Researched and shelved several Signed Carl Barks items.

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Joseph Heller was born on this day in 1923.
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Items of the day:
008046

Slaughter in San Francisco [VHS] Cinematographer-David Bailes; Producer-Wei Lo; Writer-Wei Lo; Editor-Fred Cumings; Producer-Leonard Ho World Northal 2001-05-22 VHS Tape Cinematographer-David Bailes; Producer-Wei Lo; Writer-Wei Lo; Editor-Fred Cumings; Producer-Leonard Ho - Slaughter in San Francisco [VHS]. NTSC VHS with original box. B00005B7AW Click to Purchase on Biblio
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019614

Martha Stewart Living June 2009 Martha Stewart 2009 Paperback 8.5'' x 11'' (aprox.), Magazine. At Least Good- (3 of 10) There is an address label on the cover. May have creases to the spine &/or creases to cover &/or small chips to the edges &/or minor tape &/or Highlighting &/or Underlining &/or Former owner's name/note inked &/or rubbing/chipping. May have a different cover than the current image shown. BUT will be readable, and may very well not have much damage at all. Will ship in an envelope. B002BRL630 Click to Purchase on Biblio
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020041

Sailor Moon Mercury 6" Adventure Doll Ban Dai Toy Sailor Moon Mercury 6" Adventure Doll, collector box. New, Unopened. B001539CDC Click to Purchase on Biblio
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Shelved a few more signed books, T. C. Boyle, T. Jefferson Parker, more.
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Processed and packed the online orders.
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Double assistance processing, vacuuming, and putting away some books.
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David Hume was born on this day in 1711, John James Audubon in 1785, Anita Loos in 1893, and Bernard Malamud in 1914. Daniel Defoe died on this day in 1731
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Items of the day:
005148

The Lay of the Land ARC Richard Ford Knopf 2006-10-24 Paperback Richard Ford - The Lay of the Land ARC. White spine, wraps. Advance Reader's Edition. crease across cover. Click to Purchase on Biblio

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021809

Nude Celebrities # 2 (1997) Playboy Newsstand Special Playboy 1997 Single Issue Magazine Good+ (5 of 10). Some shelf wear and rubbing to the cover and edges. Bagged for protection. 8.5'' x 11'' (aprox.), Softcover bound book. Will ship in a padded envelope. B005T43PCC Click to Purchase on Biblio

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005952

Anleitung zum Philosophieren. Selber denken leicht gemacht. Aljoscha A. Schwarz; Ronald P. Schweppe Herbig 2002-04-01 Hardcover Aljoscha A. Schwarz; Ronald P. Schweppe - Anleitung zum Philosophieren. Selber denken leicht gemacht.. Text in German, Text auf Deutsch. 3776622741 Click to Purchase on Biblio

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Shelved priced & added plastic dj protectors to all the signed books from LAT-FOB 2012. Joseph Wambaugh, Judy Blume, Robert Crais, Greg Bear, Joseph Kanon, Anne Rice.
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Had some assistance to process a few stacks.
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Marked down the video game discs & moved them to the front next to the CDs.
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 Items of the day:

015690

PS2 Guitar Hero Game Set: 2 Guitar controllers, 3 Games 1, 2, and Rocks the 80s for Playstation 2 Playstation 2 Toy - PS2 Guitar Hero Game Set: 2 Guitar controllers, 3 Games 1, 2, and Rocks the 80s for Playstation 2. PS2 Guitar Hero Game Set: 2 wired Guitar controllers - one red Guitar and one black Guitar, 3 Games - Guitar Hero 1, Guitar Hero 2, and Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s, for Playstation 2. stickers on the guitars, games in original cases with covers. B004FOPXOK
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Learning About Numbers - Sesame Street Home Video Primary Contributor-the Muppets Random House 1986 VHS Tape Primary Contributor-the Muppets - Learning About Numbers - Sesame Street Home Video. in original case/box. marker ink price on cover. B000A3IBYO
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005438

*Signed* Feather Crowns ~1st Bobbie Ann Mason Harpercollins 1993-09 Hardcover Bobbie Ann Mason - *Signed* Feather Crowns ~1st. This copy is *AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED* by Bobbie Ann Mason on the title page. signed sticker on dj. light shelf wear, ISBN: 0060167807 B001NODLAS
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Now available, Signed books by: Mary Higgins Clark, R. L. Stine, Walter Mosley, Luanne Rice & Jennifer Weiner.
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Sorted a few more stacks of old engineering and math books.
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Purchased in several loads, several hundred older history books, and some vintage history and classic books.
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Book of the day:
013829

"*Signed* Weep No More, My Lady ~1st" Mary Higgins Clark Signed First Edition 1st Printing 671556649 Good+ (5 of 10) / in Very Good- dustjacket (6 of Simon & Schuster 6/15/1987 Hardcover "Good+ (5 of 10) / in Very Good- dustjacket (6 of 10). First Printing of the First Edition with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. This copy is *AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED* by Mary Higgins Clark on the tp. The DustJacket is protected inside an archival plastic protector sleeve. rubbing to corners, shelf wear, Signed in person - a flyer, card, or bookmark from the signing event is laid in." Signed Fiction

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Processed and packed the online orders.
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Answered emails.
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Added images to some online books.
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Shelved all the Signed books from the paperback show on Sunday. Signed Books by William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, Dennis Etchison, Richard Christian Matheson, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Brett Battles, Peter S. Beagle, Donald Glut, Michael Kurland, & Richard Lupoff.
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Book of the day:

