General Chat

Maybe they knew each other Sue :-D

Maybe we have met in a previous life :-D

I have lots of beautifully illustrated children's books that I used to collect.
A rather nice set called The Golden Pathway. and annuals from the 30s -40s.

The Hobbit would be hard going for Joel :-D

Edit - I got Joel mixed up with August :-( silly me

I also have ancestors who went to Utah. They were Mormons too.

My daughter has several old copies of Alice in Wonderland. The are all nice but one that we bought her has the most beautiful illustrations. She also has many Enid Blyton books that the children have read. Would you believe that Joel age 8 is working his way through the Hobbit :-0

I can't remember Persie - it is is olde English.

No pictures though.
Tells you how to book a passage. What to take in clothing (that is hilarious)
How to cultivate land, keep pigs, chickens, etc.
I must take another look.

My own ancestors emigrated to a town called Bountiful in Utah in 1846.
I researched Bountiful, and at that time they built a mud barricade around the town to defend it from marauding Native Americans.
They are all buried in the Mormon cemetery in Salt Lake City, so must have become Mormons.

Given that the went from a small village here, it must have been quite a culture change :-D I admire their courage.

August has a children's book called "The Book with No Pictures" was given to him just before we arrived.. and he told his father he did not like that book.

He does now it is all in the telling

http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Pictures-B-J-Novak/dp/0803741715

Does the letter f look like an s in it Tec.. we have one 17something and it has and it is in Middle English. Not on my booklist to read. no pictures..I do like a good picture book.

The Book of Houses sounds interesting - good that your OH was able to get a copy.

I have an old book here. It The Emigrants Guide To America, published late 18th C. fascinating book covering all manner of things.
There was a reprint a few years ago. I sent for it out of curiosity, but it only contained half the original content.
My copy is only small, leather bound, and would fit in your pocket.

Hello Persie :-)

That's what is happening in our charity shops too - they are getting very canny. I did however get a couple of bargains in a charity shop in England. A couple of nice Aynsley pieces for £1 each and also a Lilliput Lane cottage for £2. It still has a label on it and I've dated it to the 1980's. It is worth around £50+ but these pieces are only worth that if someone is willing to pay that much.

My OH bought a book which I have probably mentioned before.. it is an old book called The Illustrated Book of Houses (in NZ) .. I think that's the correct title.. he paid a $100 on Trademe for it.. it was an ex library book so was not in wonderful condition and then he had it rebound and some extra pages added to it copied from an updated version at the library.. and that cost another $40. He had tried for years to get one and the person who bought it at a library sale had a good eye for the main chance.

The Red Cross has a massive book sale every year, secondhand book dealers all go to it on the first day (it is run over a weekend) and costs $10 to get in on that day.

Hello Persie,
The days of picking up a bargain at a charity shop are largely over here too.
The local Red Cross has a valuer in if anything arrives looking valuable, and they slightly undercut the valuation.

The best bargains can still be found at boot sales if you're lucky.

Often stuff goes for more on Trademe (our version of E-bay) than you would pay for it in an antique shop.

The thing that has happened here is that the charity shops are now charging quite a bit on anything they think is worth a bit.. once upon a time in fairy tale NZ you could get a bargain at an opportunity shop.. that's really what they were an opportunity to get a decent bargain.

How does Linda get more time at Eve's... I would have thought Eve would have her busy playing games etc ...

The trouble is, that when having a clear out you just want to get rid, and can't be bothered checking values.
I have lots of stuff to clear out, and I know some of it has a value in the right quarter, but I just want to see it gone.
If someone else does well moving it on, well good luck to them for bothering.

On the other hand some people ask silly prices for some things and wonder why they don't sell. I guess when people have a clear out they don't think to check the worth of their bits and pieces. What you can charge at a trash and treasure market is much different than at an antique fair.

Shelley stuff goes for huge prices here at auction - a nice tea set can fetch up to £1,000 depending on shape and pattern - so you had a bargain and it's worth looking out for at markets and boot sales

Hello Linda - enjoy your time with your family <3

Hello Linda - enjoy your evening, and have a safe journey tomorrow.

Hello,just looking in quickly. We have just been out for a meal with my son. I now have to do chatting. We are going to Eve's in the morning, so I should have more time from there.

Only a pang Tec? I bought a lovely bone china gravy boat from a market stall for $2. I didn't look at the markings because I just liked the pattern. When I got it home I found it was an Art Deco era Shelley. It was priced it at around $60. I didn't even feel a pang of conscience :-D

That's the trouble Sue, whenever I've taken books to the charity shops I've come out with another bag full :-D

I once found a rare book on a market stall. The guy wanted £7 for it - I offered him £5, which he grudgingly accepted.
Looking it up on Amazon, it was valued at £70.
I did have a pang of conscience :-0

Hello Tec :-) If you lived in a bigger town you could have a big book sale :-D

We have a charitable organisation here called Lifeline. They have a huge book sale twice a year. They also have a drop off point for unwanted books. I have donated some books but usually take home more than I drop off - they are such a bargain :-D