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Ben C.

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2 Reviews by Ben

  • Alibris UK

4/28/24
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Bis dat qui cito dat
11/19/22
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Reason I chose this business:

You hve returned to high level of service, but I await a response as TO why I am, being chaRGED TWICE FOR fILMER'S pATRIARCHA

I HAVE paid for Patriarcha already
11/18/22
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I HAVE paid for Patriarcha already- Why doI have to pay agin?please arrange relevant discount\rebate

Reason I chose this business:

Until today's overcharge. I have found you stisfactory.

Unus homo nobis cunctando restitui rem!
11/15/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Moribus antiquis sto res romana viroque

No worries
11/13/22
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Reason I chose this business:

As above - no worries

Found a difficult book quickly
9/12/22
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Plus c, a change plus c'est la meme chose

Good and very good
7/16/22
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Useful to see Thackeray's Kicklebury's on the Rhine...
7/13/22
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Useful to see Thackeray's Kicklebury's on the Rhine available bound together with other squibs by WMT.

Reason I chose this business:

La, tout n'est que beaut'e, luxe, calme et volupte'

Prompt and clear
7/11/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Moribus antiquis stat res Romana virisque

AS good as usual
6/28/22
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AS good as usual - and that is good.

Reason I chose this business:

Bis dat qui cito dat

You are very good re Peter Oborne
6/22/22
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You are very good re Peter Oborne - an excellent thing in booksellers

Reason I chose this business:

Carmina non prius audita, musarum sacerdos, virginibus puerisque canto

Simple and direct
6/12/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Unus omo nobis cnctando restituit rem

Suave mari iamkam non accipiet6magno t8urbant8ibus...
6/12/22
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Suave mari iamkam non accipiet6magno t8urbant8ibus aequora ventis*

Reason I chose this business:

Iam iam accipiem

Up to the usual fairly high standards
6/10/22
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Inferna tetigi, possim ut supera assequi

OK as usual
6/5/22
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Efficient
5/26/22
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Efficient - Myrdal's American Dilemma seems very expensive so I went for the slimmed-down Student Edition. Off tot he library, then...

Reason I chose this business:

Geschrieben steht: im Anfang war das Wort: hier stock ich schon!

A pity the allegedly >£25 voucher was rejected
5/23/22
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A pity the allegedly >£25 voucher was rejected - on an order for books at £42.90 (ie excluding shipping). What's u[p?.

Reason I chose this business:

Habit, and a tendency to trust your voucher offers... now slighlty shaken.

Surprised to find so easily this notorious text, which...
5/12/22
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Surprised to find so easily this notorious text, which seemed elsewhere to have been banned/'cancelled...

Reason I chose this business:

Cognosco veteris vestigia flammae

A pity Bagatelles pour Une Massacre is not available...
5/9/22
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A pity Bagatelles pour Une Massacre is not available in pp50+ of Origins of Totalitarianism, Arendt gives u to understand that it would repay attention.

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Je pense aux morts de quatre-vingt douze...

Brisk and helpful as usual
5/8/22
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La vie est triste, h'elas et je veux lire tous les livres

Good as usual
5/1/22
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Good as usual

Helpful in dealing with a book which has been in high...
4/23/22
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Helpful in dealing with a book which has been in high demand.

Reason I chose this business:

Moribus antiquis stat res mea.

For multi-volume work such as Hume's History of Great...
4/19/22
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For multi-volume work such as Hume's History of Great Britain, it is very annoying that the volume numbers are not clearly posted - and sometimes not at all. Too much like hard work.

Reason I chose this business:

Habit and previous history mostly of satisfaction.

USEFUL SEARCH WHEN i ENTERED ONLY THE AUTHOR'S NAME
4/17/22
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USEFUL SEARCH WHEN i ENTERED ONLY THE AUTHOR'S NAME. THE WORD 'GESCVHICHTE WITH RANKE THREW UP ONLY DISTRACTIONS.

Reason I chose this business:

Quel sepulcral naufrage, tu les sais ecume, mais y baves?

Usual high standards, but I'm afraid that multi-volume...
4/14/22
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Usual high standards, but I'm afraid that multi-volume books MUST have clearly displayed the volume number. One of the volumes of Hume's History of Great Britain in this order does not have its series number shown. I shallhave to ask for a refund on this if there is duplication.

Reason I chose this business:

Was du ererbst von deinen Va"tern hast, erwirb es, um es zu besitzen!

Speedy Gonzalez indeed!
3/31/22
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Speedy Gonzalez indeed! Muchas gracias/spasibo/viel Dank!

Reason I chose this business:

A good habit renewed.

Shipshape and Bristol (!) fashion
3/27/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Suave mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis

AS usual competent and well arranged for searches
3/22/22
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Reason I chose this business:

A good tradition is worth preserving.

Good coverage and rapid choice of cheapest version
3/22/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Stare moribus maiorum mihi placet.

Particularly pleased to find good-value Pimsleur Ukrainian
3/13/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Moribus antiquis stat res negotii apud vos

All went well, as I have come to expect
3/4/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Accustomed high level of service.

A pleasure to find a reasonable discount on such a...
2/26/22
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A pleasure to find a reasonable discount on such a freshly published book.

Reason I chose this business:

Force of (a good) habit

Almost always excellent
2/10/22
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As good as ever

Admirable terms for a book copies of which at first...
2/9/22
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Admirable terms for a book copies of which at first appeared either to come from US or to be priced at £30.00+.

Reason I chose this business:

Your good performance restored in my eyes.

