Book printings -partly OT

[Heather Edmonds]

No: HPFGUIDX 5570

> I wasn't aware that books previous to GOF were printed at the Glasgow
> printers.

I have to be honest I don't know I haven't researched it very thouroughly as
I've no intention of selling my Harry Potters anyway. I have trouble parting
with any book. Its heriditary I think. As a family we collect. . . The fire
brigade visited my parents house to fire inspect our new loft extension and
immediately announced we had so many books they were a fire hazard and must
be redistributed immediately so they were not all together. Moving the ones
on the stairs I can understand but the rest. We have evn more books now.

Veered OT there when all is said and done the books are only worth what
people are willing to pay. I personally would not be willing to pay for a
first printing as long as I had the full text to read. If a book is abridged
later thats different. I collect Chalet School books and the paperbacks are
so badly cut a hardback edition is a necessity. This has of course driven
the prices up (very few real collectors can now afford to buy) which is what
HP collecters are in danger of doing. IMNSHO there are to many people
waiting to cash in and make a big buck out of somebody elses genius.

Heather