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I am somewhat of a bookworm with my interests in military history and firearms.
Wife wanted to check out a yard sale as we were going down the street, so OK, we did.
Gal had some old books, mostly Old West stuff. Found a first edition issue of "The Muzzle-loading Cap Lock Rifle" by Ned Roberts, The Granite State Press, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1940. Book has a tad of fading of the spine cover, otherwise about as good as you will find. $7.00.
You have to hit quite a few sales of this kind to make a good score, but makes it all worthwhile every so often.
jnyork wrote:I am somewhat of a bookworm with my interests in military history and firearms.
Wife wanted to check out a yard sale as we were going down the street, so OK, we did.
Gal had some old books, mostly Old West stuff. Found a first edition issue of "The Muzzle-loading Cap Lock Rifle" by Ned Roberts, The Granite State Press, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1940. Book has a tad of fading of the spine cover, otherwise about as good as you will find. $7.00.
You have to hit quite a few sales of this kind to make a good score, but makes it all worthwhile every so often.
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I always feel that I've "rescued" something like that from just being disposed of or otherwise disrespected. If it is in an area of MY interest, I'll keep it, but sometimes it isn't something I'm all that in to, but if I recognize it as a 'classic' I'll just go ahead and buy it and give it to someone who is into the topic.
Of course sometimes I misjudge, and proudly present someone with a book for their hobby (that I'm unfamiliar with) that is probably the equivalent of "The Good Houskeeping Guide to Belt-fed weapons" or something they sort of snicker at...
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Nice catch sometimes we do strike it rich at a yard sale.
I have a friend who is up early every Sat. going to yard sales.
He puts in the time & sometimes scores.
AJMD429 wrote:I always feel that I've "rescued" something like that from just being disposed of or otherwise disrespected. ....
This is why I have no shelf space....anywhere...
jnyork wrote: Found a first edition issue of "The Muzzle-loading Cap Lock Rifle" by Ned Roberts, The Granite State Press, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1940.
I don't know anything about that book, but you had me at "1st edition"
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AJMD429 wrote:I always feel that I've "rescued" something like that from just being disposed of or otherwise disrespected. ....
This is why I have no shelf space....anywhere...
jnyork wrote: Found a first edition issue of "The Muzzle-loading Cap Lock Rifle" by Ned Roberts, The Granite State Press, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1940.
I don't know anything about that book, but you had me at "1st edition"
THE book on muzzlestuffers and their history. At the time the Only book published on the subject since 1848, still a classic with recent reprints still in demand. Ned Roberts, well known gun writer and researcher in the first 40 years of the 20the century, developer of the .257 Roberts cartridge. I have not seen a first edition for sale , I have seen second and third editions selling just under a hundred in the last few years. NRA reprinted it in 1990's, those go for around 25 up to 40 or so.
AJMD429 wrote:I always feel that I've "rescued" something like that from just being disposed of or otherwise disrespected. ....
This is why I have no shelf space....anywhere... How does your wife find the time to read them to you?
jnyork wrote: Found a first edition issue of "The Muzzle-loading Cap Lock Rifle" by Ned Roberts, The Granite State Press, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1940.
I don't know anything about that book, but you had me at "1st edition"
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But, you're right. After fixing my meals, shining my boots, mowing the yard, doing laundry, rubbing my back, massaging my feet, and working two jobs, she is short on time. I think for her birthday I'm going to enroll her in a time management class at the college. It's getting close to me having to turn the TV off so I can find time to read to myself...
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How does your wife find the time to read them to you?
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