Interesting observation, Kathy! As one who has published several books and who has an very large genealogy library (for a personal collection anyway), I must say you are RIGHT! I believe that I do not have a SINGLE book outside of the silver and pink ones from GSMD that have the spines printed upside down! Don't know that it makes any real difference in the long run, but it is very observant of you! Father John >From: STFKPBF@aol.com >To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MFLR] GSMD books >Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:22:19 EST > >As the happy recipient of two more of the GSMD Silver books as Christmas >presents, I feel compelled to inquire if anyone knows WHY it is that these >books printed by the GSMD all seem to have their covers printed >incorrectly! > > >Books generally have their covers printed such that when one is viewing the >title on the front cover, and then perhaps puts the book on the table so >that >the spine of the book can be read, whatever is printed on that spine is >right >side up. I would say that is the case with all books, but as I have not >yet >had the opportunity to view ALL books in the world, let me just say that's >the case with any I have seen so far...except the GSMD books! In the case >of >the GSMD books I've seen so far, the title printed on the spine of the book >is upside down when the book is laid flat, such that the front cover is >facing up. > >Is this some sort of GSMD "signature"? Or is it perhaps a sign that all >that >inbreeding in Plymouth Colony was not entirely a good thing?! > >(And, please -- to anyone who might be inclined to reply sharply to my last >comment, as I have seen happen all too often on this list -- let me just >say >it was meant as a JOKE! So, feeble attempt tho it might have been, please >take it as such and refrain...I am only trying to find out why it is that >seemingly all of the GSMD books have their covers printed incorrectly!) > >Thanks. > >Kathy > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >"I am accustomed to hearing malicious falsehoods about myself...but I think >I >have a right to object to libelous statements about my dog." -- Franklin D. >Roosevelt > > >Recycle yourself! Tell someone you want to be an organ and tissue donor! > > > > > >==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ==== >Check out the Mayflower FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)page at >http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/mayfaq.htm . _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail