Comments on Bookride: At an Alcoholics Anonymous auction...

I am now adding the word 'stonking' to my vocabula...

2009-11-02T15:19:33.264Z

I am now adding the word 'stonking' to my vocabulary.

Had a look at Pacific Book site also - I see they ...

2009-11-02T09:32:39.607Z

Had a look at Pacific Book site also - I see they have a Billy the kid autograph framed with a copy of the usual pic and a debatable daguerrotype. Seems cheaply valued at $10-15k estimate surely.

One of my granny's neighbours in 70s Vancouver had been one of Geronimo's guards in Florida and got several signatures from the old man, not sure what happened to them. Geronimo used to make a few bucks by charging for his autograph at fairs and the like - he must have done thousands.

I remember reading somewhere that since the invention of the Internet the amount of Boone/Crocket signed stuff had multiplied like pieces of the true cross. Forgeries mostly of course, but in some cases it was people looking in the attic and going 'I wonder. . .' Googling is much less nervy than going to a dealer!

Goodness me - just looked up some of the descript...

2009-11-02T09:15:31.457Z

Goodness me - just looked up some of the descriptions (and prices!)_ of these books on AbeBooks.

Why so dear? Is it so very hard to give up collecting AA books??

hello, nice read about the auction.

2009-10-31T04:41:46.676Z

hello,
nice read about the auction.