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Topic: FS: Large space book collection (estate sale)
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 10:58 PM
For sale, estate collection of space books. See below for grouped categories: - Wernher von Braun
- Russians in Space
- Early Space
- Mercury
- Gemini
- Apollo
- Space Shuttle
- Astronauts
- NASA People
- General Space Race/Exploration
- Space Stations/Hubble/Satellite
- Nuclear Development
- Other Space Countries
- Mars
- Outer Exploration
- Coffee Table Books
- Aircraft
- Lots
All prices are negotiable and in $USD. Shipping is additional and is from Calgary, Canada. Multiple book purchases will give you better value for shipping and purchasing. Any questions please email me. |
Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 10:59 PM
Wernher von Braun books: - "Wernher von Braun" by Erik Bergaust - hardcover - SOLD
- "The Mars Project" by Wernher von Braun - softcover - $10
- "Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War" by Michael J. Neufeld - softcover - $10
- "The Rockets Red Glare" by Wernher von Braun and Frederick I. Ordway III - hardcover - $20
- "Across the Space Frontier" (1952) by Joseph Kaplan and Wernher von Braun - hardcover - SOLD
- "History of Rocketry and Space Travel" by Wernher von Braun and Frederick I. Ordway III - hardcover - SOLD
- "The Rocket Team" by Frederick I. Ordway III and Mitchell R. Sharpe - hardcover - $20
- "Rocket To The Moon" by Erik Bergaust, Seabrook Hull and Wernher von Braun - hardcover - SOLD
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:00 PM
"Russians in Space" books: - "Russians In Space" by Evgeny Riabchikov - hardcover - $10
- "Red Star In Orbit" by James E. Oberg - hardcover - SOLD
- "Red Moon Rising" by Matthew Brzezinski - hardcover - $10
- "Waystation To The Stars" by Colin Foale - softcover - $5
- "Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft" by Rex D. Hall and David J. Shayler - softcover - $15
- "Two Sides of the Moon" by David Scott, Alexei Leonov - hardcover - $20
- "Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard MIR" by Bryan Burrough - hardcover - $20
- "Korolev" by James Harford - hardcover - SOLD
- "Rocket & Space Corporation Energia: The Legacy of S.P. Korolev" - Apogee Books - softcover - $10
- "Sputnik: The Launch of the Space Race" by Paul Dickson - hardcover - $15
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:00 PM
"Early Space" books: - "American Rocket Society Space Flight Report To The Nation 1962" by Jerry and Vivian Grey - hardcover - SOLD
- "Rocketry & Space Exploration 1958" by Andrew G. Haley - hardcover - SOLD
- "Grosset All-Color Guide Rockets & Missiles" (1970) by John W.R. Taylor - hardcover - SOLD
- "Spaceflight Today" (1963) by K W Gatland - hardcover - SOLD
- "Man's Conquest of Space" - National Geographic Society - hardcover oversized - $10
- "Satellite! The First Step Into the Last Frontier" by Erik Bergaust and William Beller - hardcover - SOLD
- "Spacecraft & Boosters: Analysis of 70 US and Soviet Space Launchings 1961" by K.W. Gatland - hardcover - SOLD
- "Conflict In Space" (1962) by M.N. Golovine - hardcover - $7.50
- "The Exploration of Space" (1951) by Arthur C. Clarke - hardcover - SOLD
- "Americans In Space: Five Years of Manned Space Travel" (1966) by Ross Olney - hardcover - SOLD
- "Vanguard: A History" - NASA - softcover oversized - $10
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:01 PM
Mercury books: - "The New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury" - NASA - softcover - $20
- "Lost Spacecraft" by Curt Newport - hardcover/CD ROM - $10
- "Friendship 7: The NASA Mission Report" - Apogee Books/CD ROM - softcover - SOLD
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:01 PM
Gemini books: - "On The Shoulders of Titans: History of Project Gemini" - softcover - SOLD
- Gemini 6: NASA Mission Reports - Apogee/CD - softcover - $10
- "Gemini 6: NASA Mission Reports - Apogee/CD - softcover - $11
- How NASA Learned To Fly In Space: Gemini Missions" by David Harland - softcover - $10
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:01 PM
Apollo books: - "Apollo 8: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo 9: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo 10: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo 11 Vol 1: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo 11 Vol 2: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo 12: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo 16: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight" by David A. Mindell - hardcover - $15
