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Bought my copy from Head Heritage when it first came out and was delighted when it arrived as Julian had written a message and signed it for me. It's a treasured item, but has been lugged over hill and dale so it's been well used too.

Last year I went with a friend to Castlerigg for the solstice and as we were walking back down the lane to the car we passed an old VW camper van and there in the window was the most beat up, sun-faded copy of TMA that I had ever seen. I immediately thought that if (or when) I have a guide book out there then seeing a copy of my book like that would be the greatest compliment that anyone could give me rather than seeing it in pristine condition on someone's bookshelf at home.

common era wrote:
I immediately thought that if (or when) I have a guide book out there then seeing a copy of my book like that would be the greatest compliment that anyone could give me rather than seeing it in pristine condition on someone's bookshelf at home.
Absolutely! And I'm sure that's only a matter of time, now.

That's the sign of a good, nay, great book. I read somewhere that Mein Kamp was one of the most widely bought books ever...... and one of the least read. Ditto the Bible.

I intended my copy of TMA to remain pristine, but soon it was scrawled with site notes, suggestions of new sites etc. Not to mention stained with the odd bit of baked bean sauce.

Whoever said archaeology was boring?