merch-books-msg - 9/2/04
Directory of book merchants. Reviews.
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From: DRS%UNCVX1.BITNET at MITVMA.MIT.EDU ("Dennis R. Sherman")
Date: 3 Jul 90 11:53:00 GMT
Amanda Walker requested a source of Dansyre. Assuming you mean
the one by Tielman Susato (the only one I know of), both volumes
are available by mail from
Kelischek Workshop
Rt. 1
Brasstown, NC 28902
704-837-5833
I've been quite pleased with the service I've gotten from Kelischek,
and they seem to have their entire catalog in stock.
Robyyan Torr d'Elandris Dennis R. Sherman
Kapellenberg, Windmaster's Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Atlantia drs at uncvx1.bitnet
From: folo at prairienet.org (F.L. Watkins)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Scholar's Bookshelf Info Needed
Date: 25 Mar 1994 01:47:29 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
We have a virtual infestation of these catalogs (mainly because
we keep buying so much stuff from them), so it's fairly easy to
find one and tell you the address is:
The Scholar's Bookshelf
110 Melrich Road
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Highly recommended.
Yrs, Folo
--
Damin de Folo - F.L. Watkins - Folo at Prairienet.edu
Baron Wurm Wald (MK), SCA - Commander Baldwin's, NWTA
From: Beth.Appleton at f4229.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Beth Appleton)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Calligraphy Book
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1993 22:20:14
(this post is also on Fido_Medieval.... )
Here's a good book for those of you who are
interested in calligraphy:
_Medieval_Calligraphy_, by Marc Drogan
It's available from Barnes & Noble, catalog no. 1782143
for $10.95 + $2.50 shipping & handling.
Barnes & Noble
126 Fifth Ave
NY, NY 10011
(201)767-7079
I also noticed in the blurb that it's now printed by
Dover, so those of you with the Dover address can order
it directly, or get it from a willing bookstore.
* W * A * R * N * I * N * G *
Being on B&N's mailing list can be fatal to the delicate
budget. Members of Book Buyers Anonymous should NOT get
on their mailing list. I ran a quick total of books I'd
like to have, and quit when I got to $200.
They're like Publisher's Clearing House, only with a
far better/more extensive medieval history section. I
don't have the address handy, but Edward Hamilton is very
similar. When I got both catalogs (EH drops you quicker
& doesn't take plastic), I always checked availability and
pricing. There might be a $2-3 difference, which wasn't
always going the same way (sometimes EH was cheaper, sometimes
B&N). Oh, and EH tends to have some even harder to find and
more expensive books. The highest priced book in my $200
total above was $14.98, and they very rarely have a book
priced over $30. EH, OTOH, has some books priced $50-100,
which you *won't* find in B&N. I bought my copy of
_Hortus_Deliciarum_ from them quite a while back ($60).
Enjoy!
Gwenllian Cwmystwyth
From: pat at lloyd.com (Pattie McGregor)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Old Books available; email address of vendor
Date: 14 Jul 1994 19:57:25 -0700
Organization: Lloyd Internetworking, Cameron Park, CA 95682
Keywords: old books, antiquarians
I ran across this on the Early modern culture mailing list:
>>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 22:38:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: BREEBOOKS at aol.com
Subject: Informational Question
--------------------------------------------------------------------
We would be very interested in participating in this mailing list. Would it
be acceptable for us to occasionally offer a book from our stock that we feel
is potentially of interest to members? We sell old, rare, scarce, sometimes
antiquarian books in science, political science, radical feminism, anarchy,
natural history, etc.
Thank you for your response.
Shoshana
>>
siobhan
===========================================================================
Siobhan Medhbh O'Roarke / Pat McGregor
Sharing her time between Crosston & 3331 Kimberly Road
Mountain's Gate/Golden Rivers Cameron Park, CA 95682
pat at cygnus.com (916) 677-6607
siobhan at lloyd.com (415) 903-1448 (days)
From: 0003900943 at mcimail.COM (Marla Lecin)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: source for books
Date: 12 Oct 1994 16:40:12 -0400
Greetings, from Jessa d'Avondale!
One of the books recommended on the Rialto recently by Master Arval,
"Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pagents in the Middle Ages" (Barber
& Barker), is available from Daedelus Books. They sell it for $12.98;
it lists at $29.95.
Daedalus Books can be contacted at 800-395-2665, Mon-Fri, 9-6 Eastern time.
They carry remainders offered by commercial publishers and university
presses.
Jessa
From: zoeholbr at rs6a.wln.com (M Zoe Holbrooks)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Scholar's Bookshelf
Date: 21 Apr 1995 02:42:52 GMT
Organization: WLN
I have just received the Spring Fine Arts Books catalogue from Scholar's
Bookshelf, 110 Melrich Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512. It has **wonderful**
things for the illumination folk! They *don't* have an 800# but do now
take visa/mc/access-eurocard/personal checks. Over the years, I've been
happy with everything I've obtained from them. And once you get on their
mailing list, you'll get all their catalogues (the history one is spiffy,
too).
Asahla
From: WJMICHALSKI <wjmichalski at delphi.com>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Re(2): Chainmail Automation
Date: Wed, 31 May 95 23:18:55 -0500
Organization: Delphi (info at delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice)
RE: purchasing "Best of the Hammer"
Centaur Forge used to carry the series, but they may be out of stock.
Their phone # is 1-800-666-9175; you can call & see what volumes they still
carry.
Mikhail
From: Bill McNutt <mcnutt at gateway.ce.utk.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Company for Ordering Out-Of-Print Books, was Re: HELP WITH BOOKS NEEDED
Date: 11 Oct 1995 15:56:26 GMT
University of Tennesee at Knoxville
vezeau at ctron.com (Michael E. Vezeau) wrote:
>I have attempted to acquire the following books without success:
I use a company called the "Printer's Mark Bookstore," and they have had slow, but very successful results every time I have asked them to hunt up and out-of-print book.
The Printer's Mark Bookstore
30 Market Square
Knoxville, TN 37902
(423) 524-1259
I have no association with PMB other than satisfied customer.
From: Gerekr at aol.COM
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: HELP WITH BOOKS NEEDED
Date: 9 Oct 1995 20:04:14 -0400
"Mike" requested information on Shire Publications (among other things).
Their address is Shire Publications Ltd, Cromwell House, Church Street,
Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP17 9AJ, UK.
If you haven't looked at their publications, I highly recommend them. They
have at least two series: Shire Archaeology and Shire Albums.
Meistari Gerekr
Gerekr at aol.com
From: medievalbk at aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: BOOKS: G.F. Amoury Books
Date: 22 Nov 1996 18:37:07 GMT
I'm here. This is my e-mail address: medievalbk at aol.com This is the
number of used books I can search through: 1,700,000 This is how many
used bookstores there are on Interloc: 1,500+ This is how many titles I
am currently searching: 5,100 And this may be how much I know about
your interests: 0
Vilyehm the Merchant
From: medievalbk at aol.com (Medievalbk)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: help! looking for arthur books
Date: 7 Jan 1997 22:00:17 GMT
The best of the Arthurian bibliography has been placed into my wants.
See my web page for details.
http://www.interloc.com/~medieval
G. F. Armoury Books
medievalbk at aol.com
From: wgv at rci.rutgers.edu (William Vincenti)
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Finding Rare/Out of Print Books
Date: 4 Apr 1997 14:53:23 -0500
Organization: Rutgers University
Bibliofind
Bibliofind is the largest site for the sale of books on the World Wide Web. In our database, hundreds of booksellers from around the world list and describe the books which they have available for sale.
Folks, this site has the potential for being great for finding stuff,
but really bad for our wallets. Looks really worth using if you happen
to have a book buying budget.
Bill
From: rengraph at ix.netcom.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 17:57:40 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: SC - cookbook web site
Well I suppose I had to put my two cents worth in
eventually. I am Lady Constanza of the Friendly Shire of Wyrmgeist in the
Kingdom of Meridies and I have been watching and reading intently for a
while.
In answer to the above question the correct address for
Food Heritage Press is: http://www1.shore.net/~foodbks/
or
Food Heritage Press
P.O. Box 163,
Ipswich, MA 01938-0163 USA
508-356-8306 or e-mail: foodbks at shore.net
and yes, they have a wealth of books any cook would be interested in.
Below is an snip from their webpage intro:
"Welcome to the Food Heritage Press web site. The Food Heritage Press
makes available serious books on the history and culture of food to
professional and armchair cooks and historians. Our printed catalog
contains over 150 titles from over 40 university presses, museums, and
other quality publishers, from both the USA and Canada. To request a
copy of our print catalog please send $1.00 to the address above.
Food Heritage Press titles can be divided into the following broad
overlapping areas:
Facsimiles and Reprints of Classic Cookbooks More new titles for the
collector.
