tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 24 14:31:01 2005
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Re: Does this book exist?
ter'eS:
>Has anyone ever heard of this book before: "Let's trek: the budget=20
>traveller's guide to Klingon worlds" by James Van Hise and Hal=20
>Schuster? This doesn't seem to be exactly the same as the "Guide to=20
>Federation Worlds" book. Amazon calls it "unauthorized"; I wonder if it=
=20
>is similar to the old "Fighting Arts" book (and shares its sorry=20
>fate?) Sometimes Amazon lists books that don't really exist, but I foun=
d=20
>this title originally in the catalog of the Lexington KY Public Library,=
=20
>so they must own a copy.
Here's the OCLC record for the book (ignore the coding):
020 1556983433 (pbk.) : =87c $14.95
090 PN1992.77.S73 =87b V351 1994
100 1_ Van Hise, James.
245 10 Let's trek : =87b the budget traveller's guide to Klingon worl=
ds /=20
=87c James Van Hise, Hal Schuster.
246 1_ =87i Cover title: =87a Let's trek : the budget guide to the=20
Klingons, 1995.
246 3_ Budget guide to the Klingons, 1995.
246 3_ Budget traveller's guide to Klingon worlds.
260 Las Vegas, NV : =87b Pioneer Books, =87c c1994.
300 161 p. : =87b ill. (some col.) ; =87c 28 cm.
500 "Unauthorized and unofficial"--t.p.
500 "Revised and updated every year. Including Klinzai history,=20
culture, foods and sights. Over 6,000 budget travel bargains."
630 00 Star trek (Television program)
630 00 Star trek, the next generation (Television program)
630 00 Star trek, Deep Space Nine (Television program)
650 _0 Voyages, Imaginary.
650 _0 Imaginary societies.
The "unauthorized" part comes from a note at the top of the title=20
page: "Unauthorized and unofficial". According to OCLC, it was issued=20
together with his "Let's trek: the budget traveller's guide to Federation=
=20
worlds". OCLC is a national bibliographic database used by librarians=20
(such as myself) and booksellers (such as Amazon.com).
>Just wondered if anyone had ever seen a copy?
I actually might have one. Some years ago I bought a couple of Van Hise'=
s=20
books on Trek and Trek fandom. I'll see if I have it in my closet.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons