Comments for Rare Finds - A Guide to Rare Book Collecting http://rarebookfinds.com Learn about rare books from the experts Fri, 09 May 2008 20:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 Comment on James Joyce, Henri Matisse - Ulysses by Bauman http://rarebookfinds.com/2008/02/24/james-joyce-henri-matisse-ulysses-2/#comment-9192 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:43:17 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2008/02/24/james-joyce-henri-matisse-ulysses-2/#comment-9192 We had some server issues but back up now. You should see one of the images in the post, otherwise check out our website for our current selection. Thanks We had some server issues but back up now. You should see one of the images in the post, otherwise check out our website for our current selection. Thanks

]]> Comment on James Joyce, Henri Matisse - Ulysses by Laura K. Aiken http://rarebookfinds.com/2008/02/24/james-joyce-henri-matisse-ulysses-2/#comment-9180 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:33:17 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2008/02/24/james-joyce-henri-matisse-ulysses-2/#comment-9180 Hello, I enjoyed your Matisse article, although none of the pictures were showing. Do you have a photo of the book or any of the illustrations? Best regards-laura. Hello, I enjoyed your Matisse article, although none of the pictures were showing. Do you have a photo of the book or any of the illustrations? Best regards-laura.

]]> Comment on Mark Twain - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Maria http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/09/19/mark-twain-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn/#comment-5690 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:28:56 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/09/19/mark-twain-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn/#comment-5690 Hi there, I am a lifelong reader and lover of books. However, I am new to selling. I'm catching on fairly quick about first editions and such but I still have trouble with the older books, determining what could be of value and what isn't. Specifically, I have acquired a 1929 copy of Huckleberry Finn and was wondering where I could go to find out if it's worth anything. Thanks for your blog.I've found surprisingly little resource for the layman to find out what's worth what when it comes to books. Thanks for any info you can provide, M. Hi there,

I am a lifelong reader and lover of books. However, I am new to selling. I’m catching on fairly quick about first editions and such but I still have trouble with the older books, determining what could be of value and what isn’t.
Specifically, I have acquired a 1929 copy of Huckleberry Finn and was wondering where I could go to find out if it’s worth anything.

Thanks for your blog.I’ve found surprisingly little resource for the layman to find out what’s worth what when it comes to books.

Thanks for any info you can provide,
M.

]]> Comment on Niccolo Machiavelli - Works by Bauman http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/05/21/niccolo-machiavelli-works/#comment-5004 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:43:14 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/05/21/niccolo-machiavelli-works/#comment-5004 Thanks for your question. From our research, Machiavelli brought to light the double-dealing, hypocritical world of politics in a serious, rather than satirical, treatise. According to Machiavelli, moral principles must yield entirely to the requisites of each unique political circumstance. Therefore, it is imperative that the Prince be willing to do anything necessary to maintain power. However, Machiavelli asserts strongly that above all, the Prince must not be hated, yet the Prince should gain from being feared rather than loved. In addition, his observations on the behavior of the rich and powerful led him to the conclusion that humanity is basically corrupt, and that men and women will, when given the chance, always turn toward evil and self-gratification. This interpretation was different from the doctrine of original sin. For Machiavelli, the claim that humanity is ruthless, blindly abandoning itself to lust for pleasures, power, and profit was a plain, observable fact. The Papacy, being the major political power in Machiavelli’s time, naturally took offense at these ideas—not taking kindly to the separation of morality from politics, nor to the corrupt nature of power. In 1559 the Church placed The Prince, and all of Machiavelli’s other works, on the Index Prohibitorum, in the “banned absolutely” category. The Prince stayed there through all the new editions of the Index right up to its discontinuation in 1966. Thanks for your question. From our research, Machiavelli brought to light the double-dealing, hypocritical world of politics in a serious, rather than satirical, treatise. According to Machiavelli, moral principles must yield entirely to the requisites of each unique political circumstance. Therefore, it is imperative that the Prince be willing to do anything necessary to maintain power. However, Machiavelli asserts strongly that above all, the Prince must not be hated, yet the Prince should gain from being feared rather than loved. In addition, his observations on the behavior of the rich and powerful led him to the conclusion that humanity is basically corrupt, and that men and women will, when given the chance, always turn toward evil and self-gratification. This interpretation was different from the doctrine of original sin. For Machiavelli, the claim that humanity is ruthless, blindly abandoning itself to lust for pleasures, power, and profit was a plain, observable fact.

The Papacy, being the major political power in Machiavelli’s time, naturally took offense at these ideas—not taking kindly to the separation of morality from politics, nor to the corrupt nature of power. In 1559 the Church placed The Prince, and all of Machiavelli’s other works, on the Index Prohibitorum, in the “banned absolutely” category. The Prince stayed there through all the new editions of the Index right up to its discontinuation in 1966.

]]> Comment on Niccolo Machiavelli - Works by HLI http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/05/21/niccolo-machiavelli-works/#comment-4949 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:07:52 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/05/21/niccolo-machiavelli-works/#comment-4949 I appriciate the printing information, but why was it censored in the first place? examples? I appriciate the printing information, but why was it censored in the first place? examples?

]]> Comment on Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea by Truegen http://rarebookfinds.com/2006/12/15/ernest-hemingway-the-old-man-and-the-sea/#comment-4755 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:48:57 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2006/12/15/ernest-hemingway-the-old-man-and-the-sea/#comment-4755 For more information on Ernest Hemingway, visit this great web site: <a href="http://www.timelesshemingway.com" rel="nofollow">Timeless Hemingway</a>. For more information on Ernest Hemingway, visit this great web site: Timeless Hemingway.

]]> Comment on Pooh Books - A.A. Milne by Kyong Reagan http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/03/08/pooh-books-aa-milne/#comment-4066 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:41:10 +0000 http://rarebookfinds.com/2007/03/08/pooh-books-aa-milne/#comment-4066 How do you tell if an A.A. Milne book (specifically When we Are Six" is a First edition, First Printing? How do you tell if an A.A. Milne book (specifically When we Are Six” is a First edition, First Printing?

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