YOUR MISSION...

[telophase]

... should you choose to accept it, is...

... for one of you yahoos to find me a copy that I can afford; that goes without saying of Bagthorpes Battered by Helen Cresswell. My online avenues have all come up empty, and I can't ILL it because it's only in libraries in Europe, it seems. It exists! Here's the amazon.co.uk entry. If all else fails, I'll sign up on the Amazon.com used-book search, but after the experience of a friend,* I'd prefer to leave that as a last resort, just on general principles.

Yes, I have tried abebooks.com, alibris.com, powells.com, bibliofind.com, basically everything that comes up on the first page of a Google search for "used books."


* She was searching for a book for her PhD research, and called all over the country. She'd put an Amazon search order on it, found it in a small used bookstore someplace, and before she could get there Amazon bought it from them, and then emailed her saying they'd found a copy and would she like to buy it at this (she now knew) inflated price? I'll set it up through them after I've given up any other way.

Comments

[farli.livejournal.com]

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*raises hand* I could always try and get it for you and ship, if you want? XD

[telophase.livejournal.com]

If you could find a copy and do that you would be my favoritest person evar. :D

[farli.livejournal.com]

Yay early shift at work! I'll head to the nearest bookstore and see what I can find. ...Seeing as I'm in the heart of London, that shouldn't be difficult. X3

[telophase.livejournal.com]

*sends positive thoughts your way*

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

If I found one, I would keep and hold and love and pet and call it George. Rather than giving it to you. Sorry.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

*hates on you*

I've managed to get The Bagthorpe Triangle and Bagthorpes Besieged through ILL, but Battered is just too elusive. Which means I am now obsessed with finding it. :)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Hey, I only have two Bagthorpe books total, and I've never seen either of the two you mention, so don't hate on me too much!

[sleary.livejournal.com]

The abebooks.com saved search is not entirely evil. For really difficult books I'll set up a wishlist there and at half.com and have them email me every time they find a new one... usually between the two, something will turn up inside, say, six months.

BTW, isbn.nu is a lovely time-saver.