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Polly, thank you very much for your efforts, you don't know how much I appreciate it. Already placed it in my want list in VG or better condition, and updated my master list of Meade first editions. Dave

Thanks very much for your effort Polly, but since Meade died in 1914, that can't be a first edition. That abe books seller is in error. There are four books that were first published after her death, four manuscripts remained that were published in during WW1. The last of the 306 books written...

The Mershon Company was based in New Jersey USA. All L.T. Meade first editions were published in Great Britain. Try again Will. Dave

I've been trying for some months to find the full name of the publisher of "A Ring of Rubies" by L.T. Meade in 1892. All I have to go on is the publisher name 'Innes' from a list of mystery novels from that author. Since the book was published in London as all of her books were, it's not William...

I am searching for the full names of several Victorian-era illustrators, and hope you can help. Years active would be helpful if possible. The names: J.T. Murray J. Williamson G. Nicolet J. Ayton Symington W. Boucher W.H.C. Groome R. Lillie A.S. Boyd: Know his first name is...

Thank you for your efforts Libra. Trouble is a lot of records of British publishers were destroyed as the buildings were destroyed during the Blitz of London in the second world war, so finding who H.L.B was is a challenge indeed. Dave

Much thanks sparkchaser, I'll add that to my database. I've two books with her art in; The Autocrat of the Nursery 1886, and the Angel of Love 1888, both by L.T. Meade. There are 39 of her illustrations in the former, 42 in the latter. Dave

Lessee, the last DVD I purchased was Kings Row, a best picture nominee from 1942. Dave

Welcome to the forum! Dave

Another impossible Victorian book question from me. Who was illustrator T. Pym? From what I can tell the artist illustrated books in the middle to the late 19th century, but have never seen the full name of the artist. Dave

I know this is a long shot, but I am trying to discover the full name of an illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th century with the initials H.L.B. Reason I ask is I'm authoring a paper on first edition books of the Irish author L.T. Meade (publisher, date of publication, illustrator and...

Hello, I am working on a reference for publication on the Irish author L T Meade (Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith. I know she died in 1914 at the age of 60. Does anyone know what she died of? I know German zeppelins were dropping bombs on England, where she lived since 1874, by that time in the...

No such thing as a silly question. Thanks for the help; I'll be contacting libraries there presently. Dave

I collect DVDs of the best picture winners and nominees, so y'all got me thinking of what I'll sit down and watch whenever they are on. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Robert Donat, Greer Garson. Casablanca (1943), Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman Moonstruck (1987), Cher, Nicolas Cage Field of...

I'm trying to nail down a date on a book published sometime in the early 20th century. It was published by 'The Superior Printing Company' of Akron, Ohio, and is part of their 'Superior Library' series. The book is in Art Deco boards, giving an approximate date, but does anyone know when that...

I learned to read when I was four by watching over my mother's shoulder when she read me bedtime stories. My parents read before bed so the little me did too, and forty-odd years later, the much larger me still does. Reading expands horizons better than not much else can. A lot of my...

I collect vintage works by the Irish Author L.T. Meade for my infant daughter to read when she's old enough. A few days ago I received in the mail an rarer title of that author, and as I entered the work in my database, I realized the book, according to many scholarly publications, was first...

Thanks Eva, I'm going to use a hair dryer to heat the tape to the point I can remove the pieces. I shan't have any problems removing adhesive residue. Some of my books from that vintage do have wood pulp pages, but I don't purchase those with any browning or tanning or Heaven forbid...

If the ebook application accepts HTML color tags, it should be simple to change the color of words or phrases in the text, with blue, for instance. Dave

The Academy's decisions have been questioned for decades, and the discussion as to their choices will surge every year. Though I've not seen the movies in question, I can not say whether Ms. Bullock was worthy of the award or not, but as the 6000 members of the Academy thought so, she probably...