Books

I'm reducing my library as - well I have too many books for the one and a half rooms I have dedicated to them. 
First, some history books. These are, strangely enough, duplicates.  I've read them and in some instances have appended a brief review.

I'm willing to consider trades, as well as direct sales for money or gold (if the latter is allowed).

Beowulf:  translation by Lehmann  softbound  $5 or 10 gold

The Fighting Kings of Wessex by G. P. Baker  Written by one of those 19th century English "amateur experts" this one has withstood the test of time.  Covers from the exit of Rome to the Norman Conquest.  Includes notable influential women as well as the usual suspects.  softbound
$5 or 12 gold.

Arms & Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Charles Boutell  softbound reprint).  The author wrote the definitive work on Heraldry.  This work provides a wonderful overview of the weapons and armor used.  Mostly hand illustrated (hey, it was printed in 1868) Its a nice reference book which I first discovered as an undergrad before even Matt and Geoff were born
$5 or 12 gold

A History of the Vikings by Gwyn Jones  Hardcover Oxford Univ Press 1968  Another of my references from the days when I did papers on warfare in the middle ages.  I have two copies, as people present me with stuff like this, knowing I have an interest in the topic and what else do you get people who have been around for a bit?  Has maps, hand drawn illustrations and photos
$7 or 15 gold

1066 the Year of the Conquest by David Howarth.  Hardcover  An easy to read account of events leading to the conquest.  He delves into such intangibles as the religious implications of the pope's blessing the banner of William, as well as providing interesting background on all the belligerents.  Notable are his speculations on why Harold hurried to the final encounter when taking his time would have all but assured his victory.  After I purchased a copy, I won one as a prize.  Figures.
$6 or 14 gold

I'll post more as I continue in the Aegean Stables.  If interested, PM me.  If someone wants to obtain one, I will remove it fromthe listing.

Charlie,

You can't charge IG coin for these books unless it's an IG transaction held at an event.  You can set up a shop at Market Fair to sell your books for IG coin, otherwise you can't put a gold price on them in the Marketplace forum.

-Wally

Charles,
I am very surprised & honestly a little disappointed about this post... for a man of such education, you would sell these books to people you call friends.  If that wasn't enough, if you truly desired to be rid of them, why not donate them to a library???
I am unsure which is more surprising to me, that since these books are duplicates, the people closest to you would have to buy them off of you (though if they asked to borrow them for their own reading, would you let them?) or that you have no desire to share these wonderful books with a governemnt institution, such as a public library, devoted to learning and it always severely underfunded each year.

Perhaps I have read your post wrong, and am confused by it.

No - you didn't read it wrong. Pretty straightforward sales pitch.

-Stephen

I find that asking a nominal amount for such items to be reasonable.  As to libraries, my local library, around the size of my barn, does not carry such reference works, being concerned with new releases and such.  I give my mysteries to the local hospital.  My mainline sci-fi (I buy them used, by the box) I have in boxes, and are always free to a good home.  However, Paul, I will let you have as many as you desire to distribute to your local institutions, for there are none where I live.  Let me know how many you can distribute (volumes, pounds, by category, etc.).

I have made several acquaintanceships and some friends among those at KR, but you overstep yourself, Paul, by assuming they are the ones closest to me.  Perhaps it is my concept of what defines a friend, as opposed to an acquaintance.  I do not use the term "friend" as lightly as you seem to.  My true wealth does not lie in real goods, but the in those who are my friends.  In that regard, I am wealthy beyond my dreams.

As with my entire library, they are always available for loan.  I have lent and given books to those in KR on many occasions. 
These are - different. 

As to my education - frankly I do not see where that enters into things. 

The libraries in NYC do not discriminate and will take any and all books of all types.  I would be happy to take whatever material you no longer want and give it to them.  I will send you an address you can ship them to and I will give them to the libraries.

Maybe you are right and I am too quick to call people friends.  I may have too open and trusting of a nature and am too quick to accept people and do favors for them, like the one I tried to do for you and your son.  I guess I do have a fault of being too much of a nice guy and calling people my friend when I shouldn't.  From the way I see things, I thought the folks in KR were the ones closest to you.  I am mistaken, and I was wrong to think that.  Its just so common how the folks here call each other part of the KR family that I thought you were a part of that.  I am sorry.

The education remark stems from the way you share all your knowledge, I thought you would do the same with the books.  It's just my personal view/slant on how I see things.