Shamrockon

Ages ago I took out attending membership in Shamrockon, the European SF con, in Dublin on August 22nd-24th, but I don't think I'm going to make it; it's too soon after the Worldcon and I don't think I have the energy for two big cons two successive weekends (also why I won't be going to Nine Worlds the week before the Worldcon).

This leaves me with a membership I don't need, current price 35 Euros. I'm not sure what the usual discount is on membership if you sell it to someone else, but would anyone be interested in buying it? Warning - accommodation in the con hotel looks to be sold out, but there are others nearby.

www.shamrockon.ie for details of the convention.

Today's Portobello Road Bargain...

...was a bound volume of The Boy's Own Paper covering October 1893 - September 1894, about 800 large pages with a lot of illustrations, for £3.00

Condition isn't wonderful - there are a lot of loose pages which have been bashed at the edges - but it seems to be complete and there are loads of illustrations, some in colour, including fold-out double plates. Even in poor condition I would have expected it to cost £20 or more, so I'm very pleased. Haven't really found anything very useful for Forgotten Futures etc. yet, but still hopeful, and even if I don't it's a nice volume.