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An Oooh! Sqwee!! Moment ...
Sep. 7th, 2009 11:47 pmWell, a small one, anyhow.
There is this Russian fairytale trilogy by C.J. Cherryh, which I absolutely adore. I first read it shortly after it came out in paperback, when I was much younger. The first book was published in 1989 ... so I was barely out of my "teen" years. Needless to say, the books are long, long, long out of print. And, I have no idea where my original copies of them are. We're talking how many years here? More than I care to think about ... *nervous laugh* Not to mention all the moving and packing and unpacking that's happened between then and now.
A few months ago, I managed to scare up copies of all three books in a used book store. And spent a lovely time rediscovering a favorite set of stories. These were books that, until I lost my own copies, I re-read at least once a year. If not more than that. And, I had missed them terribly all these years. I was happy at finally finding copies of them, although they were all in pretty horrible condition. Two of them are in paperback -- and paper backs don't fare well over time. The third was a hardcover, but it has been badly beaten up by life. It's stained on many pages. Where it's not stained, the pages are dirty. Really, it's one of those books you feel sorry for -- and, yet, you don't want to get all that close to, if you know what I mean. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't have bothered purchasing it. But, it was dirt cheap. And the only copy of this particular book I had seen in quite some time.
So, my set was once again complete -- more or less. I wasn't thrilled at having non-matching copies. And I wasn't thrilled with the condition of them, either. But, my happiness at being able to rediscover a beloved story and characters made up for most of that.
But!!!
Tonight, I finally located matching copies of the books. All three of them together. First editions. Hard covers. Fine condition (which basically translates to mint condition, without defects or faults -- except the seller noted slight wear on the dust jackets). And ... signed by C.J. Cherryh!!! I just sent my order off for them a few minutes ago. I am so excited that I feel practically giddy!
(Even though I know ... yes, this proves what a huge DORK I am. >.O)
Still ... EEEEEEE! =D
There is this Russian fairytale trilogy by C.J. Cherryh, which I absolutely adore. I first read it shortly after it came out in paperback, when I was much younger. The first book was published in 1989 ... so I was barely out of my "teen" years. Needless to say, the books are long, long, long out of print. And, I have no idea where my original copies of them are. We're talking how many years here? More than I care to think about ... *nervous laugh* Not to mention all the moving and packing and unpacking that's happened between then and now.
A few months ago, I managed to scare up copies of all three books in a used book store. And spent a lovely time rediscovering a favorite set of stories. These were books that, until I lost my own copies, I re-read at least once a year. If not more than that. And, I had missed them terribly all these years. I was happy at finally finding copies of them, although they were all in pretty horrible condition. Two of them are in paperback -- and paper backs don't fare well over time. The third was a hardcover, but it has been badly beaten up by life. It's stained on many pages. Where it's not stained, the pages are dirty. Really, it's one of those books you feel sorry for -- and, yet, you don't want to get all that close to, if you know what I mean. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't have bothered purchasing it. But, it was dirt cheap. And the only copy of this particular book I had seen in quite some time.
So, my set was once again complete -- more or less. I wasn't thrilled at having non-matching copies. And I wasn't thrilled with the condition of them, either. But, my happiness at being able to rediscover a beloved story and characters made up for most of that.
But!!!
Tonight, I finally located matching copies of the books. All three of them together. First editions. Hard covers. Fine condition (which basically translates to mint condition, without defects or faults -- except the seller noted slight wear on the dust jackets). And ... signed by C.J. Cherryh!!! I just sent my order off for them a few minutes ago. I am so excited that I feel practically giddy!
(Even though I know ... yes, this proves what a huge DORK I am. >.O)
Still ... EEEEEEE! =D