Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? - A Meeting of Minds

**Cheryl** · May 10 2006, 11:14 AM

We've had an explosion of collectors lately on the site. Out of curiousity to figure out how many of us there are, I thought I'd ask everyone that considers themselves an Anne McCaffrey collector sign in on this thread. (Cause I'm too lazy to scan all the topics to cull the names!)

I think I'll even make it a poll!

Anneli, option 2 is just for you!

***Hans*** · May 10 2006, 11:19 AM

I answered absolutely honestly

Lady Maelin · May 10 2006, 11:19 AM

This will be very interesting to see what you find out ???

***Hans*** · May 10 2006, 11:33 AM

Hmm, posted here I think the number of collectors will be higher then if the poll was posted in let's say, the Library Cafe?

Vangie · May 10 2006, 11:33 AM

absitively posolutely allways!! It's to much fun to not collect. Most things you collect you just cant enjoy like a great author.

edith · May 10 2006, 11:42 AM

not a very good collector, but it's fun, even if there's not much I can find at the moment!

**Cheryl** · May 10 2006, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hans

Hmm, posted here I think the number of collectors will be higher then if the poll was posted in let's say, the Library Cafe?

If a collector can't be bothered to read this forum, are they really a collector?

***Hans*** · May 10 2006, 01:49 PM

Absolutely not

Jayru · May 10 2006, 01:54 PM

I have to admit I had to have a long hard look at the book cases (yes plural) to admit that I am indeed a collector.

Jax · May 10 2006, 08:11 PM

I am a collector, I just lack the funds to be prolific!

Lady Maelin · May 10 2006, 10:48 PM

This is the place for it Cheryl, you are right with that. I would think a collector, would come in here all most the first thing they do after coming onto the site to check to see what's new.

SuzyQ · May 10 2006, 11:27 PM

I am a collector of all things Anne McCaffrey. That is my main hobby - outside of my children

Anareth · May 10 2006, 11:29 PM

I actually go down most forums top to bottom, skipping the ones I'm not insterested in, so this is usually the second one I visit.

I said "reading copies" only. Also I buy ones I think I might be able to resell. I have some DoP stuff besides books, the games and comics, though I may resell some of those, too. (Do I *need* both the graphic novel 3-in-1 AND hte individual issues? Hm. Comics are harder to justify parting with than the games.)

Dyna · May 11 2006, 12:01 AM

I read what I collect, so I guess Im a reading collector?

Dyna

Becky · May 11 2006, 12:35 AM

Well, gee whiz folks, I can't decide if I'm a collector or not!

Yeah, right, like I'm confused! Am I a collector??? ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

Lady Maelin · May 11 2006, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayru

I have to admit I had to have a long hard look at the book cases (yes plural) to admit that I am indeed a collector.

"J" No kidding

as you swim through all of your books to get to your computer.

You most certainly are a Collector

Spaceman Spiff · May 14 2006, 02:09 AM

You bet your marks I am!

I don't have Paypal (or enough money to use if often), so my collecting is very limited, but if I see any Anne book that I don't have, I'll definitely pick it up! I don't often buy doubles unless one of mine is falling apart or I REALLY like the cover, and I don't buy "beauty copies" to just sit on the shelf. Since my money is limited, I'm not gonna shell out cash just for something that's essentially what I already have or for something that I'll never be able to use, so I guess I'm not a hardcore collector

ghyle · May 14 2006, 02:19 AM

My "collection" consists of reading/research copies, all cheap paperbacks that I can afford.

Thom · May 14 2006, 05:00 PM

I wish I could vote twice *g* I do collect them, but I'd prefer to get a book I don't already have rather than another copy of one I do have - unless it's one of my favourites of course!

edith · May 14 2006, 05:09 PM

me too, there's still lots I need, b-u-t I do try and find hardback replacements for those I can- my corgi paper dq has worn out and its 2 years old- not because of abuse- its just been read ten times or so- I reread things quite regularly and if I find something I like and can afford...
well...

***Anneli*** · May 15 2006, 05:11 PM

LOL, would you believe I cast my vote before reading the thread and your first post?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheryl

I think I'll even make it a poll!

Anneli, option 2 is just for you!

**Cheryl** · May 15 2006, 06:28 PM

Good for you! You're one step closer to admitting your collecting addiction!

Dyna · May 15 2006, 09:47 PM

Does going out and buying the first printing of her stories in magazines count as being a collector...even tho Im gonna read them?

Dyna

(waiting for the galaxy magazines first printing of The Ship Who Killed and The Welladay Whale)

**Cheryl** · May 15 2006, 10:01 PM

Yep Dyna! Cause you could reading most of those stories in later anthologies.

Lady Maelin · May 15 2006, 10:50 PM

I would most certainly say that collecting those old moldy magazines at the prices that they want for them these days, is being a collector...

... Yes indeedy !!! I have nine of them now....

....and looking for more all the time.

I think I got it bad now.

c_ris · May 18 2006, 06:29 AM

Yup! Though lack of funds keeps it slow...

Bristol · Jul 1 2021, 12:13 PM

Interesting that this topic came up as having a new post, but there isn't one.

But it leads me to add my comments on the topic.

Yes, I consider myself a collector. My collection is perhaps odd (normal for me), but I hope logical. I have one signed book. A paperback of Moreta that my aunt gave me. She kind of spoiled the gift by reading it first, but it has only been read the once. The rest of my collection are hardcovers. Due to the change in size of typical hard covers in the late 80's, I started collecting the book club editions. I went back and picked up The White Dragon. I am a fan of Whelan so I had to hunt down those rare copies of Dragonflight and Dragonquest in hard cover. So I do not have the typical trilogy in one hard cover, but each individual book. I did stick with the book club of the Harper Hall Trilogy, but only because it is the only dust jacket I like the art on (and those three books always set between Dragonquest and The White Dragon on my self. My last book was A Gift of Dragons and there was nothing written by Anne after that. If her final book is ever revised and published I probably will want a copy of that as well, though I'm not sure in what format. For day to day reading I am migrating to ebooks so I am collecting those as well. They should last much longer than the many copies of the mass market paperbacks I have gone through.

**Cheryl** · Jul 11 2021, 02:00 PM

As long as your collection makes you happy, that's all that matters!

(As for the thread saying there was a new post when there wasn't, I suspect it does that when there's a new vote.)

Rider of Panth · Aug 10 2021, 10:20 PM

Does anyone have in their collection a copy of the "textbook" (description by Anne McCaffrey in an interview) that featured Charles Reid's beautiful watercolours of The Smallest Dragonboy? I understand that Anne was given the original prints by Charles and he did not keep copies. I've tracked down 6 images online but I'm wondering if a book was ever released?

Priscilla · Aug 11 2021, 08:21 PM

I have a couple books signed, some from Dragoncon and one was a gift to me from a dear friend who was a good friend of Anne's and had it personalized to me - that is very special.

My favorite item is a postcard Anne sent me after I mailed her a copy of the drawing my son did of the book cover of Dolphins of Pern. He did a beautiful job and she said she hung the picture on her bulletin board. The card was typed but signed by her. I still have the original picture he drew but since I only access "here" by my Nook tablet I have no way of putting up pictures.

In the last year or so I went through my bookcases and began boxes up the books I want to keep, trying to have that be a small amount. That meant I now have a very large box of books by various authors to donate to a nice used book store near us. Trying to have less stuff as we get older!

**Cheryl** · Aug 13 2021, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rider of Panth

Does anyone have in their collection a copy of the "textbook" (description by Anne McCaffrey in an interview) that featured Charles Reid's beautiful watercolours of The Smallest Dragonboy? I understand that Anne was given the original prints by Charles and he did not keep copies. I've tracked down 6 images online but I'm wondering if a book was ever released?

I don't think I ever acquired this, but I did look for it. I also got to see the original art at Anne's home in Ireland - she had them in a guest room.

Rider of Panth · Aug 14 2021, 08:22 PM

Cheryl. that would have been very special. There's a youtube post of Anne showing a film crew around Dragonhold : the Charles Reid original art was discussed (first time I heard about them). How lucky you are! And we are very lucky to have you taking care of this website with your experience and knowledge.

***Hans*** · Aug 16 2021, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rider of Panth

Does anyone have in their collection a copy of the "textbook" (description by Anne McCaffrey in an interview) that featured Charles Reid's beautiful watercolours of The Smallest Dragonboy? I understand that Anne was given the original prints by Charles and he did not keep copies. I've tracked down 6 images online but I'm wondering if a book was ever released?

Yes, I think I have pictures of the original art thatwas up in the ground floor guest room at Dragonhold. I'll see if I can put them up somwhere so I can link to them from here.

Whenever I was there I slept in the attic room though (near the books)

Rider of Panth · Aug 17 2021, 06:37 PM

Ah! The youtube interview took the viewer into that room. Up the wooden stairscase with the dragon feature. I bet you browsed through those books Hans! Would have been hard not to. Amazing experience for you.

