, who don’t buy too much. They don’t have records, but do have books on tape.
The last day varies from year to year. I went one year and was told it was $5 a bag, but when I went up to pay with my grocery bag full, they told me they charge $5 for the library cloth bag, and they were sold out. some years it was a flat of books (think box top) some years, nothing different. My friend Scott and I were going this year, but I got busy with clearing out my book room, and he got called to see a collection. Maybe next year.
Maggie, we used to go to the big annual sale at the Main Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, but the last time we went there was hardly anything of interest to me.
Maggie, if I run across another copy of that Broadway book, I’ll mail it to you. The AAUW Book Sale features 100,000 books on about 100 tables. The nice aspect is the books are organized by genre and then alphabetical by author. But still, 100,000 books is daunting!
thanks We have very few book sales left. How many people are in line when the AAUW sale opens there?
Maggie, on opening day of the AAUW Book Sale I’d say about 40 people were in line, mostly dealers.
Jackie wants to know: “Where does he put all that stuff?”
Jeff, my basement is overflowing with books! But I’ve promised Diane I would sort through the collection and donate at least 39 boxes of books to SUNY at Buffalo this Summer.
A moment that will live on in history as “The Day of the Haul.”
Jerry, I score every year at the AAUW. With 100,000 books, there’s something for everyone!
The AAUW sale by me never has anything good. The SF section is sparse-mainly the Left Behind series or Star Trek books. The mystery section being mainly James
Patterson or Mary Higgins Clark. I usually come out with 2 or 3 books.
Steve, next year you should take a Road Trip to our AAUW Book Sale. I guarantee you’ll find some great SF and fantasy books among the thousands of books!
Here in Winnipeg, the biggest sales are connected to our hospitals. The next one is the Grace Hospital sale on June 22-25. I always go the first day and tell the workers that I won’t be back. They laugh at me because they know I will show up until all the boxes are emptied. Then I go back on the Saturday when you can fill a large bag they supply for $10. I usually end up with about 30 books that I don’t “need” but can’t resist. Most end up back at a hospital or Friends of the Library sale. This year I am ordereding myself not to go on the Saturday.
Kent, of the four days of the AAUW Book Sale, I was there for three of them (one day I was busy making trips to the Airport to pick up various people). Surprisingly, as the 100,000 books dwindled to about 20,000 I found it easier to find some good books!
Helluva haul, George. You read so fast you can get through them and move them along. A hundred books is a years reading for me, and I can’t imagine buying all those books. I have that Clement paperback. I have a couple of others, too.
This last Saturday was the Rose City Book Fair. I didn’t go, it was too hot (98), and as you know I’m cutting way back, buying very little, using the library as much as possible and reading what I already own. So these big book sales are like the dessert tray, I don’t even want to see it.
Rick, I love The Thrill of the Hunt! The feeling of finding a Good Book amid the dross scintillates me! And the chance to buy so many books for so little attracts me, too!
George, we have some good book exhibitions but I’d be lucky to come across these covers. Thanks for sharing them. The Edge novel takes me back to my teens. I probably still have a couple of the George G. Gilman titles.
Prashant, I read a lot of Gilman back in the day. I don’t see Edge or Steele books much anymore.