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Pudgy Jones

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Scientific American - 1893
« on: February 14, 2011, 01:23:22 PM »
Hello everybody!

I just bought a very nice copy of the 1893 Scientific American regarding "Marble Cave" on ebay for $10.25. Are these rare? This is the first one I've seen for sale, and I have always wanted one, so I am pretty happy.

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Re: Scientific American - 1893
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 03:02:16 PM »
Glad to hear it Pudgy Jones, and welcome to the site! The newspaper/ magazine is great. I bought mine from a newspaper site several years ago that had no clue what they had so it was CHEAP!!!
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Re: Scientific American - 1893
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 04:42:49 PM »
If you check out the Ron Martin booklet about Marvel Cave, the Scientific American article is discussed in it. I am glad the two of you were able to find original copies...pretty rare...nice for those who are interested in this material. Yes, I am surprised that print material often goes for such a cheap price, even stuff over 100 years old. I recently bought a 100 year old copie of an Arkansas state history at a used and out of print book store in my area for under $10. I really thought old material like this would go for much, much more.
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Re: Scientific American - 1893
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2011, 01:48:12 PM »
thats a great find!