- "Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight" by David A. Mindell - hardcover - $15
- "Chariots For Apollo" by Charles R. Pellegrino - softcover - $7.50
- "A Man On The Moon: Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts" by Andrew Chaikin - softcover - $10
- How Apollo Flew To the Moon by W. David Woods - softcover - SOLD
- "Apollo: The Race To the Moon" by Charles Murray and Catherine Bly Cox - softcover - SOLD
- "A Man on The Moon" by Andrew Chaikin - softcover - $10
- "Apollo: Lost and Forgotten Missions" by David Shayler - softcover - $15
- "Rover and Men on the Moon" by Claude V. Holland - hardcover - $15
- "Apollo: Expeditions to the Moon" - NASA SP-350 - hardcover - SOLD
- "Apollo: The Epic Journey To The Moon" by David West Reynolds - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Stages To Saturn" by Roger E. Bilstein - softcover - SOLD
- "The Decision To Go To the Moon" by John M. Logsdon - hardcover - $10
- "Earthbound Astronauts: The Builders of Apollo Saturn" by Beirne Lay Jr. - hardcover - SOLD
- "Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module" by Thomas J. Kelly - hardcover - SOLD
- "Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8" by Robert Zimmerman - hardcover - $15
- "The Man Who Ran The Moon" by Piers Bizony - hardcover - $15
- "For All Mankind" by Harry Hurt III - hardcover - $15
- "Moon Shot" by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton - softcover - $10
- "In The Shadow of the Moon" by Francis French and Colin Burgess - hardcover - $20
- "Rocket Men" by Craig Nelson - hardcover - $10
- "First On The Moon" by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. - hardcover - $10
- "A Man On The Moon: Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts" by Andrew Chaikin - hardcover - SOLD
- "For All Mankind" by Harry Hurt III - hardcover - $10
- "Chariots For Apollo: A History of manned Lunar Spacecraft" - NASA - softcover - $25
- "Powering Apollo: James E. Webb of NASA" by W. Henry Lambright - softcover - SOLD
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:01 PM
Space Shuttle books: **Space Shuttle Books One Day Special 30% Discount April 28th** - "Riding Rockets" by Mike Mullane - softcover - $10
- "Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir" by Tom Jones - softcover - $10
- "Challenger: A Major Malfunction" by Malcolm McConnell - hardcover - $10
- "Space Shuttle STS Flights 1-5: The NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee Books/CD ROM - softcover - $20
- "Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey" by Joseph P. Allen - softcover oversized - $20
- "Space Shuttle Story" by Andrew Wilson - hardcover oversized - $15
- "Prescription For Disaster" by Joseph J. Trento - hardcover - $15
- "The Story of Space Shuttle" by Tim Furniss - softcover oversized - $10
- "Too Far From Home" by Chris Jones - hardcover - $20
- "Space Shuttle: America's Wings To the Future" by Marshall H. Kaplan - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System, First 100 Missions" by Dennis R. Jenkins - hardcover oversized - $30
- "Space Shuttle: The Beginning through STS-75" by Dennis R. Jenkins- hardcover oversized- $30
- "Space Liner" by William Stockton and John Noble Wilford - hardcover - $10
- "The Space Shuttle Operatoer's Manual" by Kerry Mark Joels and Gregory P. Kennedy - softcover - $15
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-24-2016 11:02 PM
Astronauts books: ****Prices Reduced April 28th**** - "Moon Shot" by Alan Shepard and Deke Slyton - hardcover - SOLD
- "Moon Dust" by Andrew Smith - hardcover - $7
- "Rocket Man: Pete Conrad" by Nancy Conrad and Howard A. Klausner - hardcover - $7
- Men From Earth Buzz Aldrin/Malcom McConnell - hardcover - $7
- "The All-American Boys" by Walter Cunningham - hardcover - SOLD
- "Deke" by Donald K. "Deke" Slayton - hardcover - $10
- "We Have Capture" by Thomas P. Stafford - hardcover - $7
- "For Spacious Skies" by Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever - hardcover - $15
- "Leap of Faith" by Gordon Cooper - hardcover - SOLD
- "John Glenn: A Memoir" by John Glenn and Nick Taylor - hardcover - SOLD
- "Countdown" by Frank Borman and Robert J. Serling - hardcover - SOLD
- "Schirra's Space" by Walter Schirra and Richard Bilings - hardcover - $15
- "The Last Man On The Moon" by Eugene Cernan and Don Davis - hardcover - SOLD
- "Light This Candle: Life and Times of Alan Shepard" by Neal Thompson - hardcover - SOLD
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:26 AM
NASA People books: - "Failure Is Not An Option" by Gene Kranz - hardcover - SOLD