It was frustrating to find at least six entries for...
3/7/22
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It was frustrating to find at least six entries for Hanna Batatu's The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq at less than £7, but almost whenever I clicked on them, I found they were no longer available, until the last - when the 'no longer available''message did not appear - but neither did the cheaper book itself. I gave up - I can't pay £372.

Reason I chose this business:

I have had good service before - consistently so. But see above

So far so good
1/14/22
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So far so good - and even helped me sort out my credit cards..

Reason I chose this business:

Good commuications evoke good manners, as neither Menander nor St Paul put it (must install Greek font)

The Great Tradition, as Dr Leavis put it (where's...
1/1/22
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The Great Tradition, as Dr Leavis put it (where's my old copy?...!)

Reason I chose this business:

What more can I say? The Great
Tradition, as Dr Leavis put it (where's my old copy?...!)

A search well rewarded
12/28/21
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Usual high stanards met.

Sweet as a nut
12/27/21
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Reason I chose this business:

Why not keep meeting like this?

Efficient in locating an ill-know book
12/23/21
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Reason I chose this business:

Is this an addiction? My wife things so!

VERY HELPFUL, SINCE i COULD ADD THE VOUCHER i HAD FORGOTTEN
12/22/21
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Reason I chose this business:

MY NORMAL HABIT IS IMPROVED BY PRACTICE

Very good indeed, no problems
12/22/21
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Reason I chose this business:

As usual, a good habit improved by practice.

Brisk and efficient
12/19/21
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Reason I chose this business:

As above, good actions produce a good character and good habits.

So far so good, as usual
12/16/21
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Reason I chose this business:

AS above, I have no complaint. The revised and expanded edition of MoM is curiously marked as 1969 - the other, first ed was surely 1981, and the Norton revised and expanded is 1996. It is important that the revised and expanded be sent today.

I was appalled to see Janice Raymond's Transexual Empire...
12/15/21
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I was appalled to see Janice Raymond's Transexual Empire priced at nearly £200! What's up?

Reason I chose this business:

Usual good habit

Information about original language is patchy and needs...
12/13/21
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Information about original language is patchy and needs quite a search to confirm this

Reason I chose this business:

As usual, a good habit well renewed

Pleased to see this great classic available again
12/10/21
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Reason I chose this business:

Continuation of good habit

Overall
12/8/21
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Overall - a number too great to summarize - but it follows that I return frequently! The date of publication is especially helpful as I am keen on getting the second edition of SJG's the Mismeasure of Man, with replies to reviews.

Reason I chose this business:

A good habit continued.

AS good as usual
12/3/21
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Reason I chose this business:

A good habit still cultivated

Just as well I searched for the specific contents of...
11/29/21
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Just as well I searched for the specific contents of vol 21, as that (ie Future of an Illusion/Civilisation and its discontents) turned out to be the easiest way of identifying that volume - using numbers of collected editions is a weak point in your cataloguing

Reason I chose this business:

This habit continues to be a good one

Greater detail about the scope of authors' collected...
11/16/21
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Greater detail about the scope of authors' collected poems would help - even number of pages helps make a judgment.

Reason I chose this business:

Habit confirmed by good previous results

Excellent as usual
11/14/21
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Excellent as usual - will continue to scrutinize your offerings

Prompt and precise as usual
11/11/21
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Prompt and precise as usual - alerted me to a problem with a credit card - problem identified and t b remedied

Reason I chose this business:

I continue to find your service satisfactory - but you still need to ensure that for texts originally in a language other than English, the language of the book you offer is clearly specified.

It is still very annoying that the Thomas Aquinas items...
11/3/21
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It is still very annoying that the Thomas Aquinas items in particular are not clearly labelled as being in Latin or in translation.

Reason I chose this business:

Reliable as usual, with the above caveat.

Prompt and good
10/30/21
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Prompt and good - abebooks seems to have censored Prof Stock - disgusting

Reason I chose this business:

Reliable and so far censorship-free - in this regard at least

Excellent, no fuss even when I removed overly expensive...
10/20/21
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Excellent, no fuss even when I removed overly expensive shipping items and then put them back.

Reason I chose this business:

Habit based on good experience.

It would be good to find the pictured Loeb edition...
10/19/21
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It would be good to find the pictured Loeb edition of Plato's Republic, but I found it impossible. Thje rest was fine.

Reason I chose this business:

A good habit to continue cultivating.

Good, but details of specific volumes of Lenin's CW...
10/18/21
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Good, but details of specific volumes of Lenin's CW are lacking - eg dates covered.

Reason I chose this business:

Habit and satisfaction

Lenin's Collected Works
10/12/21
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Lenin's Collected Works - not all volumes have the dates covered in yur description.

Reason I chose this business:

Traditionally reliable and good value

Useful aid to search and informative
10/4/21
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Useful aid to search and informative - does the high price of volumes of Lenin's CW reflect mass demand - or profiteering on your part?

Reason I chose this business:

Habit confirmed by good experiences

Good, though having exceeded my CHEERS voucher quota,...
9/15/21
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Good, though having exceeded my CHEERS voucher quota, I could not substitute OLYMPIC.

Reason I chose this business:

Reliable, comprehensive.

All good so far
9/14/21
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Good, helpful and relevant display of titles
9/12/21
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Reason I chose this business:

As usual, short-cuts my AgendaBib folder

Good coverage of a difficult subject
9/7/21
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Reason I chose this business:

Previously satisfied

Appropriately rapid
3/3/21
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Reason I chose this business:

Usually - with the above exception - your service has been good. Thanks
Ben Cosin

  • Alibris

7/27/22
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Reason I chose this business:

Du regst und ru"hrst ein kraeftiges Beschliessen - zum ho"chsten Dasein immerfort zu streben.

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