I posted this as a reply to a comment on The Blog but I am so excited I wanted to share this with everyone here.
Well I've got mine and it's amazing. jsalsman - it weighs, including the box 11kg, so you need to be quite strong to lift it! When you take the book out of the box (which, btw is just beautiful in its own right) it's a lot easier to manage. You can quite easily read it if you put in on a table as the spine bends over. I don't think I'll want to read it too much though as it's just so lovely I want to keep it in as pristine condition as possible. You also get a lovely coloured map of St Mary Mead which I'm tempted to frame! I'm still waiting for my certificate but they did say it would come separately. I'm really, really pleased that I decided to splash out and buy this but then I do like to have 'exclusive' things and this comes pretty close to that. If you've also bought one do let me know as I'd be interested to compare notes.
I posted this as a reply to a comment on The Blog but I am so excited I wanted to share this with everyone here.
Well I've got mine and it's amazing. jsalsman - it weighs, including the box 11kg, so you need to be quite strong to lift it! When you take the book out of the box (which, btw is just beautiful in its own right) it's a lot easier to manage. You can quite easily read it if you put in on a table as the spine bends over. I don't think I'll want to read it too much though as it's just so lovely I want to keep it in as pristine condition as possible. You also get a lovely coloured map of St Mary Mead which I'm tempted to frame! I'm still waiting for my certificate but they did say it would come separately. I'm really, really pleased that I decided to splash out and buy this but then I do like to have 'exclusive' things and this comes pretty close to that. If you've also bought one do let me know as I'd be interested to compare notes.