For Sale: Empire Of The Clouds book

Weaver · October 01, 2018, 01:52:47 AM

I just went into a local independent bookshop and saw Empire Of The Clouds by James Hamilton-Paterson going for £10 in a sale, which is a substantial improvement on the £25 retail price. It's the original, large hardback edition with five Lightnings on the cover and loads of illustrations inside, rather than the smaller paperback with a painting of a white Vulcan on the cover.

I've already got a copy, but I thought I'd get this one anyway and pass it on to anybody who wants it at cost, so that'll be £10 plus postage if you want it posting. Bear in mind that it's quite large and heavy, making the postage significant, so I think probably the best option is to pick it up from me at a show or arrange for somebody else to do so for you. If it doesn't go on here, I'll just put in in my sale box at shows.

zenrat · October 01, 2018, 04:06:09 AM

It's a great read. I thoroughly recommend it.

IIRC the smaller edition has less pics but more words. I read the bigger edition and thought it could do with more words but I wouldn't want to have lost any of the pictures.
Maybe everyone should have both versions?

Weaver · October 01, 2018, 06:39:13 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 01, 2018, 04:06:09 AM
It's a great read. I thoroughly recommend it.

IIRC the smaller edition has less pics but more words. I read the bigger edition and thought it could do with more words but I wouldn't want to have lost any of the pictures.
Maybe everyone should have both versions?

Yes, there's a note in the frontpiece saying that the text is approximately 25% smaller in the big version. Hadn't noticed that before: thanks.

elmayerle · October 01, 2018, 09:45:46 AM

I'm definitely interestng, but I live in the USA. What would be the shipping "damage" for sending it here?

Weaver · October 01, 2018, 07:09:26 PM

I shall find out...

Weaver · October 02, 2018, 05:28:28 PM

Quote from: elmayerle on October 01, 2018, 09:45:46 AM
I'm definitely interestng, but I live in the USA. What would be the shipping "damage" for sending it here?

Cheapest Royal Mail delivery is £10.83 and up to 42 days to get there. That would make the total cost £20.83, which is more than it's selling for on UK Amazon. You'd probably be better off trying to buy it direct in the US to be honest...

elmayerle · October 08, 2018, 09:54:56 AM

Quote from: Weaver on October 02, 2018, 05:28:28 PM
Quote from: elmayerle on October 01, 2018, 09:45:46 AM
I'm definitely interestng, but I live in the USA. What would be the shipping "damage" for sending it here?

Cheapest Royal Mail delivery is £10.83 and up to 42 days to get there. That would make the total cost £20.83, which is more than it's selling for on UK Amazon. You'd probably be better off trying to buy it direct in the US to be honest...

Thank you, I shall check it out.