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Minor Brag
Shelf Space wrote:
And those who try to enforce their arbitary and totalitarian views on others... The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd. --Jon Meyers |
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Minor Brag
Memo to the Upstairs Office Dear Palmer, You seemed upset that fellow RCBers congratulated Francis A. Miniter on his magnificient acquisition, while totally ignoring your alleged attribution of cover art. In your lofty perch above and beyond this book collecting world, your inquiring mind wanted to know what significant information Francis A. Miniter discovered about this book. Francis A. Miniter considered it to be a minor brag that he acquired a first edition of Arnold Zweig's "Erziehung vor Verdun" (Querido Verlag, Amsterdam, 1935) in very good condition. He already had a copy of the english language translation - "Education Before Verdun". In actuality, I consider his acquisition of another copy of a Zweig book to be a significant accomplishment! Consider this: Most collectors arrange their books by author in alphabetical order. With shelf space being a premium, it often occurs that a book collector runs out of room for books by authors whose names begin with the letter "Z." I myself only had room on my bookshelves for one book by an author whose name began with the letter "Z," and I had to shove that book in to make it fit. In fact, it was by a different Zweig: Stefan Zweig's "The Old-Book Peddler and Other Tales for Bibliophiles," but I digress. For Francis A. Minter to have room on his bookshelves for not one but two Zweig books is a significant accomplishment in my book, and one that is worthy of a major brag. On the other hand, I am aware that no one has complimented you on your discovery that Gra ham Ingels was the cover artist for the dust jacket of your inexpensive Charles Dickens book; however, if you provide some bibliographical evidence to support your finding, I will be the first RCBer to congratulate you. Cheers, Jerry Morris ...This is a perfect example of what I was talking about in a post last week. Some regulars in this group are far too comfortable with themselves. Okay, Mr. "Miniter Cheevy" you are dangerously close to becoming a "child of scorn" and you are growing "lean" as in "undernourished in the area of ideation," not while you "assail the seasons," but you assail other posters who question some of your posted poppycock.. (Apologies to E. A. Robinson) What I mean to suggest with that little sally against our Newsgroup Minitaur is this: * He and too many others wax smug regarding their "Minor Brags" which are nothing more than small boasts about getting a good buy on books that have been very well documentede and catalogued in various venues. * Those minor brags rarely if ever teach readers anything they could not learn about in Addall.com or elsewhere. So, the real "news" is "Hey, I got this book real cheap, and if you look it up in Addall you can see that people are trying to sell other copies of it for a lot more than The Great I paid for it." Well, lah-dee-dah. Aren't WE clever... Last week I reported on my find of a rare Charles Dickens edition with a cover illustrated by an artist who would later develop into one of the most terrifying comic book artists ever, somone almost certain to give readers nightmares, not because his work is fantastic, but, on the contrary, it reflects a horrifying reality of human society that many would prefer stay hidden, and does so with a sort of terrible grandeur that only a few artists, such as Dore and Harry Clarke, were able to achieve. Of course, since Ingels' geartest work involves comic book stories rather than single book illustrations, it is difficult to compare. Now, feel free to challenge me on my discovery.. * If anyone can find any record (published prior to my posting, of course) of anyone saying that "Oliver Twist" cover for Books, Inc., was illustrated by the terrifying Mr. Graham Ingels, please let me know. But you are not going to be able to do that, because I made a significant discovery. But do you fancy that our Newsgroup Minitaur or anyone else would compliment me on my discovery? * Of course not. * If THEY would have found that same "Oliver Twist" (the one with the predominently red d.j., and the very rare red boards as opposed to the more common edition with the blue boards) and if they would have picked it up for a dollar or two, they would post it as a minor brag. * But it is good for the field of book collecting that I had the good fortune to buy the book, (for a rather paltry sum, I might add).. Had THEY happened to buy the book at a thrift or wherever, do you think they would have discovered that the cover was illustrated by the uncredited artist Ingels in his pre-comic book days? * HECK NO THEY WOULDN"T. * THEY ARE TOO GOSH DARN IGNORANT OF BOOKS TO NOTICE ANYTHING THAT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DESCRIBED IN ADDALL.. They would rush home with that rare Dickens and they would look it up on Addall to check the value, but none of the listings in Addall would mention the cover artist, of course, since none of the dealers who are selling the book had made the discovery that Ingels had done the cover. * But you just watch -- before long someone will start listing that book as having "the rare Graham Ingels d.j. illustration."....(End of rant.) Today I acquired very inexpensively a first edition of Arnold Zweig, "Erziehung vor Verdun" (Querido Verlag, Amsterdam, 1935) in very good condition. I already have the english language translation - "Education Before Verdun". Fine. * And what significant information which you can't find in many other book collectding and/or bookselling venues did you yourself discover about the book? Inquiring minds would like to know... [Memo from the upstairs office] Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7 Moi's LIbrary http://www.moislibrary.com My Sentimental Library http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary Florida Bibliophile Society http://www.floridabibliophilesociety.org |
