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# I found a two books worth £600 and £12,000 behind one of our shelves in the basement on Friday
my boss reckons they must have been there since the sixties
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:03, archived)
# He now has the one book worth £600
and you have a new car.
Another reason I want your job. I like old books. And rummaging in basements finding old books and stuff and long-lost goodies.
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:04, archived)
# Heh
Given it's Darwin's birthday this week, i've been handling the first edition of the origin lots at the moment, worth over £100,000, and was photographing some plates from some John Gould books valued at over a million a couple of weeks ago

no ordinary library ;)

Edit: And yes it is a bit like the library from the mummy at the beginning of the film, except the shelves don't fall over
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:11, archived)
# cor
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:14, archived)
# Bastard!
Still, I hear identity theft is quite easy nowadays...
*prepares "My name is Jahled" ID badge*

And hope you wore gloves when handling those books!
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:14, archived)
# I posted a picture of the first edition here abouts a couple of years ago balanced with a biscuit tin
how my appreciation and respect for that book has changed..

ah, my pizza arrives :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:16, archived)
# Pizza?
Now you're just rubbing it in!
(The situation, that is, not the pizza)
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:18, archived)