Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Uncle Rogi And Poul Anderson

Rogatien Remillard, second hand fantasy and sf bookseller in 2054:

"'I've had enough grief this week already, what with getting outbid on a Robinson-mint March 1952 Planet Stories, with Poul Anderson's "Captive of the Centaurianess" on the cover...'"
-Julian May, Jack The Bodiless (London, 1992), 39, p. 448.

What does "Robinson-mint" mean?
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7 comments:

  1. Sean M. Brooks21 November 2018 at 08:17

    Kaor, Paul!

    VERY nice, to see Julian May mentioning Poul Anderson in JACK THE BODILESS. And I tried googling "Robinson-mint," but I found nothing that seems applicable to magazines and books.

    Sean

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  2. Anonymous10 October 2019 at 20:54

    Well, the "mint" is almost certainly short for "mint condition." I wonder if "Robinson" refers to a guide or standard of what "mint condition" means?

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  3. paulshackley2017@gmail.com10 October 2019 at 21:30

    Thank you, Anonymous.

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  4. Sean M. Brooks11 October 2019 at 07:22

    Kaor, Anonymous!

    I hope we see more remarks from you in this blog!

    Ad astra! Sean

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  5. Anonymous12 October 2019 at 03:01

    Thanks for the welcome, guys. I'll comment some more, since I'm a fan of both Anderson and May. But I'll try to remember to sign myself as

    Andy

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  6. paulshackley2017@gmail.com12 October 2019 at 07:29

    Thanks, Andy.

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  7. Sean M. Brooks12 October 2019 at 08:35

    Kaor, Andy! Understood. Thanks!

    Ad astra! Sean

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