19th Century American Recipes
Food and Culinary Links of interest to the serious cook
Important Reference Books for the Culinary Historian More new titles.
Medieval Cookery
Important USA Regional Cookbooks
Ethnic Cookbooks - From Armenia to the Ukraine 2 new books on the food
of Iran
Mushrooms Books
Out of Print Food and Culinary Books
Anyway visit the site.
Yours in Service to Meridies and the dream
Lady Constanza della Oriente
Connie Pettus-Duquenne
From: renfrow at skylands.net (Cindy Renfrow)
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 21:03:07 -0400
Subject: Re: SC - Poison Pen Press
>Does anyone have a contact number or web page for Poison Pen Press? I
>used to order books from them in the past but lost their number. I won't
>be at Pennsic so shopping at their stand there is out.
>
>meadhbh
Poison Pen Press
951 Coney Island Ave.
Suite 111
Brooklyn, NY 11230
USA
Phone: 718-853-8121
HTH
Sincgiefu
a.k.a. Cindy Renfrow
renfrow at skylands.net
http://www.alcasoft.com/renfrow/
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 12:28:24 -0400
From: renfrow at skylands.net (Cindy Renfrow)
Subject: SC - list of book merchants
Hello! I think you mean Mlodin the Merchant. Does anyone have a current
address for him?
Here are the addresses of some other book merchants who carry period cookbooks:
Poison Pen Press, 951 Coney Island Ave., Suite 111, Brooklyn, NY 11230.
Tel: 718-853-8121.
JMH Jewelry, c/o Julia Hamann, 6200 N. Oracle #151, Tucson, AZ 85704.
Francesco Sirene the Spicer, c/o David Dendy, RR#2, Site 38, Comp B.O.,
Peachland, B.C., Canada V0H 1G0.
Potboiler Press, c/o Ted Eisenstein, 3940 Hwy. H, Fayette, MO 65248,
alban at delphi.com
Scholar's Bookshelf, 110 Melrich Rd., Cranbury, NJ 08512. Tel:
609-395-6933, books at scholarsbookshelf.com, http://www.scholarsbookshelf.com
(At the moment, they only have their military history catalog online, but
their print catalog is well worth having.)
David Brown Book Co., dba Oxbow Books, P.O. Box 511, Oakville, CT 06779.
Tel: 800-791-9354, oxbow at patrol.i-way.co.uk, http://www.oxbowbooks.com
(They also have an enormous print catalog.)
Chivalry Sports, 7718 E. Wrightstown Rd., Tucson, AZ 85715. Tel:
1-800-730-king.
Dover Publ., Inc., 31 East 2nd St. Mineola, NY 11501.
Green Duck Designs, 731 Los Robles Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306-3160. Tel:
415-493-7756, theducks at greenduck.com, http://www.greenduck.com
Food Heritage Press, P.O. Box 163, 15 Kimball Ave., Ipswitch, MA 01938.
Tel: 508-356-8306, foodbks at shore.net, http://www.shore.net/~foodbks
SCA Marketplace, PO Box 360789, Milpitas, CA 95036-0789. Tel: 800-789-7486,
408-956-5444.
Cariadoc's Miscellany
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/recipes_introduction.html
G. F. Armoury Books, http://host.interloc.com/~medieval/
Amazon.com Books, http://www.amazon.com
Amanda Anderson, Bookseller, 830 W. Main #150, Lake Zurich, IL 60047.
acanthusbk at aol.com
Krystar, c/o J.A. Low, 2500 Fontaine Rd., Greensboro, NC 27407.
Cindy Renfrow, 7 El's Way, Sussex, NJ 07461.
http://www.alcasoft.com/renfrow/ (only 2 titles: Take a Thousand Eggs or
More (currently available only through SCA Marketplace) and A Sip Through
Time.)
Sincgiefu
aka Cindy Renfrow
renfrow at skylands.net
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1997 17:13:02 GMT
From: "Kirsten Garner at Archaeology" <kgarner at hsy1.ssc.ed.ac.uk>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Source for unusual books
I've been using this place for a while to get books from France and
the rest of Europe. Just so you know..I don't get anything from this
- it ain't an ad for me. Just thought I would share the info if
anyone feels they need something from Europe. Most things are not in
English but they're still really useful references for those of us
with good linguistic / dictionary skills. :)
The web page is:
http://www.arisitum.org/librarch
She primarily handles books on archaeology (pre- and proto-history)
but she's got a fair range of Medieval stuff too. :)
Julian
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:42:21 -0600
From: Mike Lambert <mlambert at frii.com>
Subject: Re: SC - Re: SC- Books
May I suggest the following merchant. She is, I believe, SCA and her
list is very extensive and her service excellent.
