new books! - A Meeting of Minds

edith · Nov 28 2006, 03:34 PM

nothing special but I made the mistake of visiting Oxfam bookshop today! Got to go back! They had a few Asimovs I haven't got! Anyway... I managed to get a 1973 Corgi paperback of Dragonflight (that makes 4 copies I own and 1 my sister owns

) and a 1985 copy of Decision of Doona!

***Becky*** · Nov 29 2006, 09:51 AM

Ah, the joys of collecting!

Congrats on your find, Edi!

edith · Nov 30 2006, 07:33 AM

almost wish I hadn't now... had to buy a textbook in a hurry- with express delivery from amazon...nearly £9 postage!

***Hans*** · Nov 30 2006, 08:03 AM

Sounds like nice editions, Edi.

I got 15 English language editions of Dragonflight by now

and still need a few

edith · Nov 30 2006, 08:05 AM

I know you've got the df edition- you posted it here sometime earlier in the year!

***Anneli*** · Nov 30 2006, 03:54 PM

Hans, does the 15 include the one I brought with me at the weekend?

***Hans*** · Nov 30 2006, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anneli

Hans, does the 15 include the one I brought with me at the weekend?

Uhm... no

Menderofillusions · Nov 30 2006, 05:12 PM

nice find. I got a 1983 (11 edition) decision at doona paperback. Its one of my favorite series. However I don't like paperback. ( bad things happen to my paperbacks) Does anyone know if there is a hardcover Decision at Doona besides the Worlds of Ann? (don't get me wrong...must have it : ) but it is beyond my means ight now)

**Cheryl** · Nov 30 2006, 05:57 PM

Mender, the only other hardcover version of Decision at Doona is a UK hardcover by Rapp & Whiting from 1970. I suspect that it'd be well out of your price range too (prices start around $80 for an ex-lib copy).

It might be cheaper to find a local binder that would rebind a paperback as a hardcover for you, or perhaps find a copy someone has already done that to (a "turtleback" as they're called).

Sandi · Nov 30 2006, 06:21 PM

I like "turtleback" ex-library books. They hold together better than regular paperbacks when frequently read and they take up much less space than "real" hardbacks.

***Becky*** · Nov 30 2006, 10:57 PM

Decision at Doona wasn't done in a hardcover that's affordable. But if you like Crisis on Doona the SFBC did a hardcover edition. Those are on eBay now and then and are affordable.

Menderofillusions · Dec 1 2006, 01:01 AM

Thanks guys its my favorite series next to PTB. I can find Crisis easy in hardcover. Treaty on doona or Treaty Planet (omnibus) is still had to find. I am still saving up for Worlds of Anne. its the only one I know of with Restoree in hardcover and I can buy it signed.

edith · Dec 1 2006, 09:25 AM

Restoree is available in a Rapp and Whiting hardcover in the UK but again it's bloomin expensive (I know because its my favourite edition and I can't afford it!) It has a really disquieting cover that fits the book far better than alot of them cough! Hildebrandt cough!)

Lady Maelin · Dec 1 2006, 05:21 PM

@Edi, Congratulations on the book finding...you certainly are adding to your collection.

Nov 28 2006, 03:34 PM	#1
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	new books! nothing special but I made the mistake of visiting Oxfam bookshop today! Got to go back! They had a few Asimovs I haven't got! Anyway... I managed to get a 1973 Corgi paperback of Dragonflight (that makes 4 copies I own and 1 my sister owns ) and a 1985 copy of Decision of Doona! __________________ "Should a rocket explode upon starting, it is called a "hard start." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic

Nov 29 2006, 09:51 AM	#2
*Becky* Coelura Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington Gender: F Fan of: Fav character - Lunzie Now Reading: Love reading Lanen's books too	Re: new books! Ah, the joys of collecting! Congrats on your find, Edi! __________________ Becky aka Coelura1

Nov 30 2006, 07:33 AM	#3
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: new books! almost wish I hadn't now... had to buy a textbook in a hurry- with express delivery from amazon...nearly £9 postage! __________________ "Should a rocket explode upon starting, it is called a "hard start." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic

Nov 30 2006, 08:03 AM	#4
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Dodger by Terry Pratchett	Re: new books! Sounds like nice editions, Edi. I got 15 English language editions of Dragonflight by now and still need a few __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Nov 30 2006, 08:05 AM	#5
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: new books! I know you've got the df edition- you posted it here sometime earlier in the year! __________________ "Should a rocket explode upon starting, it is called a "hard start." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic

Nov 30 2006, 03:54 PM	#6
*Anneli* Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Shropshire Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Dragonflight	Re: new books! Hans, does the 15 include the one I brought with me at the weekend?

Nov 30 2006, 05:12 PM	#8
Menderofillusions Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Washington, the state not the district Gender: F Fan of: Freedom's, Doona, Petaybe Now Reading: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stien	Re: new books! nice find. I got a 1983 (11 edition) decision at doona paperback. Its one of my favorite series. However I don't like paperback. ( bad things happen to my paperbacks) Does anyone know if there is a hardcover Decision at Doona besides the Worlds of Ann? (don't get me wrong...must have it : ) but it is beyond my means ight now)

Nov 30 2006, 05:57 PM	#9
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)	Re: new books! Mender, the only other hardcover version of Decision at Doona is a UK hardcover by Rapp & Whiting from 1970. I suspect that it'd be well out of your price range too (prices start around $80 for an ex-lib copy). It might be cheaper to find a local binder that would rebind a paperback as a hardcover for you, or perhaps find a copy someone has already done that to (a "turtleback" as they're called). __________________ Visit one of the other sites of Cheryl's Anne McCaffrey Triad: Sariel's Guide to Pern: a detailed guide to the series The Many Works of Anne McCaffrey: largest fan site about Anne and ALL of her works McCaffrey Quest: annual trivia contest.

Nov 30 2006, 06:21 PM	#10
Sandi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: F	Re: new books! I like "turtleback" ex-library books. They hold together better than regular paperbacks when frequently read and they take up much less space than "real" hardbacks.

Nov 30 2006, 10:57 PM	#11
*Becky* Coelura Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington Gender: F Fan of: Fav character - Lunzie Now Reading: Love reading Lanen's books too	Re: new books! Decision at Doona wasn't done in a hardcover that's affordable. But if you like Crisis on Doona the SFBC did a hardcover edition. Those are on eBay now and then and are affordable. __________________ Becky aka Coelura1

Dec 1 2006, 01:01 AM	#12
Menderofillusions Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Washington, the state not the district Gender: F Fan of: Freedom's, Doona, Petaybe Now Reading: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stien	Re: new books! Thanks guys its my favorite series next to PTB. I can find Crisis easy in hardcover. Treaty on doona or Treaty Planet (omnibus) is still had to find. I am still saving up for Worlds of Anne. its the only one I know of with Restoree in hardcover and I can buy it signed.

Dec 1 2006, 09:25 AM	#13
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: new books! Restoree is available in a Rapp and Whiting hardcover in the UK but again it's bloomin expensive (I know because its my favourite edition and I can't afford it!) It has a really disquieting cover that fits the book far better than alot of them cough! Hildebrandt cough!) __________________ "Should a rocket explode upon starting, it is called a "hard start." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic

Dec 1 2006, 05:21 PM	#14
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: new books! @Edi, Congratulations on the book finding...you certainly are adding to your collection. __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

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