5.9 Can I get a signed copy of "The Dune Encyclopedia_?
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This article is from the Dune FAQ, by Alan Schwartz with numerous contributions by others.
5.9 Can I get a signed copy of "The Dune Encyclopedia_?
Rumours of signed hardcover copies of the Dune Encyclopedia (DE) have
lately (98/12/19) been circulating on alt.fan.dune. Dr. Willis E.
McNelly, who compiled and edited the DE, denies ever having signed
anything but paperback copies.
ANY SIGNED HARDCOVER COPIES OF THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA ARE FAKE!
However, Dr. McNelly has offered to provide Dune fans with an
opportunity to have their copies of the DE inscribed with a personalized
note (meaning that signed copies WITH a personalized note from now on
need not be fake). This is the information straight from Dr. McNelly:
"A local used book store manager (big SF fan) about half a mile way has
made the following suggestion based on what I did for him a few weeks
ago when he got a copy of the DE in and I signed it for him as his
personal copy.
If DE owners anywhere in the country want their copies signed by me,
they can be mailed to his bookstore:
The Book Baron,
1310 E. Chapman,
Fullerton, CA 92831.
Attention: Dr. Willis McNelly
The cost will be
1) $3.20 for the priority mail return postage, and
2) $7.00 for handling which includes the return envelope,
for a total of $10.20 US.
(Please note: ALL copies MUST be mailed registered, or via UPS, or some
other mail mechanism which can be tracked, or at least prove that a copy
*was* mailed to the bookstore. This is at Hitch's insistence; he is
concerned that some of the trolls that have dropped in from time to time
might claim that they mailed one, via regular mail, and try to get
"compensation" from me or the bookstore owner).
A return paste-on or stick-on address label MUST be included. He will
call me as they arrive and I will sign the books, with a personal
inscription, NOT a mere signature, and take them to the PO (100 yards
away) for mailing. I will use the free Priority Mail envelopes from the
PO, but the address label is a MUST."
Any further questions should be addressed to John Kenny
<jkenny5@bellsouth.net>, NOT to Dr. McNelly or the FAQ maintainer.
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