Small Churl Books:
http://users.neca.com/scbooks/index.html
Gwilim de Glamorgan
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:58:41 -0500 (EST)
From: ALBAN at delphi.com
Subject: SC - Potboiler Press (c'est moi)
I've gotten copies of certain recent posts about what I carry and
don't carry. . .
No, I don't carry Constance Hieatt; Poison Pen Press does, in addition
to other cookbooks published by mundane people, like Terence Scully
and (I think I bought it there) Elizabeth David. And An Ordinance
of Pottage, too.
I _do_ carry Cariadoc's Cookbooks and Miscellany. I also carry
Falconwood Press reprints (Digby, Platina (On Honest Indulgence),
Le Viandeir de Taillevent), and a smattering of other cookbooks.
Unfortunately, I do not do mail order; so anyone interested would
have to catch me at either Pennsic or at Calontir's Kris Kinder
market on the second weekend of December.
Poison Pen's a good place. Buy from them. I have.
Alban St. Albans, proprietor of Potboiler Press,
Shire of the Standing Stones,
Calontir
(mundanely, Columbia, Missouri)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:41:27 -0500 (EST)
From: "Greg Lindahl" <lindahl at pbm.com>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Re: Out of Print Booksellers
> I am currently searching for a number of books on leatherwork that are now out
> of print. I have been able to find these books listed at amazon.com but
> wanted to do some comparison shopping (Also I'm not really excited with the
> idea of giving my credit card number before i know they have the book). Can
> anyone recommend any out of print/rare booksellers that are availible on the
> internet?
First off, you can always use www.acses.com to comparison shop for any
book. You'll find that Amazon often isn't the cheapest. I suspect
there are other similar services... www.addall.com, for example.
Second, there's a database for trading out-of-print books that Amazon
uses. Amazon is often charging much more than other people for the
same books. www.interloc.com allows you to search this database, but I
think there are many other places which allow you to access it.
-- gb
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:32:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Jenne Heise <jenne at tulgey.browser.net>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Re: Out of Print Booksellers
Try:
* Bibliofind at <http://www.bibliofind.com/>;
* Antiquarian Book Exchange at <http://www.abebooks.com/>;
Jadwiga Zajaczkowa (Shire of Eisental; HERMS Cyclonus), mka Jennifer Heise
jenne at tulgey.browser.net
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 02:43:55 -0500
From: Melanie Wilson <MelanieWilson at compuserve.com>
To: "INTERNET:sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu" <sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu>
Subject: Out of Print Books
If you can't find what you want via those excellent internet search
engines, may I humbly suggest an Out of print search such as I conduct, UK
based so UK titles usually found quite quickly
Mel
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 09:52:17 +0100
From: Anna Troy <Anna.Troy at bibks.uu.se>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Re: Out of Print Booksellers
Here are four comparision shoping browser some are for older books some are
new but they're all good to use :-)
Anna de Byxe
http://www.interloc.com/bookdata.htm
[note:MX Bookfinders is now BOOKFINDER.com
-Erik Button]
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 01:03:00 -0600 (CST)
From: <kgarner1 at ix.netcom.com>
To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
Subject: Irish books source
With all the discussion lately about Irish personnas and such, and due to
the fact that I just got their new releases list in the mail yesterday, I thought I would mention a source for books. It's a publication house in Dublin called Four Courts Press.
Their web page is http://www.four-courts-press.ie
I'm not affiliated with them in any way, so no worries there. :) They tend to have lots of *scholarly* works on Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Scandinavia (in the context of its relationship with these countries). The latest list I just got includes: Ireland and Scandinavia in the early Viking Age, Women in Rennaissance and Early Modern Europe, & Ireland and her Neighbours in the
Seventh Century, just to name a few.
They have an outlet in the US, so there's no problem there. ;) I got one of
their new books a while back on medieval horse-breeding and I'm really happy with it. :)
Julian ferch Rhys
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:07:52 -0800 (PST)
From: "Mark A. Sharpe" <yb867 at victoria.tc.ca>
Subject: SC - book searches
The next time you are looking for a cooking or any type of book check out
You enter in the title or author of the book you're looking for and the
site will check 25 online book sellers and return a chart that lists the
name of the 'store', the price of the book, the discount from the
suggested price and shipping charges. You can then click on the cheapest
price and be linked to that seller.