Priscilla · Dec 29 2021, 07:22 PM

I went through my bookcase and boxed up the few books I want to keep (mostly a couple signed copies). All the rest are going to our town library for their book sale. Clearing out is a very good feeling!

I also may take some to the thrift store. The money they make supports a local charity.

BD1 · Dec 31 2021, 09:30 AM

I used to collect her books!! I even had a few signed by her!!

Priscilla · Dec 31 2021, 10:35 AM

I have a couple that I got signed at Dragon Con and a couple that were signed and personalized to me as gifts from VERY kind friends. I am not keeping most of my unsigned books. I have almost all of Terry Pratchett's books signed that I purchased over a number of years from a UK website.

BD1 · Apr 21 2022, 07:07 AM

I'm trying to find the original paperback covers for the Harper hall trilogy to show a friend. Please help.

**Cheryl** · Apr 25 2022, 11:33 AM

Are these the covers you're thinking of:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/70157706667793259/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28543.Dragonsong
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/188799409348785724/

BD1 · Apr 28 2022, 08:02 AM

Thanks, cheryl! I showed my friend all three covers!

View Poll Results: Are you a collector of Anne's works?
Absolutely!	17	62.96%
I pretend I'm not, but my friends would say I am	2	7.41%
I just collect reading copies	7	25.93%
Not at all	1	3.70%
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May 10 2006, 11:14 AM	#1
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Relentless Moon by MRKowal	Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? We've had an explosion of collectors lately on the site. Out of curiousity to figure out how many of us there are, I thought I'd ask everyone that considers themselves an Anne McCaffrey collector sign in on this thread. (Cause I'm too lazy to scan all the topics to cull the names!) I think I'll even make it a poll! Anneli, option 2 is just for you! __________________ 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.

May 10 2006, 11:19 AM	#2
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I answered absolutely honestly __________________ 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.

May 10 2006, 11:19 AM	#3
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? This will be very interesting to see what you find out ??? __________________ "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

May 10 2006, 11:33 AM	#4
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Hmm, posted here I think the number of collectors will be higher then if the poll was posted in let's say, the Library Cafe? __________________ 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.

May 10 2006, 11:33 AM	#5
Vangie Inactive Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Fan of: The Pern series Now Reading: Dragonsblood	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? absitively posolutely allways!! It's to much fun to not collect. Most things you collect you just cant enjoy like a great author.

May 10 2006, 11:42 AM	#6
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? not a very good collector, but it's fun, even if there's not much I can find at the moment! __________________ "Should a rocket explode upon starting, it is called a "hard start." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic

May 10 2006, 01:49 PM	#8
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Absolutely not __________________ 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.

May 10 2006, 01:54 PM	#9
Jayru Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: A cozy house in the dales of Debyshire, in little old England Fan of: The Pern Saga Now Reading: No time to read, am writing!	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I have to admit I had to have a long hard look at the book cases (yes plural) to admit that I am indeed a collector. __________________ Rukbat3 - An online Pern resource. Last updated: 6 February 2008 ----- "Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us. But within that inch we are free." Valerie, V For Vendetta "The next time someone asks you, 'Hey, howdja get to be a homosexual anyway?' tell them, 'Homosexuals are chosen first on talent, then interview... then the swimsuit and evening gown competition...' Karen Williams

May 10 2006, 08:11 PM	#10
Jax Talent Latent Talent Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane Fan of: DDawn 1st read, love all Now Reading: MagicKingdom4salesold ArtemisF	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I am a collector, I just lack the funds to be prolific!

May 10 2006, 10:48 PM	#11
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? This is the place for it Cheryl, you are right with that. I would think a collector, would come in here all most the first thing they do after coming onto the site to check to see what's new. __________________ "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

May 10 2006, 11:27 PM	#12
SuzyQ Inactive Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Fan of: Talents Now Reading: Need more time!	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I am a collector of all things Anne McCaffrey. That is my main hobby - outside of my children __________________ Suzanne

May 10 2006, 11:29 PM	#13
Anareth Journeywoman Healer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Here and There Fan of: Pern, Ship Series Now Reading: Girl Genius (read it!)	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I actually go down most forums top to bottom, skipping the ones I'm not insterested in, so this is usually the second one I visit. I said "reading copies" only. Also I buy ones I think I might be able to resell. I have some DoP stuff besides books, the games and comics, though I may resell some of those, too. (Do I need both the graphic novel 3-in-1 AND hte individual issues? Hm. Comics are harder to justify parting with than the games.) __________________ Read "Strange Roads" Keep the Heat on for Book 3

