tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post6598173888828303859..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: When is a First Edition Not a First Edition? 1: The Conduct of Major Maxim by Gavin LyallNick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-54496432944390267312010-09-24T11:31:59.431-04:002010-09-24T11:31:59.431-04:00See the subsequent post for answers to your questi...See the subsequent post for answers to your questions. And I own knowingly-bought book club editions of a few things myself -- a couple of Fleming's Bond novels, for example, first editions of which are out of my league. It's the muddle some dealers get into I object to. At length. At least twice now.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-85391848728375008852010-09-23T23:14:14.519-04:002010-09-23T23:14:14.519-04:00What do you do when you pay for a first edition an...What do you do when you pay for a first edition and get a book club edition? Are you giving these people poor feedback? Demanding your money back? <br /><br />Maybe you could do a BCE book burning?<br /><br />I have a signed first edition book club edition of John Grisham's The Firm from the early 90s. I was so proud of it at the time. It was before I knew about BCEs. I thought I really had something and I had a feeling this Grisham guy would be a big hit. Once I wised up about the BCE part (sadly, it took several years) I put my copy in with my dad's book collection. He quite likes it.Book Gluttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569975755798562829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-37441001381988542342010-09-23T12:39:30.909-04:002010-09-23T12:39:30.909-04:00Solidarity, brother! Or sister. Whichever.Solidarity, brother! Or sister. Whichever.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-78517444798169821842010-09-23T12:29:34.880-04:002010-09-23T12:29:34.880-04:00I'm with you on this one, Nick! All the way.I'm with you on this one, Nick! All the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com