Finding an old book

[Timbottawa]

I'm interested in locating a copy of a book that was probably published around 1840-45.

The title is: The Poet's Corner
The author is:  Alexander Wilson

Wilson was resident and active in Manchester.

I've made some efforts Googling, but the title appears on a gazillion web pages, so didn't get very far.

Can anyone recommend a good antiquarian book store/book finder?

I'm guessing it may be in Manchester public library, but I'm in Canada!

Many thanks

Tim

[sjsbc]

Tim,

Try this link

http://www.abebooks.com/

They act as a shopfront for bookstores worldwide and will link you up with the seller.  They cover all types of books modern to rare and I think there is a notify facility if the book is not currently in stock anywhere.

Sue

[Timbottawa]

Thanks for the tip, Sue,

I tried the site, but no luck.  I guess this book probably had a very limited print run way back in the 1840's.

Cheers

Tim

[~meg]

Hi Tim,
While searching through the Internet, I came across the following site which might be of interest:
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
http://www.ilab-lila.com/

Although a quick search didn't come up with 'The Poet's Corner', by Alexander Wilson, there is a "wants database".  You might like to put a request there.  You never know...


~meg

[MrB]

At http://ukbookworld.com/cgi-bin/search.pl you can list your wants and as and when suitable items are uploaded you can receive email notification - just a thought.

[Timbottawa]

Thanks to Meg and MrB for their suggestions,

Since posting the original message last month, I've discovered that "The Poet's Corner" by Alexander Wilson is the title of a poem, not a book.  So now the search is that much more complicated - I have to try to find a book of unknown title that contains the poem!

All the best

Tim

[dinkey]

I suggest you contact Manchester Family History Society on http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/index.html

They have a listing of old books and may be able to help you regarding this poem.

good luck

dinkey

[MrB]

Another site to consider is The British Library  http://www.bl.uk/

[Timbottawa]

Thanks dinkey.  Good idea - I'll give it a try.

Cheers

Tim