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Re: Buying secondhand maritime books. Was: How was GMT originally established ?
From: Glendon
Date: 2004 Feb 1, 02:02 +1100
From: Glendon
Date: 2004 Feb 1, 02:02 +1100
----- Original Message ----- From: "George Huxtable"To: Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 8:35 PM Subject: Buying secondhand maritime books. Was: How was GMT originally established ? It would be interesting to learn about the experiences of other maritime bookworms, with any hints and tips. George. I have not found many s/h bookstores here in Australia with books on navigation. Envy you your "browsing" sources! Most of my purchases have been on Ebay. Great source for books from 20's to 90's, at moderate cost. Somebody on the list recently asked about navigational texts....well the good, recent editions of Bowditch, Dutton's, Hobbs, etc.(60's to 90's) are all on Ebay for about $10US or thereabouts. I recently purchased the 15th edition of Dutton's (December 2003 edition) for 15.50. Some time ago I paid full price for Peter Ifland's great book on sextants, through a bookseller, only to see it sold shortly afterwards for a song on Ebay. The "gems", 1800's editions of Bowditch, Norie's, etc. appear on Ebay, but tend to be chased...not many bargains there I'm afraid. Some select texts, Leckie, Cotter...have been sourced through the usual online bookseller sources, at reasonable, but significant cost. Everything I have bought has arrived in good condition, often a lot better than anticipated. Freight has always been a significant consideration in purchase, especially as many of the books are heavy, particularily the 2 volume sets of Bowditch. Lee Martin