- "Apollo EECOM: Journey of A Lifetime" by Sy Liebergot and David M. Harland - hardcover/CD - SOLD
- "Flight: My Life In Mission Control" by Chris Kraft - hardcover - $20
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:26 AM
General Space Race/Exploration books: - "The Race: How America Beat Russian to the Moon" by James Schefter - $10
- "Rendezvous In Space" by Martin Caidin - $5
- "One Small Step: Inside Story of Space Exploration" by David Whitehouse - hardcover oversized/CD - $15
- "Kennedy Space Center Story" - softcover - SOLD
- "Countdown: History of Space Flight" by TA Heppenheimer - hardcover - $10
- "The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age" by Walter A. McDougall - softcover - $10
- "The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age" by Walter A. McDougall - hardcover - $15
- "Angle of Attack: Harrison Storms and the Race to the Moon" by Mike Gray - softcover - $7.50
- "Entering Space An Astronauts Odyssey" by Joseph P. Allen and Russell Martin - hardcover oversized - $15
- "Entering Space An Astronauts Odyssey" by Joseph P. Allen and Russell Martin - hardcover oversized - $15
- "Entering Space: An Astronauts Odyssey" (Revised) by Joseph P. Allen and Russell Martin - hardcover oversized - $15
- "Making of An Ex-Astronaut" by Brian O'Leary - hardcover - $10
- "This New Ocean: Story of First Space Age" by William E. Burows - hardcover - $20
- "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics" by Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Muller, Jerry E. White - softcover - $7.50
- "Space The New Frontier" - NASA - softcover oversized - SOLD
- "Outlook For Space: Report to the NASA Administrator" (Jan 1976) NASA - softcover oversized - $10
- "A Forecast of Space Technology, 1980-2000" - softcover oversized - $10
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:27 AM
Space Stations/Hubble/Satellite books: - "Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story" by David Hitt, Owen Garriott, Joe Kerwin - hardcover - $20
- "Skylab: Our First Space Station" - NASA - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Skylab: A Guidebook" - NASA - softcover - $7.50
- "The Hubble Wars" by Eric J. Chaisson - softcover - $10
- "The Space Telescope" by Rovert W. Smith - hardcover - $15
- "Living In Space" by Giovanni Caprara - softcover oversized - $15
- "Eye In The Sky: Story of the Corona Spy Satellites" by Dwayne A. Day and John M. Logsdon - softcover - SOLD
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:27 AM
Nuclear Development books: Prices Reduced by 50% April 28 - "The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller and the Superbomb" by Herbert York - hardcover - SOLD
- "Nuclear Weapons of the United States: Illustrated History" by James N. Gibson - hardcover oversized - $5
- "Principles of Guided Missiles and Nuclear Weapons" (1966) - Bureau of Naval Personnel - softcover oversized - $5
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:28 AM
Other Space Countries books: - "How We Got To The Moon: The Story of the German Space Pioneers" by Marsha Freeman - softcover - $5
- "German Guided Missles" by Rowland F. Pocook - hardcover - $10
- "German Secret Weapons: Blueprint for Mars" by Brian Ford - softcover - $5
- "Thread of the Silkworm: Chinese Missile Program" by Iris Chang - $5
- "Canada In Space" by Lydia Dotto - softcover - $7.50
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:28 AM
Mars books: - "The Exploration of Mars" by Piers Bizony - softcover - $10
- "Mission To Mars" by James Edward Oberb - softcover - $5
- "Viking Mission To Mars" - NASA SP-334 - booklet - $5
- "The Case For Mars" by Robert Zubrin - softcover - $10
- "The Search For Life On Mars" by Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr. - softcover - $5
- "The Hunt For Life On Mars" by Donald Goldsmith - hardcover - $10
- "Mars: The NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity" by Steve Squyres - softcover - $10
- "Mission To Mars" by Michael Collings - hardcover - $10
- "Managing Martians" by Donna Shirley - hardcover - SOLD
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:29 AM
Outer Exploration books: - "Pale Blue Dot: Vision of the Human Future In Space" by Carl Sagan - softcover - $7.50
- "Space War" by David Ritchie - hardcover - $5
- "Space Colonies" (1977) by Stewart Brand - softcover oversized - $5
- "New Worlds For Old" by Duncan Lunan - hardcover oversized - $10
- "The Voyager Uranus Travel Guide" - NASA/JPL - softcover oversized - $10
- "Pioneer Odyssey: Encounter with a Giant" - softcover oversized - $15