May 11 2006, 12:01 AM	#14
Dyna Inactive Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Fan of: Dragonrider sagas Now Reading: in between books	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I read what I collect, so I guess Im a reading collector? Dyna

May 11 2006, 12:35 AM	#15
Becky Coelura Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington Fan of: Fav character - Lunzie Now Reading: Love reading Lanen's books too	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Well, gee whiz folks, I can't decide if I'm a collector or not! Yeah, right, like I'm confused! Am I a collector??? ABSOLUTELY!!!!! __________________ Becky aka Coelura1

May 14 2006, 02:09 AM	#17
Spaceman Spiff Inactive Join Date: Mar 2005 Fan of: PERN!!! Now Reading: Lord of the Rings	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? You bet your marks I am! I don't have Paypal (or enough money to use if often), so my collecting is very limited, but if I see any Anne book that I don't have, I'll definitely pick it up! I don't often buy doubles unless one of mine is falling apart or I REALLY like the cover, and I don't buy "beauty copies" to just sit on the shelf. Since my money is limited, I'm not gonna shell out cash just for something that's essentially what I already have or for something that I'll never be able to use, so I guess I'm not a hardcore collector __________________ Duct tape is like the Force - it has a light side, a Dark side and it binds the Universe together.

May 14 2006, 02:19 AM	#18
ghyle Hrruban Eighth Hrruban Speaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: northeast New South Wales Fan of: Pern & Freedom Now Reading: The Umbrella Club / David Brooks	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? My "collection" consists of reading/research copies, all cheap paperbacks that I can afford. __________________ "Poetry is, in sober truth, the birth of new worlds." Christopher Brennan "There is a world elsewhere; its speech is called Poetry." Arthur Machen Visit me: http://www.geocities.com/phillipellis01/ Author of 21 Sonnets and Strange Gardens Editor of AustralianReader.com Calenture: a Journal of Studies in Speculative Verse Similax: a Poetry Blog

May 14 2006, 05:00 PM	#19
Thom Inactive Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading University Fan of: All of them Now Reading: Throne of Jade	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I wish I could vote twice g I do collect them, but I'd prefer to get a book I don't already have rather than another copy of one I do have - unless it's one of my favourites of course!

May 14 2006, 05:09 PM	#20
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? me too, there's still lots I need, b-u-t I do try and find hardback replacements for those I can- my corgi paper dq has worn out and its 2 years old- not because of abuse- its just been read ten times or so- I reread things quite regularly and if I find something I like and can afford... well... __________________ "Should a rocket explode upon starting, it is called a "hard start." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic

May 15 2006, 06:28 PM	#22
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Relentless Moon by MRKowal	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Good for you! You're one step closer to admitting your collecting addiction! __________________ 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.

May 15 2006, 09:47 PM	#23
Dyna Inactive Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Fan of: Dragonrider sagas Now Reading: in between books	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Does going out and buying the first printing of her stories in magazines count as being a collector...even tho Im gonna read them? Dyna (waiting for the galaxy magazines first printing of The Ship Who Killed and The Welladay Whale)

May 15 2006, 10:01 PM	#24
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Relentless Moon by MRKowal	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Yep Dyna! Cause you could reading most of those stories in later anthologies. __________________ 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.

May 15 2006, 10:50 PM	#25
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I would most certainly say that collecting those old moldy magazines at the prices that they want for them these days, is being a collector... ... Yes indeedy !!! I have nine of them now.... ....and looking for more all the time. I think I got it bad now. __________________ "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

May 18 2006, 06:29 AM	#26
c_ris Journeyman Harper Roedin Wing Second Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Great Britain Fan of: the Dragonriders of Pern! Now Reading: The Elder Gods - Eddings	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Yup! Though lack of funds keeps it slow... __________________ Roedin Of Pern "When a harper is silenced, all men should listen harder." AtWoP