No, I don't work for these guys. Just thought I would pass this along and
save my friends some money.
Terrendon the Wanderer
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 03:14:22 -0500
From: Marilyn Traber <margali at 99main.com>
Subject: SC - great website on books
castle books
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fe63/index.htm
Welcome to the Castle Bookshop Web Site. We are a specialist bookseller
dealing mainly in books about Archaeology, Local History, Architecture, Wales,
Celtic Studies and linguistics.
just about says it all, except-what is the L-$ conversion?
and how do you get drool out of a keyboard!
margali
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:15:50 EST
From: Acanthusbk at aol.com
Subject: Re: SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #1313 - Amazon.com - ot
Find urls for hundreds of independent booksellers at the American Bookseller's
Association home page at www.bookweb.org. University Press titles can be
purchased online at the American Assoc. of Univ. Presses web site,
www.press.uchicago.edu.
Or you can check out my new website, www.acanthus-books.com. I have a lot of
the books SCA cooks are always looking for.
Amanda
Acanthus Books
www.acanthus-books.com
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:17:05 PST
From: "Bonne of Traquair" <oftraquair at hotmail.com>
Subject: SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #1313 - Amazon.com - ot>
CorwynWdwd at aol.com writes:
> A few urls would be helpful if anyone has them.
My brother's used bookstore is listed with Advanced Book Exchange.
His store, Interim Books, specializes in military history, but carries books on other topics including cooking. He is SCA as well, so I'll plug his site in particular.
http://www.abebooks.com/home/IBOOKS/
Bonne de Traquair
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:40:34 +0100
From: Thomas Gloning <gloning at Mailer.Uni-Marburg.DE>
Subject: SC - Apicius
In my earlier
years I followed a maxim that can be traced to the 16th century humanist
Erasmus of Rotterdam; it goes something like this:
"In the first place buy important books. If there is anything left,
you can buy clothes and food."
(Not a good quotation for a cooks' list, agreed...)
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:45:56 EDT
From: allilyn at juno.com
Subject: Re: SC - middle ages, renaissance for historical reenactment, SCA (http://users.neca.co>>has anyone used these guys? Are they reliable?
<<Absolutely! Lady Carlein has her book stall for Small Churl Books right beside Devra's Poison Pen Press in the Bazaar by the oval, each Pennsic. While she does not specialize in costume and cookery books as Devra does, she has a very wide assortment of books, which is NOT to be missed! Many of her books are remainders or something publishers do to make the cost more reasonable. I have many books from her in my personal library. IIRC, such things as The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, Europe 1492, Giotto to Duerer, Caxton's Description of Britain, just as an example.
Possibly of more use to the eclectic costumer, for garb painting reproductions, but with many art books, cookery related paintings may be found. There are usually a lot of books related to chivalry, illumination, etc. I like Carlein very much. You who have been to Pennsic have probably shopped there without realizing it. Have not used the web listing, but will check it out.
Regards,
Allison, allilyn at juno.com
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:01:31 -0500
To: SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org
From: Ted Eisenstein <Alban at socket.net>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] (no subject)
Some have already asked about the Early English Text Society and
Currye on Inglische and other cookbooks. The EETS is
agailable from:
Boydell & Brewer
PO Box 41026, Rochester NY 14604
P: (716) 275-0419 * F: (716) 271-8778
www.boydell.co.uk
email: krispayne at compuserve.com
(although this may be a person who handles only commercial accounts.)
You may also want to try
FOOD WORDS
Johan & Kay Mathiesen
foodword at spiritone.com -- 503-232-3470
Box 42568, Portland, OR 97242-0568
They're the ones who handle Prospect Books, which publishes Petits
Props Culinaires, the Oxford Symposia on Food off-prints, and other
good cookbooks.
Alban
From: Drucilla Meany-Herbert <bookshop at charter.net>
Date: Fri May 9, 2003 2:27:09 PM US/Central
To: stefan at florilegium.org
Subject: Book Merchants
I was wondering if you could add me to your list of book merchants. I have been doing business as The Haunted Bookshop for 20 years and at Pennsic for the last 6 years.
Thanks!
Gwyneth
(Drucilla Meany-Herbert)
The Haunted Bookshop
370 Worcester St.
West Boylston, Ma 01583
bookshop at charter.net
webpages.charter.net/bookshop/home
- still under construction, some things listed but not all
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