Comments on: About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:47:38 +0000

For all you would-be sellers of Book Houses: On the 6 volume black and green Book House, look at the title page, lower corner. If there is nothing there, you have a 1st or 2nd printing/edition. Usually, you will see a letter (C-H) or a number. LIST IT. It is the printing/edition number. Also picture the spine. Also either quote all the dates on the verso or just skip the dates. The words “first edition” applied to any Book House that looks old are meaningless. The Bookhouse Company used “printing” and “edition” interchangeably.

I am trying to complete some 6 vol. black sets and it has been a terribly long, involved process simply because people never list the printing/edition number. You might want to purchase Dorothy Loring Taylor’s reference book.

Thanks. Suzanne

By: Bill Grimke-Drayton

Bill Grimke-Drayton — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:55:05 +0000

I may have time to look in at the library during my visit to Charleston between 19th and 26th September. You may have seen that I’m the speaker at the Monday Night Blues Poetry Cafe on the 19th at 8pm at 160 East Bay Street. I’ll be reciting some of my poems from the collection: FREEDOM RECLAIMED. If you or anyone you know might like to come along, please do so. Also I could invite via facebook. Glad you had a look at my website.

By: Jeff Armstrong

Jeff Armstrong — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:57:08 +0000

I have the bookcase for My Bookhouse set of 6 plus the three My Travelship books. I’ve had it for 20 years and the right offer might entice me to sell.

Jeff

By: Jeff Armstrong

Jeff Armstrong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:14:42 +0000

see response above

By: Jeff Armstrong

Jeff Armstrong — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:58:56 +0000

I have the My Book House “Bookcase.” If you like to see a picture send me you email address.

jjarmstr42@yahoo.com

Jeff

By: Carl P

Carl P — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:58:41 +0000

Has anyone found an original “house” bookcase for My Book House books for sale?

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:30:35 +0000

Ðoes anyone know where there is an original My Bookhouse bookcase for sale?

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:20:22 +0000

I have a 1932 set (I’ve replaced the first two volumes, which I read to death as a child) along with the Holland, Japan and France books. My grandfather purchased them for his eldest daughter, probably from a traveling salesman, and they’ve been passed down to me. They’ve always been on a bookcase, but not the lovely original house pictured above: this shelf is a standard shape, with cover art appliques on either end. It’s large enough to hold the 12-volume 1932 set, the three international books, and possibly one more volume. My questions are: has anyone ever seen this case? And was there ever a Parent’s Guide with the 1932 set?

Thanks!

By: kimmykins

kimmykins — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:59:40 +0000

I found a photo of the bookcase M. Lynn refers to on flickr.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2546495754_147ca4d42a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgodsey/2546495754/&usg=__-o_e4frE44wviRpt2SWE-lRvFk8=&h=454&w=500&sz=198&hl=en&start=28&um=1&tbnid=2UUT99hOuNurJM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmy%2Blittle%2Bbookhouse%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1

By: Ms. Kathy

Ms. Kathy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:02:39 +0000

I have never seen that but will look for it. Sounds really cute! : )