Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bookworms Retreat
Several of you have offered to pitch in at the store. Now we have a couple of tasks we could use your help with. For those that are crafty and dexterous, we have tattered covers to wrap in Broadart. That’s the plastic sleeve you see on old books.  For the detail oriented, we have stacks of books to be alphabetized and shelved.  Many of these are history and literature so if that is your interest, we can definitely put you to work. These are not the types of jobs that have to be done all in one day, so a few hours here and there, after work or school are all that’s needed. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about your local bookstore and enjoy a book-lovers retreat. Give us a call at 997-1535 to set up a time to visit about how you can help out.

The half price sale continues!
It is working for us and inspires book lovers to own a treasure. Get 50% off when you select $50 worth of books.

Reminder
Bring us your clean used bubble wrap and packing peanuts, we use LOTS.

eBay Store
Berkman’s has a constant flow of distinctive titles coming weekly, too many for this humble newsletter to keep up with.  Go to the eBay store to see the latest. stores.ebay.com/berkman-books

New Arrivals

Art
Private View, the Lively World of British Art published by Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon, first Edition, $160


Signed
Life on Waller Creek by Joseph Jones, Signed First Ed., 1982, $75


This Kind of War by T. R. Fehrenbach, Signed, 1989, $95

Loves and Tragedies, an Autobiography by James McKinley Bryant, Signed First Edition, 1968, $120

 


Patrick Henry by Robert Mead, Signed First Ed., 1957, $60


Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson, Signed First Book Club Ed., 1988, $110


Rocky’s Chuck Wagon Stories by Rocky Regan, Signed, 1969, $45
 
 

Collectible
America, I Love You by P. G. Wodehouse, Illustrated by Marc Simont, First Edition, 1956, $110
  
Scientific American Book of Projects for the Amateur Scientist by C. L. Strong, 1960, $85 (love this old science stuff)




Children’s
Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Mrs. H. B. Paull (translator of Hans Anderson’s Fairy Tales), 1890, $65

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe, 1889, $35

Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, 1957, $70

History
Guns of Port Hudson by David Edmonds, Vol 1, the River Campaign, First Edition, 1988, $165

Drive by Col. Charles R. Codmon, Aide-de-camp to General George Patton, First Ed., 1957, $50

Atlantic Between by Rhoda Tanner Doubleday, First Edition, 1947, $50



Email Newsletter

This month's Literary Birthday is Howard Hawks

“I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!”


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