![]() ![]() * Partly i am forgiven because of the cost of shipping, but i am not at all forgiven for the way i gung-hoed my way into the book buying buisiness, i was an emotional buyer, as in i felt it was worth it therefore i bought it, in all simplicity i kind of thought that if a book went OOP, it would be "gone forever" - and that is not a crazy thought, the buisness are marked that way, but to know that information one has to know the market which is not so simple for a noob starting his or hers first or upgraded collection I bought some (seriously) overprized books when i was a noob (and a completist) in the game (completists are the worst kind to spend lots on what for others seem like "nothing"), therefore if people would not buy at these ridiculous prices we wouldn`t have them either I recently purchased 'The Bible Designed to be Read as Literature, 2 vol.' (1970) in the Folio society Special Binding (dark green full morocco leather binding with gilt geometric design, with marbled endpapers, in a black cloth-covered slipcase - NF condition) for $115 / 92 GBP and it is a steal at this price. Island Books is a classic case of caveat emptor, but I certainly would not write them off entirely. Best of all, they are apparently picky with regard to book condition and the vast majority of books with photographs I viewed on their abebooks listing were in NF or fine condition. They routinely double the FS price hoping to profit from the Greater Fool Theory.īy contrast, if one looks at their prices for older (2 or 3 decades) and vintage FS books, their prices are quite reasonable and often a bargain. Surprisingly, when I looked more carefully at the entire Folio Society inventory for Island Books on, it was a barbell phenomenon.įor FS book that have just been published and are easily obtainable on the FS website, or relatively recent books published within the past 1-2 years, their prices are egregious.
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