The Tolkien Coming of Age Club - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 01-15-2003, 12:38 PM

Birdie, m'dear, welcome to the club; "Grok Frodo Aye! At Ease!"

...and now, please go here:

just the map, nice and big

and then go here

The Poster With Fellowship and ringwraiths

And have a ball. I just wish they had the one with the "druggie" emu & eggplant border... but I LOVE this one too (I have a color printer [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Mith-- is it all in a glass case? Is there a picture of your collection online? (hint)

Hilde Bracegirdle, to get the musty smell out of old books, I put them into a large plastic bag with some ammonia (not touching the book, you just want the fumes) and leave it for ... as long as it takes.

However, I've been working on a George Macdonald paperback (Princess and Curdie) and it didn't work and didn't work. I finally had to immerse it in the ammonia. Now the book is drying clamped flat between two boards by the woodstove. I don't know whether the book will survive this draconian torture or not. I don't recommend this method unless the book is so mildewed that it's headed for the trash (like this one is, and my old Ballantine trilogy, which I didnt think of trying this on.) I'm fighting so hard for the Princess and Curdie because the cover art is by Pauline Baynes!

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01-15-2003, 12:38 PM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Birdie, m'dear, welcome to the club; "Grok Frodo Aye! At Ease!" ...and now, please go here: just the map, nice and big and then go here The Poster With Fellowship and ringwraiths And have a ball. I just wish they had the one with the "druggie" emu & eggplant border... but I LOVE this one too (I have a color printer [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Mith-- is it all in a glass case? Is there a picture of your collection online? (hint) Hilde Bracegirdle, to get the musty smell out of old books, I put them into a large plastic bag with some ammonia (not touching the book, you just want the fumes) and leave it for ... as long as it takes. However, I've been working on a George Macdonald paperback (Princess and Curdie) and it didn't work and didn't work. I finally had to immerse it in the ammonia. Now the book is drying clamped flat between two boards by the woodstove. I don't know whether the book will survive this draconian torture or not. I don't recommend this method unless the book is so mildewed that it's headed for the trash (like this one is, and my old Ballantine trilogy, which I didnt think of trying this on.) I'm fighting so hard for the Princess and Curdie because the cover art is by Pauline Baynes! [ January 15, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.