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postyesterdayman Sep 8, 2005 15:40:53

I bought the book (TMA) around 3 or 4 years ago now and besides a few quick run throughs I never really read it. I just wanted to have it. I knew at some point I would be ready to read it's content. This point came recently when all of the sudden I became enthralled with the subject matter and hungrily burned through the first chapter and then......the whole first 45 pages fell the fuck out of the book with the threat of more to follow. I have treated this thing with the utmost care and it's a beaut but why does this have to happen! Every page I read falls out now! Anybody else have this problem? I'm still enjoying it and at some point in the future would like to come here and know what I am talking about.

FourWinds Sep 8, 2005 15:44:31

Replying to postyesterdayman

The binding on the first issue was terrible. It was supposed to be stitched, but only got glued. Later print runs are stitched (as is The Megalithic European). It probably doesn't stand now, but Julian once told me that Thorsons would replace copies that fell apart. I think you'll just have to chuffed with having a copy first the first print run :-)

Hob Sep 8, 2005 20:29:49

Replying to postyesterdayman

That sounds well annoying.
An attempt at an optimistic take on the situation: You could laminate the loose pages. Then if you should end up on a bleak moor looking at one of the sites in the book, it wouldn't matter if it was chucking it down with rain...
Maybe.

Brother Johnno Sep 11, 2005 18:59:18

Replying to postyesterdayman

Hi!
I too posted a similar thread to this many moons ago. I handled it like a baby and within weeks the thing fell apart. So much for it being a travelling companion?
BJx