Comments for Flight Path http://flightpathblog.com Look Up Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Strand by Alex http://flightpathblog.com/2010/08/28/strand/#comment-3186 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:18:58 +0000 http://flightpathblog.com/?p=310#comment-3186 “art and history” – that’s an excellent way to put it. I think I’ll refer to my books as an art collection from now on.

]]> Comment on Strand by Lloyd Budd http://flightpathblog.com/2010/08/28/strand/#comment-3185 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:23:35 +0000 http://flightpathblog.com/?p=310#comment-3185 No need to justify your appreciation for art and history; there really is no comparison to a Kindle.

]]> Comment on Strand by Alex http://flightpathblog.com/2010/08/28/strand/#comment-3184 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:21:11 +0000 http://flightpathblog.com/?p=310#comment-3184 NB one of the things that annoys me about most reprints of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, both e-books and paper copies, is that they leave out the illustrations. And the few that include them usually have terrible, murky copies. The original illustrations really are excellent, especially those by Sidney Paget (who did the majority of them). Which is a pretty good excuse for owning one I think :)

]]> Comment on Strand by Alex http://flightpathblog.com/2010/08/28/strand/#comment-3183 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:06:31 +0000 http://flightpathblog.com/?p=310#comment-3183 “Do you own that book?”

Yes. I have two volumes, one from 1891 and one from 1893, each with six Sherlock Holmes adventures. Mine are only in good condition (which means “not very good” in bookseller parlance :) . Still, they’re amongst my favourite books!

]]> Comment on Strand by Donncha http://flightpathblog.com/2010/08/28/strand/#comment-3182 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:17:27 +0000 http://flightpathblog.com/?p=310#comment-3182 This struck a chord with me as Sherlock Holmes stories are some of those available for free in ebook format these days. Amazing to see the original. Do you own that book?

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