Dust Jacket Collector Posted 6 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2022 2 more jackets found. I now have all 28 volumes with 16 in their jackets. At this rate I should have completed the task on my 99th birthday (if they allow me to keep that many books in the care home!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted 6 January , 2022 Share Posted 6 January , 2022 Good on you Alan! "Envy is the religion of the mediocre." Guilty as charged. All the best, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other ranker Posted 6 January , 2022 Share Posted 6 January , 2022 Fantastic finds. Never seen the jacket of 'Field Ambulance Sketches'. I will keep the thought a wise sage said; 'If you wait long enough they will turn up in the end'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 6 January , 2022 Share Posted 6 January , 2022 Well done Alan , Field Ambulance has a nice jacket and ( like Best-Dunkley ) it's not a bad read either . 2 hours ago, other ranker said: Fantastic finds. Never seen the jacket of 'Field Ambulance Sketches'. I will keep the thought a wise sage said; 'If you wait long enough they will turn up in the end'. Did they add "and then a fellow collector will come along first and buy it " ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 6 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2022 21 minutes ago, Black Maria said: Well done Alan , Field Ambulance has a nice jacket and ( like Best-Dunkley ) it's not a bad read either . Did they add "and then a fellow collector will come along first and buy it " ? It’s a strange set in that there’s no uniform style for the jackets. Most are like the Best-Dunkley but a few have B&W photos and then you get an oddity like the Field Ambulance one. There are 7 I’ve never seen jackets for including ‘With the Chinks’ which would probably be ‘cancelled’ these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 6 January , 2022 Share Posted 6 January , 2022 58 minutes ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: It’s a strange set in that there’s no uniform style for the jackets. Most are like the Best-Dunkley but a few have B&W photos and then you get an oddity like the Field Ambulance one. There are 7 I’ve never seen jackets for including ‘With the Chinks’ which would probably be ‘cancelled’ these days. Yes they are a bit of an eclectic mix ( just had a look on your site ) , i think Field Ambulance is my favourite one . I would like to see the jacket for 'Men and Tanks' , it would be very disappointing if it were one of the plain ones though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 7 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 7 January , 2022 9 hours ago, Black Maria said: Yes they are a bit of an eclectic mix ( just had a look on your site ) , i think Field Ambulance is my favourite one . I would like to see the jacket for 'Men and Tanks' , it would be very disappointing if it were one of the plain ones though . Yes, so would I. I had hoped the original publisher would have retained copies but sadly when they were swallowed up by whichever giant corporation they’re now in most of their archives were dumped. They only had B & W images of three of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 7 January , 2022 Share Posted 7 January , 2022 2 hours ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: Yes, so would I. I had hoped the original publisher would have retained copies but sadly when they were swallowed up by whichever giant corporation they’re now in most of their archives were dumped. They only had B & W images of three of them. That is a shame , i hate to think what treasures have been thrown out with the rubbish over the years . Still , on the bright side it still gives you something to hunt for , there seems to be very little coming on the market at the moment that interests me . Last year was the first one in twenty that i found nothing on my wants list ( that is i did see one but it was just too expensive ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other ranker Posted 18 July , 2022 Share Posted 18 July , 2022 DJC put out the challenge to collect this series to me. Thought you would like to see how its going. Picked up most quite cheaply along the way. 'With The Chinks' was not so cheap, but had to buy it as I may never see it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Jacket Collector Posted 19 July , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 July , 2022 Very nice. Particularly like the jacket on Dawson’s ‘Pushing Water’. Is it the US edition - mine is. Sadly not managed to find any more jackets since my January posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunchy Posted 19 July , 2022 Share Posted 19 July , 2022 On 06/01/2022 at 20:19, Dust Jacket Collector said: 2 more jackets found. I now have all 28 volumes with 16 in their jackets. At this rate I should have completed the task on my 99th birthday (if they allow me to keep that many books in the care home!). Well done Alan. That is a remarkable feat of dedication and persistence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other ranker Posted 19 July , 2022 Share Posted 19 July , 2022 4 hours ago, Dust Jacket Collector said: Very nice. Particularly like the jacket on Dawson’s ‘Pushing Water’. Is it the US edition - mine is. Sadly not managed to find any more jackets since my January posting. The Pushing water is the UK edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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