Bringing up the rear

I’m interrupting my coverage of the shipment of books I got from Japan to cover another foreign book that just arrived.

Now, I don’t try to collect every foreign Peanuts book. My collection is out of control as it is. I try to find books in languages that I don’t already have examples of. Beyond that, I will buy a foreign book if it’s got interesting content or design, or…

Well, this Catalan translation of the strip collection POW! is one I purchased purely for the title.

Yes, I may be a middle-aged man, but I have the joy and sense of humor of a twelve year old.

This book, the numbered third in a series of reprints, is well-produced. It’s in full color, and (unlike, if I recall correctly, the English-language edition) is printed with raised lines on the cover. If you don’t believe me, just stop by and ask if you can feel my BUM!

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