[Grief - Dragons - 90s Internet - New Jersey]

Dragons [Dragon-Themed Binder Compiled by Godmother for grieving Goddaughter]

New Jersey: 1998. Very Good. Item #33115

New Jersey, 1998. Green plastic three-ring binder with collaged covers and spine. [114] plastic sheaths filled to completion with all dragon-themed mythological summaries, Chinese restaurant menus, poetry, artwork, astrology, dragon boat racing, Stevie Nicks tributes, debates about Christian metal band Stryper, Puff the Magic Dragon, etc.; principally printed from the internet along with some typed and manuscript material and original art. Light edgewear; a few scuffs. Very Good. 

An impressive and incredibly touching gift from a woman to her goddaughter, assembled and given in the wake of the death of the goddaughter's husband. In the introductory typed letter, the godmother counsels that alcohol is not the answer to her pain, advises her to visit a "wise Indian man" she knows, and hopes that the Dragon Book she has assembled will be of some comfort. A fascinating mix of pre-Wikipedia, early internet material culture. The bulk of the material is printed internet articles: draconian.com, still active and more or less in its same form, gives a wide-ranging dragon background, and articles from Emergency Librarian, People Magazine, the South Florida Business Journal, and many, many others are included, painting a full picture of dragons in mythology and popular culture. 

The compiler has also included two excised Yellow Pages pages and highlighted the "Dragon" entries, several pages of Stevie Nicks internet fanpages, a few hand-written student reports(?), original color drawings, and dozens of poems, printed and typed, all dragon themed, of course. A heartfelt collection highlighting mid to late 90s internet culture and the comfort fantasy can offer well before the nerd wall was broken in the early 2000s. .

Price: $750.00