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Minor Brag
RPN wrote: Shelf Space wrote: I agree with you. I find smug brags about very run-of-the-mill finds infinitely more nauseating than links to genuinely interesting book sales or auctions. Provided that a post is interesting or entertaining and of a vaguely on-topic nature, then I suggest allowing discussion groups to regulate themselves. Rec.collecting.books spends two thirds of its time bickering about what rules are required to control the tiny amount of spam that gets posted here. And those who try to enforce their arbitary and totalitarian views on others bear more than a fleeting resemblance to Air Raid Warden Hodges from 'Dad's Army'. It beggars belief that adults with a supposed interest in such an erudite subject can so brazenly repeat the folly of our politicians. SS Palmer and Barker--twins separated at birth? By the way, CB, what happened to posting fearlessly over your real name? RPN Ooh, I have a new stalker! Join the queue, "RPN". Please don't be offended if I ignore you. |
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Minor Brag
Shelf Space wrote: RPN wrote: Palmer and Barker--twins separated at birth? By the way, CB, what happened to posting fearlessly over your real name? RPN Ooh, I have a new stalker! Join the queue, "RPN". Please don't be offended if I ignore you. As near as I can tell: My first post to this group--May 17, 2002 Your first post to this group--May 30, 2002 Who's stalking whom? RPN |
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Minor Brag
Jerry Morris wrote:
Consider this: Most collectors arrange their books by author in alphabetical order. With shelf space being a premium, it often occurs that a book collector runs out of room for books by authors whose names begin with the letter "Z." I myself only had room on my bookshelves for one book by an author whose name began with the letter "Z," and I had to shove that book in to make it fit. In fact, it was by a different Zweig: Stefan Zweig's "The Old-Book Peddler and Other Tales for Bibliophiles," but I digress. For Francis A. Minter to have room on his bookshelves for not one but two Zweig books is a significant accomplishment in my book, and one that is worthy of a major brag. I'm afraid I must take issue with my learned colleague's rash assertion that the end of the author-alphabet is the area most likely to suffer from a shortage of space. This sort of overcrowding, should it occur, is easily alleviated by the simple addition of another bookcase. I myself would welcome new Z acquisitions--or, for that matter, W, X, and Y acquisitions, as well. I dread, however, adding anything by an author from the *middle* of the alphabet. In particular, the zone extending from H through P is constantly threatening to overflow the available space, and only constant culling and shifting keeps this area from becoming entirely unmanageable. In light of this, I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has mastered the technique of warping, folding, or accessing further dimensions of the space-time continuum in order to open further possibilities for book storage in areas where conventional space is no longer available. Also, I would need to know what conservation issues arise in the 5th dimension and beyond. For instance, will I need to switch to dustjacket-protectors with a thicker grade of Mylar? --Jon Meyers |
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Minor Brag
RPN wrote: Shelf Space wrote: RPN wrote: Palmer and Barker--twins separated at birth? By the way, CB, what happened to posting fearlessly over your real name? RPN Ooh, I have a new stalker! Join the queue, "RPN". Please don't be offended if I ignore you. As near as I can tell: My first post to this group--May 17, 2002 Your first post to this group--May 30, 2002 Who's stalking whom? RPN You are stalking me now, RPN. It's not rocket science. |
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Minor Brag
"Jerry Morris" wrote in message ... I myself only had room on my bookshelves for one book by an author whose name began with the letter "Z," and I had to shove that book in to make it fit. In fact, it was by a different Zweig: Stefan Zweig's "The Old-Book Peddler and Other Tales for Bibliophiles" If you can only have one Z, you should have this one: "However this may be, it is likely from evidence that, somewhere in the legendary past of louse history, an offspring of a free-living form not unlike our book louse found that life could be infinitely simplified if, instead of having to grub for food in straw, under tree barks, in moss or lichen, in decaying cereals and vegetables, it could attach itself to some food-supplying host, and sit tight. It is one of the few instances in which nature seems extremely logical in its processes. The louse sacrifices a liberty that signifies chiefly the necessity for hard work, the uncertainty of food and shelter, and exposure to dangers from birds, lizards, and frogs; loses the fun of having wings, perhaps; but achieves, instead, a secure and effortless existence on a living island of plenty. In a manner, therefore, by adapting itself to parasitism, the louse has attained the ideal of bourgeois civilization, though its methods are more direct than those of business or banking, and its source of nourishment is not its own species." Hans Zinsser, Rats, Lice & History |
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