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Junior Member
Muskie
Join Date: Oct 2012
Gender: M
Fan of: Pern |
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Poster's Note: I had originally created a better story to introduce myself (rather what I thought was good). However, I decided to have "doubt" within myself and I spell checked my story. Consequently, that downloaded a spell check program resulting in a complete shut down of I.E. Explorer. Obviously my work was lost. Therefore you recieve this:
I was searching within my mother's attic, searching for anything that would help me. Loathing to find the one piece which would bring my family back, I caught a glimpse of light within the corner of my right eye. I made a sharp 90 degree turn while focusing in on a dusty stack of boxes. As I walked torwards the gleam of light receeding from the bottom box, a cobweb coated past my face. Using my hand I rapidly wiped my face, cobweb sticking to it. Stuttering, I knelt towards that box, picking it up and wiping off the dust. The light dimmed for just a second, then brightened brighter then any light known within the human race. Instantly a voice appears singing: My nightly craft is winged in white; A dragon of night-dark sea. Swiftborn, dream-bound and rudderless; Her captain and crew are me. I sail a hundred sleeping tides Where no seaman's ever been And only my white-winged craft and I Know the marvels that we have seen. I awaken at once with my hands glued tightly to a manuscript. No knowing what I had, I stood up and proceeded into the light which was beaming faintly from a skylight above. The book read Pern Portfolio labeled June 1978 Vol. 1 No. 1. Within the back, focused a signature on top of "A Lady and Her Dragon" unknown to me. Could this be the thing I've been searching for? Could this finally be it?? Who will help me to discover what it is I've come across? http://www.flickr.com/photos/8955117...in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/8955117...in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/8955117...in/photostream |
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Master Archivist
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The Netherlands
Gender: M
Fan of: Pern! |
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Ederb, do you want to know more about it or sell it? And welcome to the forum!
![]() If the first, there is a collecting highlight on this collectors item you found: http://forums.srellim.org/showthread.php?t=3085 That article will tell you all you need to know. If the second, you best put it on eBay (I think there's currently already one for sale, so you can use that price as guideline). If you wanted just to show off, you succeeded ![]()
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Master Archivist
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Maryland, USA
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern!
Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)
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Congratulations on the find, it is a rare treasure of Pern indeed.
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Junior Member
Muskie
Join Date: Oct 2012
Gender: M
Fan of: Pern |
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I suppose I sort of posted it for a little bit of both. I'm new to Anne McCaffey's work and would like to know more. I knew I came across something pretty huge when I googled it. I have added to ebay, but I'm starting to wonder if I should just hold onto it. Obviously, my mother did for reasons unknown. I guess I need to dig deeper down the rabbit hole, and I'll know if it's something that interests me. Thank you for the warm welcome!
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Master Artist
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Location: California
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang
Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !
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Ederb...Just read one book...the first in the Pern Series, Dragonflight...rent it from your local library.
All of us here enjoy most all of Anne McCaffrey's books and stories and if that copy was your Mother's, and she took the time to get it signed, then I would say that it must have meant something to her...at least at the time. Perhaps a further look in that attic of yours will turn up a book or too of Anne's, that your Mother also enjoyed...start there [IMO]...you might find you enjoy it as much as we do...or that your Mother did. Good Luck...and come back and let us know how your hunting and investigating goes!!!
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Coelura
![]() Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Washington
Gender: F
Fan of: Fav character - Lunzie
Now Reading: Love reading Lanen's books too
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What a way to find the Pern Portfolio! Thanks for sharing!
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Dolphin Friend
![]() Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CONCORD VA
Gender: F
Fan of: PERN
Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow
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Very nice
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Member
Rocksquat
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: San Antonio, Texas USA
Gender: M
Fan of: Dragonriders of pern
Now Reading: Anything I can get my hands on
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My Pern portfolio is a special part of my collection.
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Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Pern Book, Short Story, and Miscellany List; Common Abbreviations | Cheryl | Dragonriders of Pern | 1 | Jun 28 2008 08:53 AM |
Collecting Highlight (43) - The Atlas of Pern c.s. | Hans | Collecting Highlights Archives | 23 | Feb 25 2007 08:30 PM |
Possible Pern Portfolio PROOF???? | Becky | Book Collector's Meeting Room | 22 | Feb 16 2007 05:30 AM |