*Signed* Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! by George R. R. Martin (Signed!); Connie Willis; Tanith Lee; Lucius Shepard; Editor - Shawna McCarthy
Dial Press 1985-01 Hardcover

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Shelved 6 boxes of Hardcover & Softcover books, all genres, a stack of modern lit fiction softcover, religion, classics, transportation, history, self-help, mystery, how-to, business, entertainment, etc.
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Shelved a box of children's picture books.
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Sorted 4 or 5 boxes.
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Book of the day:

Hilary Knight Signed Eloise's Guide to Life: Or, How to Eat, Dress, Travel, Behave, and Stay Six Forever by Kay Thompson; Illustrator - Hilary Knight
Simon & Schuster Children 2000-06-01 Hardcover

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Shelved a pile of Signed Books, Michael Connelly, Mary Higgins Clark, Stuart Woods, T. Jefferson Parker, Paul Levine, Clive Barker, Whitley Strieber, James Rollins, Laura Numeroff, more.

IRS all day, but at least something looks like it was getting along.

Shelved some Kids books sets.

Shelved a stack of signed books by James Rollins, Greg Bear, Alan Dean Foster, Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson.

Shleved some CDs and DVDs.

Hubbell was here.

More Signed Books Shelved

Sorted a box of kids picture books.

Hubbell was here.

Shelved more Signed books, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Drake, Sheri S. Tepper.

Shelved 3 boxes of various HB & trade paperbacks, fiction, classics, travel, and many non-fiction titles.

Restocked the $1.00 cart with a lot of romance mass-market paperbacks.

Managed to get several more of the Signed Books from the PB show shelved.

Signed books by Niven & Pournelle available

Sorted a few boxes.

Hubbell was here.

Shelved the CDs that came in the other day.

Shelved a stack of collectable books.

Finally got at the Signed book from the Mission Hills Paperback Show - in march. Shelved a few Signed Niven & Pournelle already.

Mission Hills Paperback show 2009:
Aleisha went with.
There was a bit of a problem with our table, (it didn't exist) but that was fixed without too much trouble.
Mostly sold $1 Mystery, also SF & Movie/TV Tie-ins, and some old movies on VHS.
Forgot to bring enough tri-fold flyers.
Bradbury was to tired to show, Pohl canceled, but we managed to get some books autographed by: Barbara Hambly, Karen Anderson, David Gerrold, Peter Beagle, Richard Christian Matheson, Richard Lupoff, John Skipp, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle.

Hubbell was here.

A Box of mmpb's shelved.

Then a crew came in to shoot a movie... and left at 3 am...

Signed Books on the shelves by Walter Mosley, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Paul Conrad, Alice Hoffman, Irving Stone, more.

Fangoria Magazines - in the Horror section.

Archival plastic dustjacket cover protectors available 50 cents each, or $1.00 installed.


New Arrivals:
003457 *Signed* Drawn and Quartered Paul Conrad; Foreword-W.F. Thomas $35.00
003456 *Signed* Love & Rockets Sketchbook Vol. 2 Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez $50.00
003455 *Signed* Maximum FF: A Visual Exegesis of Fantastic Four #1 Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; conceived and orchestrated by Walter Mosley $65.00
003454 *Signed* True Justice Robert K. Tanenbaum $17.00
003453 *Signed* Fear Itself: A Fearless Jones Novel Walter Mosley $25.00
003452 *Signed* A Darkness More Than Night Michael Connelly $17.00

Taxes & Bills.

More Signed SF on the shelves.

Shelved 2 boxes of Role Playing Games mostly filled in things that had sold with duplicates - but if it wasn't there when you were in it's new to you...

Answered emails.

Finished the Signed Hardcovers from the show, put protective covers on the dustjackets, lots of Harry Turtledove, David Gerrold, Peter S. Beagle, Larry Niven, more.

Packaged online orders for shipment tomorrow.

Shelved Signed Paperbacks from the show, mostly SF, lots of Lupoff, Gerrold, Turtledove.

Ordered more business cards.

Straightened up behind the counter a bit.

Sorted signed books from the show last week, managed to get a few of them on the shelf.

Sent Diamond order.

Unpacked from the show yesterday, and sorted the signed books, about 2 boxes of them.

29th Annual Mission Hills Paperback Books Show 2008

A Castle of Books table. Hall 'B'
Crowds at Once Read Books $1.00 a book table next door.


Not a great show, but look to have made a very minimal a amount profit. Probably not as good as if had been open. But Alicia did manage to get a stack of books signed. Nothing by Bradbury unfortunately.

Signings:
Forry Ackerman - not on the list but showed up anyway
Barbara Hambly - no show, pulled from list early
Karen Anderson - no show, heard she was unwell.
Tony Gleeson - no show, pulled from list early
Peter Beagle - caught him early
David Gerrold
William Nolan - a long line but he was doing lots of sketching
Mel Gilden
Earl Kemp - missed him
Donald Glut - no show - and had a lot for him for once
Richard Lupoff
Michael Kurland
George Clayton Johnson - missed his signing, but caught him later
Arthur Byron Cover - missed his signing
Jim Harmon
Ray Bradbury - Huge slow line, 2 PBs only.
Frederik Pohl - no show, heard he was sick
Harry Turteldove - fast as usual
Charles Nuetzel
Larry Niven - long slow line
Louis Charbonneau - missed him

Signed books, Manga

Still sick :(
Listed some signed books & some Manga.
Traded in a box of paperbacks, received some of the Fencing books I'd ordered.