2006 in review
Welcome to the New Year but here’s one last look back at 2006.
Our end of year review includes AbeBooks.com’s most expensive sales, most searched for authors, most searched for books, bestselling used books, and the overall bestsellers.
Interesting that Albert Terhune, a novelist who penned canine adventures, was our third most searched for author in 2006.
In the UK, take a look at our top 50Â bestselling secondhand books through AbeBooks.co.uk. MC Beaton, creator of Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth, places 10 books on the top 50.
January 2nd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
I am curious about the book sold by you entitled “Les Horribles et Espovantables [etc]” and reported as one of the most expensive books sold last year. You had the book listed as published in 1880 by the artist Andre Derain. Derain was not born until 1880 so your date must be wrong. Also, that title is of a book written in the l5th or 16th century (I think) by Rabelais. Something seems to be out of order here. Perhaps you could investigate and satisfy my curiosity. Thank you.
Ken MacIver
January 2nd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Hello Ken,
Thanks for pointing this out. The book was written by Francois Rabelais but Derain created an illustrated version. The book in question was a numbered first edition that was also signed by the artist.
Regards
Richard
January 3rd, 2007 at 6:01 am
…GREAT LISTS, guys!
I need to add my favourite AbeBooks List of 2006:
The George W. Bush Recommendations. Hilarious. :-)
http://www.abebooks.com/docs/Community/Featured/george-bush-reading.shtml
January 3rd, 2007 at 10:20 am
Hi Richard,
My question concerned the book’s publication date. Since Derain wasn’t born until 1880, it must be quite a bit later than as listed in your article.
Ken
January 3rd, 2007 at 10:36 am
Hello Ken
The bookseller did not list the book’s publication date when he or she listed the book. Derain was born in 1880 and died in 1954. There are no other copies on the AbeBooks and my research hasn’t located a publication date.
Sorry.
Regards
Richard
January 4th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Thanks, Richard, for making the changes. The only copies I’ve seen are listed as “facsimile” copies of a 1943 edition so that would be my best guess but I haven’t researched it well.
January 20th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Looking at the sellers bulletin boards, very few of them would agree with you. Perhaps alienating most of your sellers - the people who own the books you sell - is part of your business plan.