Re: Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
| February 14, 2010 01:11PM |
christensenge Wrote:
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> I loved the first edition and wold love to have an
> updated second edition - especially hard bound.
> (I wore out the binding on my first edition.)
>
> Best Regards,
> Glenn
Hello Glenn:
Glad you liked that Narrow Gauge book. It has never ceased to amaze me that it has become the definitive work on that railroad's history. Taking a look online at the Wikipedia listing for the BRB&L, most of the detailed information appears to have been referenced from my old book.
Not having a number of those first edition "Story of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn" books done in hard bound is a long standing mistake and regret. Should have had some done in hardboard as the "perfect" soft binding materials within that original edition now after 30-years see the pages coming lose. Opened up a mint copy to the middle pages not that long ago and the book broke into two pieces.
At the time, I had no control over the printer or his workmanship. In recollection, the guy was quite difficult and would fly off the handle at the smallest suggestion. Word had it at the time that the printer character was some sort of renegade psycho relative of one of the association's old time members. Anyway, I checked into having a couple of the original books correctly rebound with hard covers and for smaller numbers under something like a hundred books the binding price was prohibitive.
Glad to say that since those days, with the Internet- computer age, printing and publishing technology has vastly improved. Next time, there is complete and direct control of the process with costs being low enough to make a second upgraded edition finally practical.
Bob
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2010 01:17PM by RCS.
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> I loved the first edition and wold love to have an
> updated second edition - especially hard bound.
> (I wore out the binding on my first edition.)
>
> Best Regards,
> Glenn
Hello Glenn:
Glad you liked that Narrow Gauge book. It has never ceased to amaze me that it has become the definitive work on that railroad's history. Taking a look online at the Wikipedia listing for the BRB&L, most of the detailed information appears to have been referenced from my old book.
Not having a number of those first edition "Story of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn" books done in hard bound is a long standing mistake and regret. Should have had some done in hardboard as the "perfect" soft binding materials within that original edition now after 30-years see the pages coming lose. Opened up a mint copy to the middle pages not that long ago and the book broke into two pieces.
At the time, I had no control over the printer or his workmanship. In recollection, the guy was quite difficult and would fly off the handle at the smallest suggestion. Word had it at the time that the printer character was some sort of renegade psycho relative of one of the association's old time members. Anyway, I checked into having a couple of the original books correctly rebound with hard covers and for smaller numbers under something like a hundred books the binding price was prohibitive.
Glad to say that since those days, with the Internet- computer age, printing and publishing technology has vastly improved. Next time, there is complete and direct control of the process with costs being low enough to make a second upgraded edition finally practical.
Bob
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2010 01:17PM by RCS.
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