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Apr 26, 2009 12:06:52 GMT -5
Post by TRK on Apr 26, 2009 12:06:52 GMT -5
Doc, thanks for the head's up. Can you tell us the page count and dimensions of the book? And are you saying that the binding looks to be the guaranteed-to-fall-apart-pronto type, or is this just a possibility if the user puts the book through some hard use?
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Apr 26, 2009 13:03:29 GMT -5
Post by doc on Apr 26, 2009 13:03:29 GMT -5
Sure.
The book numbers 285 pages. It is 11 inches high and 81/2 inches wide.
The card wrapers are glued, but not sewn. The binding will last well enough in the short run, but will not bear up under repeated use. One would do better to lay the book flat rather than stand it on end as one would do normally. Again, think ALAMO IMAGES. Certain volumes of my PAPERS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION are also falling apart--and they ARE hard bound. Still, hard bound is not always well bound.
This is a limited edition, special interest book, so one can understand the high cost per copy. Nevertheless, for that kind of money one might have wished for a stronger binding. But I'm afraid that book binding is becoming a lost art in the American publishing world. (Generally speaking, the Brits do a much better job and I buy their editions whenever I can.) In any event, I do not expect that this title will ever appear in a better binding--so snag this edition while you still can.
Doc
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Apr 26, 2009 13:26:59 GMT -5
Post by TRK on Apr 26, 2009 13:26:59 GMT -5
Again, think ALAMO IMAGES. I copy you. My softcover copy split wide open at the binding first time I opened it. I replaced it with a hardbound copy asap. It's all relative. One way to think of it is, how far would $55 get you if you wanted to research the 1836 Mexican order of battle, but needed to travel out of town to a major library to do it? It might cover your gasoline.
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Apr 26, 2009 14:02:50 GMT -5
Post by Kevin Young on Apr 26, 2009 14:02:50 GMT -5
The cost: First: it is one of the largest (if not the) collections of this type in Texas. A study of it, done by these folks (who are the best) is well worth the price.
Second: It helps the Presidio. That also makes it well worth the price.
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Apr 27, 2009 17:31:07 GMT -5
Post by doc on Apr 27, 2009 17:31:07 GMT -5
Right you are, Quincey.
It IS a wonderful collection and Fox, Nesmith, and Fox have done an admirable job sharing it with folks who might not live close enough to vist the presidio in person.
Doc
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Apr 30, 2009 11:36:03 GMT -5
Post by Herb on Apr 30, 2009 11:36:03 GMT -5
Friends: Huge news! I need to give everyone a heads-up on an important new book. It's called SILENT WITNESS TO TEXAS HISTORY: ARCHEOLOGY AND ARTIFACTS OF GOLIAD'S PRESIDIO LA BAHIA by Anne A. Fox, Samuel P. Nesmith and Daniel E. Fox. It is published in a limited edition by Presidio La Bahia, Catholic Diocese of Victoria, Victoria, Texas (March 2009). Doc Thanks for the info, Doc, mine arrived in the mail today, and it certainly looks like it will live up to your billing! While it is a shame it's not hardcover edition, I think, the idea that you're helping the presido more than justifies the price.
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