Amazon.com Delivers Auctions: Books

From: books-auction-editor@amazon.com
Date: Tue Aug 24 1999 - 00:21:25 EEST


Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Auctions: Books

Editors, Lissa Griffith and Amy Leff

FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL:
* Bid Magnets: Titles that are attracting attention
* Beneficial Bids: Auctions that support good causes
* Old-Time Remedies: Historic self-help guides
* Readable Romance: Page-turners that will sweep you away

Each week we send you our picks of the Books auctions that
end in the next few days. If you see something of interest,
please go straight to the link provided--we don't want you
to miss the bidding! (Note: All closing times given below
are Pacific time.)

BID MAGNETS: TITLES THAT ARE ATTRACTING ATTENTION
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Here are a few special editions that are drawing large
numbers of bids this week. Judging from their quality,
rarity, and condition, these auction items will continue
to entice buyers up to the minute they close.

Rare 1956 Dick and Jane reader, teacher's edition
Three pre-primers
Auction closes Wednesday, August 25, 8:17 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y04X4570235X6620019

"Mallory's Oracle" by Carol O'Connell
Uncorrected proof, signed by author
Auction closes Thursday, August 26, 6:25 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y03X4458830X6354999

"The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" by Melissa Bank
Signed first edition
Auction closes Thursday, August 26, 7:47 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y01X2894980X2662159

"The Tesseract" by Alex Garland
Signed first edition
Auction closes Thursday, August 26, 7:57 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y04X4101011X6609055
 

BENEFICIAL BIDS: AUCTIONS THAT SUPPORT GOOD CAUSES
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What's so cool about the auctions listed below? Well, if you
win one, you'll not only get a great book, you'll also get
that warm 'n' fuzzy feeling that comes with lending your
support to a charitable cause.

"Rose Madder," autographed by author, Stephen King
Net proceeds benefit Children in Crisis
Auction closes Thursday, August 26, 11:53 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y04X4175513X3843512

"American Star" four-cassette audio book by Jackie Collins
Proceeds benefit the Arabian Horse Rescue Network
Auction closes Friday, August 27, 2:03 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y02X5056973X8847761

"To Be a Slave" Newberry honored book by Julius Lester
Proceeds benefit a local literacy program in the seller's
community
Auction closes Saturday, August 28, 9:18 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y03X4750658X6891052

"Snow Falling on Cedars" and "East of the Mountains,"
autographed by author, David Guterson
Proceeds benefit American Red Cross Kosovo Relief Fund
Auction closes Monday, August 30, 9:37 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y03X1137471X8662120

"Planet Drum," signed by author and Grateful Dead drummer,
Mickey Hart
Proceeds benefit American Red Cross Kosovo Relief Fund
Auction closes Monday, August 30, 10:54 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y04X6236143X6844815

OLD-FASHIONED REMEDIES: HISTORIC SELF-HELP GUIDES
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Are Tae-Bo, Prozac, and ThighMaster just a bit too trendy for
you? Perhaps you have a more nostalgic approach to health
and self-improvement. If so, take a gander at these vintage
titles.

"Return to Nature: Paradise Regained" by Adolf Just (1904)
Auction closes Friday, August 27, 4:41 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y03X5499008X7739588

Woman's "Pictorial Medical Guide" by 40 specialists (1949)
Complete edition
Auction closes Sunday, August 29, 6:12 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y04X4564109X4785750

"The American Book of the Dead" by E.J. Gold
Twenty-fifth silver anniversary edition
Auction closes Sunday, August 29, 10:05 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y01X1278687X6887595

"Primitive Medical Remedies and Natural
Medicines"--pre-Civil War book
Auction closes Sunday, August 29, 2:22 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y03X3725981X4929048

"Confessions of an English Opium Eater" by Thomas De Quincey
Unusual and rare, 1966
Auction closes Sunday, August 29, 3:50 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y04X4386742X2560803

READABLE ROMANCE: PAGE-TURNERS THAT WILL SWEEP YOU AWAY
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Was your summer filled with lust, passion, and chiseled
chests? Well it's not too late. Indulge in your own
vicarious summer fling with these hot romances.

"The King's Vixen" by Pamela Hill
Auction closes Thursday, August 26, 10:23 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y03X3093570X7063594

"Celeste, the Gold Coast Virgin" by Rosamond Marshall
Auction closes Sunday, August 29, 12:02 a.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y02X0509840X2654723

"Wildstar" by Nicole Jordan
Auction closes Sunday August 29, 2:49 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y01X2751408X0694223

"A Gentle Feuding" by Johanna Lindsay
Auction closes Sunday, August 29, 4:58 p.m.
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/auction-glance/Y01X2550633X8865456

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You'll find more great items for your bidding pleasure in
Amazon.com's Book Auctions section at
http://www.amazon.com/book-auctions

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Amazon.com Auctions items and you go on to win the auction,
you'll land a 10% discount from the seller. To learn more,
head to
http://auctions.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/help/discount-bidders

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