Tony,
Don't forget, this is a brand-spanking (though that is optional) new book.
The hard back is also a limited edition, 100 copies.
Pete Joseph
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From: "Tony Oldham" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: New Book -H G Ordish: The Early Mining Photographs 1920 -1933
I only pay £1 for a hardback non fiction book. Where from? Charity shops.
Go to a car boot and you could pay as low as 20p for the same thing. I am
amazed that books which sell for £25 or more, are only read once and then,
after a few years discarded. I know, I have done it myself in the past.
Best Wishes - Tony Oldham
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> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:51:26 +0100
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New Book -H G Ordish: The Early Mining Photographs 1920 -1933
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> At 23:35 10/10/2011, Mike Moore wrote:
> >I should have said a paperback copy is available for £16.00
> >
> >On 10 October 2011 23:27, Tony Oldham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm £25 is a bit much. I will wait until it is remaindered.
>
> In reality £25 for a hardback is not
> unreasonable. Once you get abroad and look at the
> price of mining and other comparable books you
> realise how lucky we are in the UK.
>
> I'm currently in Australia and it is not unusual
> to pay Aus$60 for a similar book - that's at
> least £40. A UK published softback - The Social
> History of England 900-1200 (to which I
> contributed a chapter on mining) - nice to see it
> on the shelves of a bookseller in Brisbane but $49!, that's well over £30.
>
> Peter
>
>
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