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| I recall Peter Marren saying that Ladybirds NN81 was the first NN to reach a £30.00 price tag. Perhaps other collectors would agree with me that it was, it fact Ferns; NN74 which was the first to make £30.00 milestone. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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| Sorry, but the only one I have of the 'Golden 13' is number 77 'The Soil' which is not priceclipped & shows £27.50 although it is not the thickest volume (only 192 pages) so maybe Ferns had far more pages & so Collins justified the £30.00 pricetag but I have not got a copy so can only go on your word & assume it has far more pages? Cheers........Lee.
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Lee3764 (26/12/2009)
the only one I have of the 'Golden 13' is number 77 'The Soil' which is not priceclipped & shows £27.50 although it is not the thickest volume (only 192 pages) so maybe Ferns had far more pages & so Collins justified the £30.00 pricetag but I have not got a copy so can only go on your word & assume it has far more pages?I suspect that Lee is right in suggesting a link between the number of pages and the price, as Caves and Cave Life (#79) is also priced at £27.50 and is about the same thickness as The Soil (#77), yet the thicker #78 (Larks, Pipits & Wagtails) is priced at £30. However, these titles may not have been published in the same order as their edition numbers - I'm haven't checked. Bill
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| I was flicking through The New Naturalists the other day and wishing Peter Marren had included dates of publication, as opposed to just years....this confirms it!
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