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My weekend
posted by Emma on 18 Aug 2008
You know when you've been hill walking for a weekend, and when you shut your eyes at night all you can see is maps? All I can see when I shut my eyes is piles of slipcases:
Yes, this weekend was slipcase assembly weekend! A few weeks back, the author of The Affinity Bridge, George Mann, came over and signed and numbered, like a true pro, 500 copies.
Then, once all the necessaries had all been delivered (from Newcastle! America! Hong Kong! Yeovil! A truly international project) I set to assembling. First, remove the specially minted brass coins from their annoying plastic wallets:
I really feel for pirates, sometimes. Managing all those gold coins is tricky.
Next, insert coins into darling velvet pouches:
Finally, assemble book/coin/pouch/slipcase combo:
Revel in finished product:
One of these signed limited editions of George Mann's steampunk adventure, The Affinity Bridge, complete with specially minted double sided coin in a velvet pouch and an exclusive short story, The Hambleton Affair, signed and numbered by the author and strictly limited to 500 copies, can be yours for £30. And they're going fast (whoopee for me and George, but be quick). Drop me a line!
Comments: 8
They look absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations!
Posted by: Peta | August 18, 2008 12:46 PM
Wow, these are absolutely gorgeous. The illustration already blew me away, the slipcase is icing on the cake - and the coin - now you are way over!
Posted by: Lou Anders | August 18, 2008 01:23 PM
Hey Lou, great to see you here! So glad you like... Thanks, too, Peta, and to those who've emailed! It makes me glow to hear you like how it looks.
Posted by: Em | August 18, 2008 01:40 PM
The other day, I decided that I wasn't going to ask why you were getting slipcases. Now I know; they look magnificent and I want one, please. Talk about hands-on management!
Are you taking PayPal as usual?
Posted by: pierre l | August 18, 2008 02:02 PM
Emma - you have surpassed yourself - they look del-lish! xxx
Posted by: Lesley | August 18, 2008 04:11 PM
This looks very nicely put together. Up with this sort of thing!
Posted by: Rob | August 18, 2008 05:07 PM
oh they're beautiful - like Folio Society books. Congrats and hope you sell lots to rich collectors. Alas, as mere author, not in that league. But v. jealous. We should have had tiny perfume flasks of dodgy white powder with Book of Love.
Posted by: Sarah Bower | August 19, 2008 10:19 AM
'Effing luvverly!
Posted by: Chris | August 26, 2008 06:47 PM