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yagathaiMore casualties, brave soldiers all:
Gollancz's UK centenary edition of "Complete Tales of Conan"
Arthur Conan Doyle's "Tales of Gerard", 1903
That Between Books anthology, "The Stories in Between"
My authographed first edition of Neverwhere, or at least the cover thereof. I might be able to salvage the book itself. This one hurts especially because it was actually the first autographed book I ever bought (when I was 15 or 16, at an auction to benefit some kind of youth literacy program, at either LepreCon or CopperCon). I paid way too much for it, and have treasured it well over its resale value.
The slipcover from the Meisha Merlin hardcover of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
grrm's Tuf Voyaging. Fortunately the book itself did OK, minus some discoloration to the jacket along the spine.
ETA: Man, whatever binding glue Lancer, Ballantine, Berkely etc. used for their pulp adventure paperbacks in the 50s-60s did not agree with whatever remediation method the cleanup contractors decided to use on my possessions. It's not like the pages held up well to the smoke or moisture either, but the covers of these things are just coming right off as I unbox them. Goodbe Conan, John Carter, Tarzan and Retief, I guess.
I won't lie; I'm getting a little choked up here. I've got so many memories invested in these volumes.
ETA2: Ace paperbacks from the 70's not doing so hot either. Farewell Fafhrd and Mouser.
ETA3: Apparently Ballentine used a bunch of different glues, as the 1962 paperback of Philip Jose Farmer's "The Alley God" remains in pristine, near-mint condition.
ETA4: OH COME ON NOW. I was around 70% through finishing a complete run of Fantasy and Science Fiction from the '50s and '60s, and as far as I can tell just one survived, April 1959. It's like... it's like fate is taunting me.
ETA5: Someone was careless in handling my deluxe limited edition of the Game of Thrones roleplaying game (the Guardians of Order one, not the Green Ronin). The plastic cover is off and the cover is torn slightly in a couple of places, and there's some corner wear. Obviously, one of the movers/packers/restorers was a fan. =/ Still, it seems to have survived otherwise unscathed, so blah blah blah gift horses, right?
Gollancz's UK centenary edition of "Complete Tales of Conan"
Arthur Conan Doyle's "Tales of Gerard", 1903
That Between Books anthology, "The Stories in Between"
My authographed first edition of Neverwhere, or at least the cover thereof. I might be able to salvage the book itself. This one hurts especially because it was actually the first autographed book I ever bought (when I was 15 or 16, at an auction to benefit some kind of youth literacy program, at either LepreCon or CopperCon). I paid way too much for it, and have treasured it well over its resale value.
The slipcover from the Meisha Merlin hardcover of
grrm's Tuf Voyaging. Fortunately the book itself did OK, minus some discoloration to the jacket along the spine.ETA: Man, whatever binding glue Lancer, Ballantine, Berkely etc. used for their pulp adventure paperbacks in the 50s-60s did not agree with whatever remediation method the cleanup contractors decided to use on my possessions. It's not like the pages held up well to the smoke or moisture either, but the covers of these things are just coming right off as I unbox them. Goodbe Conan, John Carter, Tarzan and Retief, I guess.
I won't lie; I'm getting a little choked up here. I've got so many memories invested in these volumes.
ETA2: Ace paperbacks from the 70's not doing so hot either. Farewell Fafhrd and Mouser.
ETA3: Apparently Ballentine used a bunch of different glues, as the 1962 paperback of Philip Jose Farmer's "The Alley God" remains in pristine, near-mint condition.
ETA4: OH COME ON NOW. I was around 70% through finishing a complete run of Fantasy and Science Fiction from the '50s and '60s, and as far as I can tell just one survived, April 1959. It's like... it's like fate is taunting me.
ETA5: Someone was careless in handling my deluxe limited edition of the Game of Thrones roleplaying game (the Guardians of Order one, not the Green Ronin). The plastic cover is off and the cover is torn slightly in a couple of places, and there's some corner wear. Obviously, one of the movers/packers/restorers was a fan. =/ Still, it seems to have survived otherwise unscathed, so blah blah blah gift horses, right?
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