Jul 1 2021, 12:13 PM	#27
Bristol Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Pronouns: He/him Fan of: Dragonflight Now Reading: Dragon's Code	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Interesting that this topic came up as having a new post, but there isn't one. But it leads me to add my comments on the topic. Yes, I consider myself a collector. My collection is perhaps odd (normal for me), but I hope logical. I have one signed book. A paperback of Moreta that my aunt gave me. She kind of spoiled the gift by reading it first, but it has only been read the once. The rest of my collection are hardcovers. Due to the change in size of typical hard covers in the late 80's, I started collecting the book club editions. I went back and picked up The White Dragon. I am a fan of Whelan so I had to hunt down those rare copies of Dragonflight and Dragonquest in hard cover. So I do not have the typical trilogy in one hard cover, but each individual book. I did stick with the book club of the Harper Hall Trilogy, but only because it is the only dust jacket I like the art on (and those three books always set between Dragonquest and The White Dragon on my self. My last book was A Gift of Dragons and there was nothing written by Anne after that. If her final book is ever revised and published I probably will want a copy of that as well, though I'm not sure in what format. For day to day reading I am migrating to ebooks so I am collecting those as well. They should last much longer than the many copies of the mass market paperbacks I have gone through.

Jul 11 2021, 02:00 PM	#28
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Relentless Moon by MRKowal	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? As long as your collection makes you happy, that's all that matters! (As for the thread saying there was a new post when there wasn't, I suspect it does that when there's a new vote.) __________________ 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.

Aug 10 2021, 10:20 PM	#29
Rider of Panth Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Australia Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern Now Reading: Dragonsdawn	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Does anyone have in their collection a copy of the "textbook" (description by Anne McCaffrey in an interview) that featured Charles Reid's beautiful watercolours of The Smallest Dragonboy? I understand that Anne was given the original prints by Charles and he did not keep copies. I've tracked down 6 images online but I'm wondering if a book was ever released?

Aug 11 2021, 08:21 PM	#30
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I have a couple books signed, some from Dragoncon and one was a gift to me from a dear friend who was a good friend of Anne's and had it personalized to me - that is very special. My favorite item is a postcard Anne sent me after I mailed her a copy of the drawing my son did of the book cover of Dolphins of Pern. He did a beautiful job and she said she hung the picture on her bulletin board. The card was typed but signed by her. I still have the original picture he drew but since I only access "here" by my Nook tablet I have no way of putting up pictures. In the last year or so I went through my bookcases and began boxes up the books I want to keep, trying to have that be a small amount. That meant I now have a very large box of books by various authors to donate to a nice used book store near us. Trying to have less stuff as we get older! __________________ As You Wish - "The Princess Bride" Last edited by Priscilla; Aug 12 2021 at 06:32 AM.

Aug 14 2021, 08:22 PM	#32
Rider of Panth Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Australia Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern Now Reading: Dragonsdawn	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Cheryl. that would have been very special. There's a youtube post of Anne showing a film crew around Dragonhold : the Charles Reid original art was discussed (first time I heard about them). How lucky you are! And we are very lucky to have you taking care of this website with your experience and knowledge.

Aug 17 2021, 06:37 PM	#34
Rider of Panth Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Australia Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern Now Reading: Dragonsdawn	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Ah! The youtube interview took the viewer into that room. Up the wooden stairscase with the dragon feature. I bet you browsed through those books Hans! Would have been hard not to. Amazing experience for you.

Dec 29 2021, 07:22 PM	#35
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I went through my bookcase and boxed up the few books I want to keep (mostly a couple signed copies). All the rest are going to our town library for their book sale. Clearing out is a very good feeling! I also may take some to the thrift store. The money they make supports a local charity. __________________ As You Wish - "The Princess Bride"

Dec 31 2021, 09:30 AM	#36
BD1 Dragonrider Weyrling Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: here Pronouns: She/her Fan of: the Pern books	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I used to collect her books!! I even had a few signed by her!! __________________ http://dragcave.net/kathyh371

Dec 31 2021, 10:35 AM	#37
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I have a couple that I got signed at Dragon Con and a couple that were signed and personalized to me as gifts from VERY kind friends. I am not keeping most of my unsigned books. I have almost all of Terry Pratchett's books signed that I purchased over a number of years from a UK website. __________________ As You Wish - "The Princess Bride"

Apr 21 2022, 07:07 AM	#38
BD1 Dragonrider Weyrling Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: here Pronouns: She/her Fan of: the Pern books	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? I'm trying to find the original paperback covers for the Harper hall trilogy to show a friend. Please help. __________________ http://dragcave.net/kathyh371

Apr 25 2022, 11:33 AM	#39
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Pronouns: She/her Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Relentless Moon by MRKowal	Re: Are you an Anne McCaffrey collector? Are these the covers you're thinking of: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/70157706667793259/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28543.Dragonsong https://www.pinterest.com/pin/188799409348785724/ __________________ 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.