What weighs nine kilos, is made of high-quality paper and cardboard and comes in an unwieldy package that has the tendency to rip through every plastic bag assigned to contain it, and ends up giving you a numb pair of hands, and a euphoric feeling of accomplishment?
Not to mention a lighter wallet.
The Complete Far Side
by Gary Larson.
4″x 14.3″ x 10″, Two Volumes, 4300 Far Side cartoons arranged by year, 1100 unpublished cartoons, an introduction by Steve Martin, a narrative by Larson preceding every year.
It cost me 3800 Rs. The original price happens to be 135 US$, which comes to 5,877.33 INR. Landmark is selling it at 5k, but I got my copy ordered directly through the IBH distributor courtesy of Krishna at Bookworm. This happens to be a used bookshop off MG Road near India Coffee House, a competitor to Blossom. A good thing about Bookworm is the owner, Krishna, a polite man who knows his business, and also knows that the key to hooking happy customers is to give them discounts – so expect a generous cut to the already-low prices of the books on display. And what’s more – he gets new books too – and sells them at a discount of between 20% and 30% of the market price.
But I’m seriously worried – the size of my wishlist is plummeting – need to do something about that, and fast!
Oh, this is a fantastic read – and Larson draws the most awesome cows ever :)
Absolutely! I have been a fan for the past 5 years, bought every anthology – and just had to have this.
Same here :)
Bought my copy off Amazon last December, when it was $60 or so, big big steal. One other really cool thing about the anthology is the letters from confused readers after an especially wierd panel – like ‘Cow Tools’ (remember that one?). The cow in that one looks sooo cool.
That is so so gorgeous.
Get the preacher series, you might like it
He already has The Preacher series, I think :-<
Oh, yes indeed. :-
I bought the Preacher series early this year, from a guy in Ireland. The original comics, and not the books, at a grand price of 82$ including shipping. :-D
Oohh.
Heh.
Looks great! I’ll come by sometime to gaze at it whistfully.
Come over! I’ll even let you
touchread it.Can I touch it too?
Anytime, baby, anytime.
Wistful. Damn.
Ooh!
I am all green and stuff…
Heh heh heh.
Ooh.
two thumbs up.
nice.
btw
I love clicking on the LJ-cuts when you mark your entries ‘bouncy’.
You make me smile despite myself.
Enjoy, man.
Re: btw
OY! And you just made me blush.
I am so jealous! Anakin Skywalker turned to the Dark Side for far less cause. Anyway, since no one has mentioned the obvious thus far: YOU OWN!! Lots. And lots.
{ducks}
Ok, I’m just off to throw a hissy fit somewhere.
Ah, I am just trying hard, that’s all. Making up for all these years of comic-starved existence. Now I am worried about premature burn-out. :-S
Hmmm….sounds like you’re addicted. ;)Try collecting stuff that is hard to find: scientific papers by Biblical literalists.
Yeah right, and get myself even more bankrupt than I am right now.
I am bored. Come out with a new post already!! (And please let it not be something that tempts me)
Thy wish, my command.
Remeber when Ganja and myself came over the other night and drooled all over these two books? Well, I got my sister (god bless her) to send me th same from the US. So Ha!