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    #46
    Originally posted by JDar. View Post
    Oh no! I can't be the only one who appreciates the "new book" smell while fondling the covers of a newly published gem.
    I just saw this thread for the first time and thought this tangent was rather humorous. I love the smell of leather and when someone hands me a leatherbound book, the first thing I do, without thinking about it, is to smell it. I always get strange looks from the people who see me but I love the smell. Old books as well, nothing smells like it.

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      #47
      Originally posted by jhanic View Post
      I avoid PC editions, mainly for the same reason as divemaster. I like the uniqueness of the numbered copy.

      John
      what if PC copies were numbered PC1, PC2... or lettered PCA, PCB...etc?

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        #48
        I like having a low number if I can get it, but I wouldn't actively search one out. I also don't put a higher value on a low number vs a high number. Like John and divemaster I would rather have a numbered version versus a PC copy, even though there may be less PC's of a given book.

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          #49
          I hardly have enough money to by signed copies, so i can't be too picky about what number it is that I get. That said if it's a larger print run #666 would always be the coveted one for me. Other than that the first and last printed copy would be slightly me more valued to me, but not enough that I would pay any substantial amount more for them.

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            #50
            What happens when you buy a book that is supposed to be one of a set number, and they forgot to put any number in the blank?
            "What shall I say when my lord comes a calling? What shall I say when he knocks on my door? What shall I say when his feet enter softly? Leaving the marks of his grave on my floor."

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              #51
              You can give yourself a #1 !

              Or I suppose you can contact them and determine which nuber you were supposed to get.
              "I'm a vegan. "

              ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                #52
                It's a Joe Hill book so I'm hoping maybe someday I will get to go to one of his signings and I will take this book and maybe have him doodle something fun in the blank.
                "What shall I say when my lord comes a calling? What shall I say when he knocks on my door? What shall I say when his feet enter softly? Leaving the marks of his grave on my floor."

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                  #53
                  Originally posted by Hedda Gabler View Post
                  It's a Joe Hill book so I'm hoping maybe someday I will get to go to one of his signings and I will take this book and maybe have him doodle something fun in the blank.
                  Good call! Are you sure it was meant to be numbered and not just a second printing or something?

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                    #54
                    Originally posted by subie09lega View Post
                    I just saw this thread for the first time and thought this tangent was rather humorous. I love the smell of leather and when someone hands me a leatherbound book, the first thing I do, without thinking about it, is to smell it. I always get strange looks from the people who see me but I love the smell. Old books as well, nothing smells like it.
                    Gotta agree about the smell. I don't actively go around smelling books, but I love the smell of used bookstores. I got an old paperback of Rosemary's Baby from Half Price Books that was in a plastic bag, and opening the bag greeted me with a strong old used book smell, and I loved the smell I found.
                    WARNING!!! WARNING!!! DO NOT VIEW THIS SPOILER! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
                    Spoiler!

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                      #55
                      Those Easton Press books know how to doll themselves up for your olafactory pleasure!

                      041011_bookssmell.jpg

                      "I love the smell of book ink in the morning."--Umberto Eco.
                      "I'm a vegan. "

                      ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                        #56
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                        Last edited by srboone; 04-09-2013, 02:07 AM.
                        "I'm a vegan. "

                        ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                          #57
                          I can't see the attachment.

                          John

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                            #58
                            That might be for the better.
                            Originally posted by jhanic View Post
                            I can't see the attachment.

                            John

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                              #59
                              Fixed. Hopefully.
                              "I'm a vegan. "

                              ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                                #60
                                Originally posted by srboone View Post
                                Fixed. Hopefully.
                                That's awesome

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