- "Moon Hunters: NASA's Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System" by Jeffery Kluger - softcover - $7.50
- "New Handbook of the Heavens" by Hubert J. Bernhard - softcover (no picture) - $5
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:30 AM
Coffee Table Books: - "The Martian Landscape" - NASA SP-425 - hardcover oversized - $15
- "American Astronaut Photography, 1962-1972" by Ron Schick and Julia Van Haaften - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "The Greatest Adventure: Apollo 13 and Others" by Edward Gibson - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Spaceflight: The Complete Story From Sputnik to Shuttle and Beyond" - hardcover oversized -SOLD
- "The Right Stuff: Illustrated" by Tom Wolf - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Postcard From Mars" by Jim Bell - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "The Astronauts: The First 25 Years of Manned Spaceflight" by Bill Yenne - hardcover oversized - $15
- "Space Shuttle: Astronauts Experience In Their Own Words" - Air&Space/Smithsonian Magazine - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Life In Space" - Life Magazine - softcover oversized - $15
- "To The Edge of the Universe: Exploration of Outer Space with NASA" - hardcover oversized - $15
- "SuperCarriers: Naval Air Power In Action" - Tony Holmes and Jean-Pierre Montbazet - hardcover oversized - $15
- "Rockets of the World" by Peter Always - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "NASA 7: The Exploration of Space" by Roger D. Launius and Bertam Ulrich - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Space 50: Smithsonian Books" by Piers Bizony - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Space" by Andrew Chaikin - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Full Moon" by Michael Light - hardcover oversized - SOLD
- "Life Man In Space" - Life Magazine - softcover oversized - $15
- "Exploring Space" - National Geographic - softcover oversized - $10
- "Images From Space: The Camera In Orbit" by H.J.P. Arnold - softcover oversized - $15
- "Apollo" - National Geographic Society - softcover oversized - $10
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:30 AM
Aircraft books: - "Arrows To The Moon: Avro's Engineers and the Space Race" by Chris Gainor - softcover - SOLD
- "Dyna-Soar: Hypersonic Strategic Weapons Systems" - Apogee/CD - softcover - $15
- "X-15: NASA Mission Reports" - Apogee/CD - softcover - SOLD
- "Skunk Works" by Tom Clancy - softcover - $10
- "The Quest for Mach One" by Chuck Yeager, Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover - hardcover - $20
- "Hypersonic: The Story of the North American X-15" by Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis - hardcover - SOLD
- "Twenty-First Century Jet: Making of Boeing 777" by Karl Sabbagh - hardcover - $15
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Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-25-2016 12:30 AM
Lots: - Peterson's Book of Man In Space: Volumes 1-5 - softcover - SOLD
- Time/Aviation and Space/Newsweek - $5 for all
- 14 Life Magazines (space related) - SOLD
- Huge Mystery Grab Bag Lot of Newspaper Clippings - Calgary Herald/Magazines - FREE + Shipping
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BobF Member Posts: 13 From: Great Mills, MD USA Registered: Sep 2012
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posted 04-25-2016 06:30 AM
I have sent you a email with a list of books I am interested in. Thanks. |
Sputnik 1 Member Posts: 48 From: Heilbronn, Germany Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 04-26-2016 12:31 AM
I have sent you an email with a list of books I am interested in. Thanks. — Paul Deister |
Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-27-2016 12:28 AM
50% off all coffee table books today (April 27) only. That should cover some of the shipping costs. |
Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-28-2016 12:23 PM
Space Shuttle Books One Day Special 30% Discount April 28th. |
GrantV Member Posts: 28 From: Winnipeg, Canada Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 04-28-2016 09:34 PM
A quick thanks! My order arrived today and the books were well packed and in great condition.Thanks! |
Skythings Member Posts: 243 From: Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 05-13-2016 04:52 PM
It seems the books at my asking price have run their course. Before I take them to the local charity shop, if you see any you are interested in and they still show available, please send me your offer plus shipping. Any books not sold here will be donated next Friday, May 20th.Thank you — Noel |