tS=Such <b>handselling</b> has made bestsellers of literary works like "Cold Mountain" and "Angela's Ashes."<br><br><b>Handselling</b> the work of new authors is the forte of the small independent bookstore. &tQ=To <B>handsel</b> is:&tC=to use high pressure sales tactics| to advertise|to inaugurate|to package in a unique way| to offer at a discount&cC=3&fB=To <b>handsel</b> means to inaugurate or introduce for the first time; to be the first, as to use, try, or taste. As a noun a <B>handsel</b> is a token of well wishes or good luck. So to <B>handsel</b> can also mean to give such a token. <b>Handsel</b> is pronounced HAHND-suhl.
