Greatest Book Dedication EVER...

[Flying Saucers Over Oz]

Recently picked up a cheap copy of The Kingdom of Agarttha: A Journey Into The Hollow Earth by Victorian-era mystic The Marquis Alexandre Saint-Yves D'Alveydre.

He dedicates the book 'To the Sovereign Pontiff who wears the seven-crowned tiara of the current Brahatmah of the ancient metropolitan Paradesa of the Cycle of the Lamb and Aries.'

Y'gotta admit, it kinda makes 'To Mom' look a little flat...

[suedenim]

My favorite dedication was used as someone's example of why one should always use the serial comma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma):

"I dedicate this book to my parents, God and Ayn Rand."

[Perry Holley]

"This is not for you." - House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski

[Perry Holley]

"YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. YOU PICK UP A BOOK, flip to the dedication, and find that, once again, the author has dedicated a book to someone else and not to you.

Not this time.

Because we haven't yet met/have only a glancing acquaintance/are just crazy about each other/haven't seen each other in much too long/are in some way related/will never meet, but will, I trust, despite that, always think fondly of each other!

This one's for you.

With you know what, and you probably know why."



Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman

[Weetomuncher]

Recommended Retail Price - £9.99 is my favourite!

[Night Swordsman]

"YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. YOU PICK UP A BOOK, flip to the dedication, and find that, once again, the author has dedicated a book to someone else and not to you.

Not this time.

Because we haven't yet met/have only a glancing acquaintance/are just crazy about each other/haven't seen each other in much too long/are in some way related/will never meet, but will, I trust, despite that, always think fondly of each other!

This one's for you.

With you know what, and you probably know why."


Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman

I had almost forgotten about this one.
I was thinking of book dedications i have read, but after rereading the one above, it wins my vote.

[Sabrinaset]

My favorite book dedication was the one on the inside cover to Gail's "The Hypothetical Woman" TPB ... by Ray Tate!

[PatrickG]

My favorite dedication was used as someone's example of why one should always use the serial comma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma):

"I dedicate this book to my parents, God and Ayn Rand."

I always liked that dedication, personally. :)

My WIP novel actually has dedications in it but my dedications always end up sounding like something somewhere between jokes old Hebrew men would tell and old Irish toasts.

[vanityman]

not quite a dedication, but i had the strangers with candy team sign my dvd and amy sedaris wrote: pee on me! love amy

[JKCarrier]

I liked the one Dave Stevens wrote for the first Rocketeer collection: "To Mom and Dad -- Thanks for not selling me to the Gypsies."

[Flying Saucers Over Oz]

Now I want Amy Sedaris and The Marquis to team up.

'To The Soverign Pontiff who wears the seven-crowned tiara of the current Brahatmah of the ancient metropolitan Paradesa of the Cycle of the Ram and Aries... Pee On Me!'