Welcome to New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada ...and...


Operating Hours:
10am-3pm (10:00-15:00 PST/PDT)
Pacific Standard/Daylight Time
Monday thru Friday.

Exceptions:   Canadian Holidays   and during the summer months
of July & August when the kids are home full time ...
... sudden camping / fishing trips may take me away occasionally.

International folks note:
18:00-23:00 UTC (during PST) and 17:00-22:00 UTC (during PDT)



   AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2007






RETIRED !!


QUICK UPDATE:

I AM NOW WORKING FOR KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN DELTA, B.C. !!!

ALL OF MY REMAINING BOOK STOCKS HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF VIA LOCAL SALES.
MOST LIKELY I SHALL NOT BE SELLING ANY BOOKS IN THE FUTURE DUE TO DUST/MOLD.

AT PRESENT, BECAUSE OF MY WORK LOAD AS FUNDRAISING & PROMOTION
REPRESENTITIVE FOR KRISPY KREME, I MOST LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO DO THE WEB PROJECTS PLANNED, AT LEAST FOR SOME TIME.

SOME DAY LATER THIS YEAR, AFTER THE DUST SETTLES, I'LL DECIDE WHAT TO DO.

MANY THANKS TO ONE AND ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME.

AS FOR FEDOGAN & BREMER ...
ALL REMAINING STOCKS ARE ALMOST GONE.
EMAIL IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANY SPECIFIC TITLES.
AND NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SLIPCASED LTD's AVAILABLE.
THAT'S IT FOR A QUICK UPDATE ... SEE YA ...

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If you haven't been following the story here ...
A quick synopsis follows:

After some thirty years breathing book dust & mold,
the lung health isn't great, and the fact the Internet
has changed things in such a way for the old-style
of bookselling that the old instincts & experience of
what is rare & collectable just do not cut it anymore.

For collectors and gatherers, this is a great time.
It is nice to see books surface in numbers that were
once thought to be rare or at least made more available
to a wider audience ... the whole world ... unlike the old
situation of the corner bookstore or mail-order cataloguing
being the main source for the average or avid bookbuyer.

And all that brings about my changes ...

As of April 1st, 2006 I began the process of retiring from
the used book trade; which was hoped to be completed by the end of 2006.
Now, as noticed, more likely to be later in 2007.

Though a sad time, the future holds several
projects which will keep me quite busy & happy
while continuing the march to "Geezer-Hood".




This website will still be maintained, but with revisions:




ON HOLD ...


1) A low-key amount of Bookselling ...         ... Special & Collectable items.





ON HOLD ...


2) AUCTIONS on     of odd & nifty things gathered over the years:
{ my eBay ID is : housedaddy_bookman }

[ "GEEZER-Powered" Auctions. Copyright © 2007. ]





ON HOLD ...


3) New sections for FISHING LURE & FLY COLLECTING / TRADING / SELLING _____





ON HOLD ...


4) Several presentations concerning         Bakka & Canada's Science Fiction history.






All the above will be offered with a new refined and visual format.
And will include links to my newest and continuing auctions on eBay along with,
Information pages & fun presentations on whatever takes my fancy.

We shall see what bubbles up.

A limited number of book listings are still on-line.

ALL BOOK LISTINGS ON ALL SERVICES ARE DISCONTINUED.

That includes my website and the following book services:
ALIBRIS and BIBLIO.COM.



Fair warning:
Should you see something on the site here or listed
elsewhere ... go for it ... I will be unloading a lot
of nice collectable material and it will not stay
around long. Which goes for me as well ... I'd rather
be fishing on a nice quiet lake in B.C.'s Interior!!



KEEP WATCHING FOR CHANGES !!

Now motoring through my 12th Year on the Web,
the virtual shoppe shingle still creaks lazily in the
electronic wind out front on the Internet Highway.
( Grey-haired Charlie has been in the book business over 30 years now ! )




A special " Thank You " to one and all over the years for your kind patronage !!



For the lost among you :
The answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything ... is still ... "42".




And folks.
Take a moment to "Look Up!" at the Stars some night.
It doesn't get any more real that that!!






                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             




Never Been Here Before ?

Sit back ... and take the...

SCENIC ROUTE - CLOSED


... Or for ... regulars & surfers ...

The CATALOGUE ROUTE - CLOSED

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

... and for the really rushed soul, travel right to specific Catalogues or Check Ordering Information:



Need to know ... ?

TERMS USED IN THE BOOK TRADE

A work in progress ... last updated 2004 (Soon to be discontinued)

                                                                                                                                                           



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Last updated : August 21, 2007
I am always changing things at the site here. If you experience any problems, please drop me an email. Thanks!!