"What is it about the wartime economy paper that you're so fond of?"
Not sure. It's probably because, while I was growing up and becoming a major-league book consumer, a lot of the second-hand books that I was finding and rejoicing in were printed on it, and a lot of the books in the local public libraries were wartime editions, still hanging around. Not only were these fascinating, like miniature editions are, but so many of them were holders of wondrous delight: many of the "real" Ellery Queens, for example, or those Daphne du Mauriers, or . . .
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Date: 2008-01-02 10:16 pm (UTC)Not sure. It's probably because, while I was growing up and becoming a major-league book consumer, a lot of the second-hand books that I was finding and rejoicing in were printed on it, and a lot of the books in the local public libraries were wartime editions, still hanging around. Not only were these fascinating, like miniature editions are, but so many of them were holders of wondrous delight: many of the "real" Ellery Queens, for example, or those Daphne du Mauriers, or . . .