Thanks Julia, I did get a note from Dorothy Irvin about how to order direct from the publisher and the price is better than through abebooks but I am very interested in the sites for used books--I will check that out and again Thanks and I hope all have a great Thanksgiving Holiday too! Ed -----Original Message----- From: Julia Christianson <juliac@patriot.net> To: IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com <IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [IRVIN-L] Scottish Irvins >Hi, Ed ... I don't know if anyone got back to you on the book "The >Irvines and Their Kin" but I just turned up a copy by going to >http://www.abebooks.com/ and searching on "Irvines and Their Kin". It's >$125 so perhaps you're not going to jump on it but I did want to mention >to everyone that I've had great success with the used book cooperatives >like ABE and Interloc, which has recently become ALibris ( >http://www2.alibris.com/cgi-bin/texis/bookstore ). I haven't used >BiblioFind ( http://www.bibliofind.com ) as much but it may be good >too. These places are great for local histories you'd never find >otherwise and the prices can be incredibly cheap if the book's not too >rare. > >-- Julia > > > >ED ERWIN wrote: >> >> Hi Dorothy--wonder if you could give me an idea where to find or order a >> copy of this book. Also, would this be available in a public library? >> Thanks, Ed Erwin, Arden, NC >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dorothy Irvin <dormi@best1.net> >> To: IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com <IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 12:36 PM >> Subject: [IRVIN-L] Scottish Irvins >> >> >Hi All: >> > >> >I have the book "The Irvines and Their Kin" by L. Boyd, which may be the >> >genealogy Elizabeth mentioned. It takes our line back to a Christopher >> >Irvine who died in battle at Flodden Field, Scotland, in 1513. Some of the >> >family removed to Glenoe, Ireland in 1584 and descendants came from there >> to >> >the US ca.1729. A number of people have entered parts of this family on >> >World Family Tree. I agree that documentation on the earlier years is >> >shaky. >> > >> >Dorothy >> >dormi@best1.net >> > >> > >> >==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== >> >Kindness is contagious, pass it on. >> > >> >> ==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== >> Beware of half-truths, you may have the wrong half. > > >==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== >My intentions are always good, its my actions that need lessons. >