"I don't have my books with me..." - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nilpaurion Felagund · 09-15-2004, 01:38 AM

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My books just disintegrated before my eyes the last time I picked them up . . . (Annalalaith)

Mine, too . . . my paperback LotR was not able to handle all the stress of travel.

Annalaliath · 12-15-2008, 01:20 AM

Holy crap I should have replied to this 2 years ago... well its worse now, I can't find my copy of the FOTR. *cries*

Lalwendë · 12-15-2008, 05:39 AM

Brill bump-up - I've spotted some of my earliest posts!

Course, now I have even more copies of the books! We have 3 sets of HoME and strategically placed copies of the books around the house (handy for bedtime, the bathroom, the living room etc). And I've got that super-lightweight India paper edition of LotR that davem found for a ridiculously low price on the flea market - it's printed on that think bible paper so it's very portable but alas worth too much to 'port' too often.

And technology has moved on in four years....Does anyone have one of those E-Book reader thingummyjigs? I wouldn't want to read a book off one, but I'd still quite like one just to cart round the entire works of Tolkien!

Naz · 12-15-2008, 07:34 AM

I have all of LotR broken up into the three books, & today none would fit into my backpack. :\

...my FotR is on the road to disintegration. It's beginning to resemble the Book of Marzarbul.

Annalaliath · 12-15-2008, 08:22 AM

*is posting before heading to a final* Dude! I just remembered where some of mine are, I think my buddy in the army has them and he's in Iraq! >.> *wanders off to "acquire" a copy from grandmother*

Beregond · 12-15-2008, 08:57 AM

All my Tolkien books are on the shelf directly above my computer, within easy reach, save for my original and favourite and failing John Howe covered copies of LotR which live in a glassed bookcase downstairs, a haven for special tomes. The hardcover illustrated LotR and Sil are on another shelf in my room.

I feel organized.

Annalaliath · 12-15-2008, 11:19 AM

see I wish I had some nice ones. But I will have to live with my old beat up 60's ones that are missing covers and stuff.

12-15-2008, 01:20 AM	#2
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	Holy crap I should have replied to this 2 years ago... well its worse now, I can't find my copy of the FOTR. cries __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

12-15-2008, 05:39 AM	#3
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Brill bump-up - I've spotted some of my earliest posts! Course, now I have even more copies of the books! We have 3 sets of HoME and strategically placed copies of the books around the house (handy for bedtime, the bathroom, the living room etc). And I've got that super-lightweight India paper edition of LotR that davem found for a ridiculously low price on the flea market - it's printed on that think bible paper so it's very portable but alas worth too much to 'port' too often. And technology has moved on in four years....Does anyone have one of those E-Book reader thingummyjigs? I wouldn't want to read a book off one, but I'd still quite like one just to cart round the entire works of Tolkien! __________________ Gordon's alive!

12-15-2008, 08:22 AM	#5
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	is posting before heading to a final Dude! I just remembered where some of mine are, I think my buddy in the army has them and he's in Iraq! >.> wanders off to "acquire" a copy from grandmother __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

12-15-2008, 08:57 AM	#6
Beregond Playful Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,251	All my Tolkien books are on the shelf directly above my computer, within easy reach, save for my original and favourite and failing John Howe covered copies of LotR which live in a glassed bookcase downstairs, a haven for special tomes. The hardcover illustrated LotR and Sil are on another shelf in my room. I feel organized. __________________ "Hope and memory shall live still in some hidden valley where the grass is green."

12-15-2008, 11:19 AM	#7
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	see I wish I had some nice ones. But I will have to live with my old beat up 60's ones that are missing covers and stuff. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

12-15-2008, 07:34 AM	#4
Naz Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: my TARDIS! Posts: 288	I have all of LotR broken up into the three books, & today none would fit into my backpack. :\ ...my FotR is on the road to disintegration. It's beginning to resemble the Book of Marzarbul.