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Post by dvg on Mar 17, 2009 15:23:25 GMT -5
Just wanted to let anyone, that might be interested in CP books, know that Stewart McPherson is sending his newest CP editions to the publishers in about a month's time, according to the email I received today, from his companies sale's team. His newest entries to be published are enitled: 'Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol. 1 & 2'. Two books with over 1,100 combined pages of late night reading as well as 800 images. From the photos sent to me in the email, these books should be special. The books are now on pre-order status. Each book is selling for 29.99 GBP. www.redfernnaturalhistory.com/books/sp/5/ Edit* I just noticed that a lot of the photos in the books can be viewed from this link.
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Post by dvg on Jun 24, 2009 8:18:14 GMT -5
I just got an email from Stewart this morning, stating that my books are being shipped today. I'll let you all know what I think of them when they arrive. If they are anything resembling his previous works, they should be special.
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 24, 2009 10:09:24 GMT -5
gosh I really want to order them!!
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Post by vraev on Jun 24, 2009 15:37:41 GMT -5
Got my email as well.....I can't wait for my copies to arrive. Sooo excited. 1400 pages of pure scientific observations. A true nep lover's dream come true.
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Post by kd on Jun 25, 2009 0:20:28 GMT -5
Just curious, how much did you guys pay for these, and which books did you get?
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Post by vraev on Jun 25, 2009 7:04:19 GMT -5
I think it came out to around 160$ if I correctly remember. The new books are called "Pitcher plants of the old world."
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Post by kd on Jun 25, 2009 21:03:33 GMT -5
That seems very high, but they are hard-cover, and the shipping is unbelievable - 12 pounds for each book! I'm sure they are very good, though. Do you have 'Lost Worlds' or 'Glistening Carnivors'? I don't have those yet. I hope they will be available here some day.
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Post by vraev on Jun 25, 2009 21:58:59 GMT -5
Nope! I want to get them ... But for the same price reasons I haven't. The 160$ was saved money with wwhich I had to make a choice between a couple of neps or books that give info about every nep out there. So I chose the latter.
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Post by dvg on Jun 26, 2009 15:33:13 GMT -5
Just retreived the McPherson books from the DHL office at the airport. Unpacked them and now have two hefty tomes to be sure. They must have just come from the printers because they smell very strongly of freshly inked books. Flipped through the books quickly and couldn't stop saying "Wow, Wow Wow..." After my tenth wow I started laughing and put the books down. The photography of those colorful Nepenthes pitchers in habitat is absolutely stunning. Will have a look at them later after I attend to the Wistuba plants which arrived today as well. They are looking good and healthy. Need to be potted up though.
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 26, 2009 17:53:47 GMT -5
Wow that book shipping was fast! I really want to by myself he books! And Congrats on the wistuba order! Thats a lot of CP madness to handle in one day! Gosh dvg you have all i dreamed for
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Post by vraev on Jun 26, 2009 18:59:25 GMT -5
Gosh dvg you have all i dreamed for Lol!! I still can't believe that even "ADULTS" can afford it all.
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 26, 2009 19:38:50 GMT -5
Newer BOOKS!! Soon To be released and Thats it I'm getting the old world ones I'll tell my dad, I'll pay him back when I get my job in august!
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 28, 2009 19:16:30 GMT -5
Ordered them today, i am extatic to recieve them
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Post by dvg on Jun 29, 2009 0:07:50 GMT -5
Ordered them today, i am extatic to recieve them Great decision there, C12. Probably his best books to date. Where else are you going to see the spectacular upper pitchers of N. pitopangii, considering only one plant is known to exist. Think that one's location might be a bit of a well kept secret?
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 30, 2009 21:03:28 GMT -5
Dvg, did you get a tracking number for yours? I got one but it doesn't seem to work...
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