Something to be pleased about

[callmemadam]

Those magic words appeared in my in box: ABE has found the book you want. It was Crooked Sixpence by Jane Shaw, the last Penny book and incredibly hard to find. An affordable copy, in a dustwrapper, from Rose's Books. Only another Jane Shaw collector can know what this means. It arrived today, better nick than I expected and all that mars my joy is that, curses, it won't fit on the shelf with the other five! It's a first edition (probably not reprinted, as it's so scarce) and is taller than the others, which must all be reprints.

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[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

I get those emails most days, largely because I have lots of wants listed, in the (probably vain) hope that one day another copy of Biddy's Secret will be listed for £15 (it did happen...) but mostly they're full of overpriced stuff I either don't want or can't afford.

So well done on finding something you really did want - I know several people who are looking for Crooked Sixpence. I've got a copy of one of the series I found at a car boot sale, but I've resisted buying more, partly because I'm not actually *that* keen on Jane Shaw, but also because I knew how rare the last one is. Perhaps Bettany Press will reprint it.

But how annoying about it not fitting on the shelf! I have the same problem with my Lorna Hills - the Wells books just fit on their shelf, but the Dancing Peel ones just don't, and have to lie down sideways.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I have had to put the new book on the shelf above, with the last three Susans, which are also taller than the rest of their set.

I often ignore those ABE messages, too, after a shriek of 'What?!' at what seems to me a silly price.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic. How lovely! And it's great that ABE for once had actually found the book you wanted and not just one that sounded similar, or the right one but long gone.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? More often it's the right one but more than I'm prepared to pay.

[gghost.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! There are few things better than a great book find.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Now shall I read them all through in the right order? Hmm...