"Rare" Russian books

[Vanchu, Anthony J. (JSC-AH)[TTI]]

Indeed.  When was the last time anyone of us saw "rare" books for sale
at $2 and $3??


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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Scotto
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:27 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] "Rare" Russian books

I am sorry, but as someone who has worked in the book business, most of
these books cannot be described as "rare." They may be eminently
desirable for other reasons, but to describe them as "rare" is an abuse
of the term as it is generally understood.  

A first complete edition of Eugene Onegin is rare; these at very best,
some the books listed here may be "scarce" or "hard to find", but some
are entiurely common.

Peter Scotto
Mount Holyoke College
(formerly of Holmes Book Company, Oakland, California)

Quoting mipco <mp at MIPCO.COM>:

> I have now completely cleaned up my book storage and all books are now

> on the list that can be downloaded from 
> http://www.mipco.com/RUSSIAN%20RARE%20BOOKS.doc or I can e-mail the 
> list per request.
> 
> These are books and periodicals from my private library published in 
> the West in 70-90s and rare editions published in the USSR and Russia 
> in 50-90s.: poetry, belle lettres, literary critique,  philosophy, 
> arts, history etc.
> 
> Please send inquiries to: mpeltsman at usinternet.com Michael Peltsman 
> POB 27484 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55427, USA phone 763-544-5915
> 
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