.John -- You have too much confidence in eBay. While I agree that Uhlendorf's translation of Baurmeister's letters is a "must" for anyone whose library includes "Hessian" materials, I don't find eBay a very good source for books. The used book dealers all are reachable via http://www.abeboks.com, http://www.bookfinder.com and a number of other, similar websites. There are two copies available on eBay, one ex-library copy in Virginia which started at $17.76 (+ $3.95 P&H) (as I write this, it has been bid up to $18.50) and your copy at $24.99 (+ $8.00 P&H). This morning under "Baurmeister" there were eight copies available via Abebooks ranging from $10.00 (+ $3.50 P&H) to $45.00. I just checked and there are now seven copies available from $15.42 (+ $10.00 P&H) to $45 so your email probably prompted a lister ot purchase a copy. On abebooks under "Uhlendorf" I found another lot starting from $15.00 (+ #3.50) [near fine with a very good dustjacket]. All together, there are easily a dozen copies being offered for sale. Good health my friend, Bob Brooks ----- Original Message ----- From: John Merz To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:51 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Major Baurmeister of the Hessian Forces. Hello Hessians; Many times during the existence of this mail list, which is quite a few years, the Journal of Major Baurmeister, translated by Bernhard A. Uhlendorf, has been mentioned as an important source of information. I myself have quoted from it numerous times, and truly, I have always considered it one of the best books telling the Hessian story during the American Revolution. This is why I am a bit surprised to see this book offered on eBay with only two days to go, and only one bid on it so far. I did suspect that not very many of you subscribers (330) are really interested in books, and not willing to pay a fair price for such a gem, and this is one of the reasons why I am so reluctant to put my own good books for sale on eBay, because so many times there is no interest for books on the American Revolution. Just this evening the time had run out on a small book which I had listed on Pensacola, and I had to relist it, again costing me a new listing fee. I am not complaining, just realistically assessing the situation. Cheers, John Merz ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== HETRINA - "Hessische Truppen im Amerikanischen Unabhaengigkeitskrieg" Six Volumes covering Hessen-Kassel, Hessen-Hanau, and Waldeck. HETRINA does not cover Braunschweig/Brunswick, Ansbach-Bayreuth or Anhalt-Zerbst. Those are partly covered by other publications. You'll find information in the keyword archive 1999 "26 feb 1999"