Little Brother Goes Soldiering

[ryandunny]

Hi, does anyone know where I could find a copy of Little Brother Goes Soldiering by R H Keirnan?? 

 

Would love an e copy or a typescript version?

 

I've found it really hard to find apart from copies that cost a fortune! 

 

Thanks 

Ryan

[seaJane]

You could ask your local public library for an inter-library loan? The BLDSC (British Library Document Supply Centre), or that's what it used to be called, used to have an option on its form that you could tick for a photocopy if that would be acceptable.

 

I don't believe the service is as cheap as it used to be, but it's probably still cheaper than a fortune.

 

sJ

[Moonraker]

You've probably come across selected pages

 

here

 

and perhaps you've noticed

 

this copy at £40

 

I must confess that I've thought twice or thrice about buying books that cost this sort of money, but I admit to having a twisted set of values when it comes to spending money.

 

Moonraker

[Black Maria]

I see the copies on-line vary from £40 -£60 ( the £94 copy on Amazon is by a dropshipper ) . This seems about the going rate from a dealer,

 I sold my very good spare copy for £65 last year . If your looking for a bargain original copy on-line I would say e-bay was your best bet . I

would imagine most of the serious collectors ( all five of us ! ) will already have a copy so you would only have to worry about the dealers

snapping it up for a bargain price then listing it on their site for £60 + 

[barkalotloudly]

one of those books that several years ago seemed quite common!

[Black Maria]

2 minutes ago, barkalotloudly said:

one of those books that several years ago seemed quite common!

Yes , I expect it's a bit more sought after now because it's one of the few that they haven't yet reprinted.

[barkalotloudly]

it must be very difficult for serious dealers to cope with the deluge of cheap reprints,

4 minutes ago, Black Maria said:

Yes , I expect it's a bit more sought after now because it's one of the few that they haven't yet reprinted.

which have driven me to only purchase the very scarce items one offs etc 

[Black Maria]

1 minute ago, barkalotloudly said:

it must be very difficult for serious dealers to cope with the deluge of cheap reprints,

which have driven me to only purchase the very scarce items one offs etc 

Yes , unlike medal / miltaria collecting , where the vast majority of are only interested in the originals , with rare WW1 books it seems

that for the vast majority a £2.99 poor quality paperback reprint is as valued as the original hardback copy .

[Dust Jacket Collector]

I remember being at a book fair with Tom Donovan some years ago and having to persuade him that a fine copy of this book in its jacket was a good investment at £25. I think it took him quite some time to sell it on!

[Moonraker]

You can buy a "Facsimile Dust Jacket only - BOOK NOT INCLUDED" FOR $22 - that's almost £17.

 

link

 

Moonraker

[Black Maria]

31 minutes ago, Dust Jacket Collector said:

I remember being at a book fair with Tom Donovan some years ago and having to persuade him that a fine copy of this book in its jacket was a good investment at £25. I think it took him quite some time to sell it on!

I think I only brought my jacketed copy recently . I seem to remember seeing them for sale but it wasn't top of my jacketed wants list

because it's quite dull  ( the jacket that is , I really rated the book)

Edited 5 October , 2018 by Black Maria

[Dust Jacket Collector]

1 hour ago, Black Maria said:

I think I only brought my jacketed copy recently . I seem to remember seeing them for sale but it wasn't top of my jacketed wants list

because it's quite dull  ( the jacket that is , I really rated the book)

 

 

One of my favourites. According to my records it cost me £7 but that was 40 years ago. I once saw a copy at the ABA book fair which had an inscription from T.E.Lawrence in it but at £1250 I had to pass on it - didn’t even have a jacket!

[The Scorer]

15 hours ago, Moonraker said:

"perhaps you've noticed this copy at £40. I must confess that I've thought twice or thrice about buying books that cost this sort of money, but I admit to having a twisted set of values when it comes to spending money."

 

 

I know what you mean, Mr M, but if it's of any use to ryandunny, I've used this supplier myself.

 

It wasn't for anything military, but for a series of crime novels set in the Lake District. I bought the first two in the shop, liked them and thought that I would buy the rest. I contacted the shop, and within a week or do, the rest of the series (about six paperbacks, I think) arrived at my door.

 

All I have to do now is read them ..... but seriously, they look like a good firm and one which I would use again if I needed to.

[Black Maria]

1 hour ago, Dust Jacket Collector said:

One of my favourites. According to my records it cost me £7 but that was 40 years ago. I once saw a copy at the ABA book fair which had an inscription from T.E.Lawrence in it but at £1250 I had to pass on it - didn’t even have a jacket!

I would have really loved to own that copy , even without the jacket