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Re: Rare 1950 1st ed. 1st print Computer Book
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Thu, 29 Jun 2000 18:27:11 GMT
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I'm not interested, but if you don't get a nibble, you could try selling it on
half.com

Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115


In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Rob Doucette writes:
> This is an odd proposition:
> 
> I've got a 1st edition, 1st printing copy of 'High-Speed Computing Devices'
> by Engineering Research Associates, Inc., 1950.  It's been sitting on a
> corporate library shelf since 1960 (someone decided that it was old and
> threw it out) and is in excellent condition.  It is hardcover, no
> dustjacket, and has some library markings.  Description from abebooks.com:
> "One of the cornerstones for a collection of books on computers. This is
> considered to be the first textbook on digital computers, the first
> compendium in English on digital computer technology, and a pioneering work
> that influenced many computer designers during the 1950s. It provides an
> unsurpassed picture of the state of the art during the late 1940s, and is
> further enhanced by the inclusion of several excellent bibliographies."
> 
> Searches on alibris.com and abebooks.com put this books value at $200 ~
> $300.
> 
> Anyone interested in a trade for Technic or Paradisa or a straight sale??
> 
> E-mail me directly with questions.
> 
> -Rob.



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  Re: Rare 1950 1st ed. 1st print Computer Book
 
"Paul Sinasohn" <bearitone@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:FwxHxB.Ev@lugnet.com... (...) it on (...) Thanks for the tip, I haven't seen this venue before. -Rob. (26 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Rare 1950 1st ed. 1st print Computer Book
 
This is an odd proposition: I've got a 1st edition, 1st printing copy of 'High-Speed Computing Devices' by Engineering Research Associates, Inc., 1950. It's been sitting on a corporate library shelf since 1960 (someone decided that it was old and (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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