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more buyers turning to thrift stores these days
Thrift stores, sometimes known as second hand stores and thrift shops, are normally shops that are run by charitable organizations. Their inventory usually comes by way of donation and a lot of times, depending on the organization, their employees are actually volunteers, which helps keep costs down. It used to be that only people looking for a bargain shopped at these second hand stores, but with the economy taking a roller coaster ride, more and more people are turning to these stores to help make ends meet.
DUMB MIKEY leaves work early
Mikey and his colleague at work were talking about how the boss left early everyday and left them there to do his dirty work. As they are talking, Mikey comes up with one of his bright ideas and tells his friend, “hey look, the boss leaves early everyday and he never comes back or calls to check on us. I think today we should just leave right after he does.” His colleague agrees and about thirty minutes after boss leaves Mikey and his partner slip out and go home.
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abraham lincoln Memorabilia comes to boonsboro
A traveling exhibit of memorabilia of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, will be on
display at the Boonsboro Library in
Antiques Newsletter featuring news, information and articles about More Buyers Turning to Thrift Stores; An Abraham Lincoln Memorabilia Exhibit; the Fabulous Finds Annual Barn Sale; a Bob Hope Memorabilia Auction and How Can I Tell a First Edition Book. The October 24, 2008 edition of the NOVA-Antiques Newsletter also contains info about upcoming antique & collectibles shows, auctions, estate & tag sales. NOVA-Antiques is the Mid-Eastern U.S. website for all things antique and collectible.
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thanks for the memories bob hope memorabilia auction
This weekend Bob Hope brought in more than $600,000 at a charity auction
for a the Bob & Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation which helps
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His partner makes it home and is elated to be able to get a quick workout before going to meet his girlfriend for dinner. Mikey
goes home and after walking through the front door, he hears muffled sounds coming from the bedroom. Slowly and quietly, Mikey
cracks open the door and sees his boss in the room with his girlfriend. So he quietly closes the door and leaves. The
next day, his colleague asks Mikey if he wanted to leave early again and Mikey says, “Are you crazy, we can’t leave early again, I
almost got caught.”
how can i tell a first edition book?
Besides saving money, some of the other advantages to shopping at thrift stores are that by shopping at a thrift store, we help conserve valuable resources and help to clean up the environment. Buying at a thrift store is akin to recycling and we use less space for landfills in addition to finding designer and brand name items that we may not otherwise be able to afford. Besides people looking for a bargain, before this recession, other people who had already turned to thrift stores were antique dealers, designers and people looking to decorate their space for less.
fabulous finds annual barn sale
Our friends at Fabulous Finds have their Annual Barn Sale scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2008
from 8 AM to 4 PM in
Our research indicates that collecting first edition books can be a bit frustrating because it is not easy to identify them. Although the Library of Congress and the copyright laws requires that publishers list certain information on the books copyright page, different publishers have different ways of including that information. What makes this even more difficult is the date in which the book was first published, because depending on the age, it may have been previous to the existing copyright laws. In these cases, you must consult the author’s bibliography, some of which you may find on the Internet. The first place to look however is on the copyright page of the book.
In the past I have written about both interesting and profitable thrift store finds. In one story, I wrote about a man in
Personally, I have purchased quite a few items myself at thrift stores including a Royal Delft platter, a vintage toy kaleidoscope, paintings, prints and some furniture. Some of the things I have re-sold for a profit, although nothing as extravagant as a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Some of the other items, like a beautiful vintage framed print that hangs in our dining room, decorate our home. Not everyone is going to find a deal in a thrift store that will make them rich every time they shop there. However, one thing is certain; you will always find a good deal and with these economic times, who can’t use a good deal?
upcoming flea markets & antique shows
DC Big flea
The DC Big Flea rolls into the Dulles Expo & Convention Center on Saturday & Sunday, November 1 & 2, 2008 for their final show of this season. The DC Big Flea is the granddaddy of all antiques & collectibles shows in the Mid-Atlantic area and features over 600 booths and hundreds of vendors selling all manner of antiques & collectibles.
upcoming antiques, estate & consignment auctions
The first thing you want to look at on the history page is for copyright date. This date should pretty much coincide with the year that the book was published. In some cases the dates may be slightly off because there is no guarantee that the book was published on the same date as the year it was copyrighted. Next, look for the words, “first edition” or “first printing.” Books that say first printing however may not necessarily be first edition books; it may be the first printing with a second publisher.
Some publishers identify first edition books with a number line, usually 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. The number
1 in a number line indicates that it is the first printing of the book. When it is in its second printing, the number line will
no longer contain the number 1. If it is the third printing of the book, the number 2 will be missing and so on. Some
European publishers also use letters instead of numbers. Keep in mind that not all books have this number line and some publishers,
particularly European publishers may use letters instead of numbers.
Other things that you should look for when collecting first
edition books are the actual cover or dust jacket and whether the book was at one time a library copy or from a book club. The
dust jacket should be the original dust jacket, with the original artwork that came with the first edition book. The dust jacket
normally has the price and in subsequent editions of a book, the dust jacket may have changed. If the book was an ex-library
book, there may be a cardholder on the back flap and in the case of book club edition, there might be stickers indicating this, including
on the dust jacket. Not having the correct dust jacket or being an ex-library book or book club book will diminish the value
of the book.
articles in our blog last week
upcoming estate sales
