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Prince Otto query...
I have a Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" The title page says 1886.
The copyright page is completely blank. This would, at first blush, make me think that it is the first Robert Brothers edition. But I also have a 1889 Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" that also has a blank copyright page. Which makes me wonder: does there exist somewhere an 1885 Roberts Brothers Prince Otto? The first English edition came out in 1885. I would like to brag to my buddies that I have the First American edition. Can I do that...or should I brag about something else? TIA and Kind Regards, Jonathan |
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Prince Otto query...
Jonathan wrote: I have a Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" The title page says 1886. The copyright page is completely blank. This would, at first blush, make me think that it is the first Robert Brothers edition. But I also have a 1889 Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" that also has a blank copyright page. Which makes me wonder: does there exist somewhere an 1885 Roberts Brothers Prince Otto? The first English edition came out in 1885. I would like to brag to my buddies that I have the First American edition. Can I do that...or should I brag about something else? TIA and Kind Regards, Jonathan Dear Jonathan, The 1886 edition is the First American Edition. In the 19th century, if the American firm was pirating a British imprint, they could not copyright it and left that space blank. I know that the end of pirating between our two countries did not occur until the 1890s, Someone else of the group may know the exact date. But almost all British books were pirated before that, and they did not, as a rule, carry a copyright slug. Best, Annibale |
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Prince Otto query...
Annibale wrote:
Jonathan wrote: I have a Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" The title page says 1886. The copyright page is completely blank. This would, at first blush, make me think that it is the first Robert Brothers edition. But I also have a 1889 Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" that also has a blank copyright page. Which makes me wonder: does there exist somewhere an 1885 Roberts Brothers Prince Otto? The first English edition came out in 1885. I would like to brag to my buddies that I have the First American edition. Can I do that...or should I brag about something else? TIA and Kind Regards, Jonathan Dear Jonathan, The 1886 edition is the First American Edition. In the 19th century, if the American firm was pirating a British imprint, they could not copyright it and left that space blank. I know that the end of pirating between our two countries did not occur until the 1890s, Someone else of the group may know the exact date. But almost all British books were pirated before that, and they did not, as a rule, carry a copyright slug. Best, Annibale I just checked the Library of Congress Catalogue and found an 1886 New York pubication by G. Munro. Francis A. Miniter |
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Prince Otto query...
Francis A. Miniter wrote: Annibale wrote: Jonathan wrote: I have a Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" The title page says 1886. The copyright page is completely blank. This would, at first blush, make me think that it is the first Robert Brothers edition. But I also have a 1889 Roberts Brothers "Prince Otto" that also has a blank copyright page. Which makes me wonder: does there exist somewhere an 1885 Roberts Brothers Prince Otto? The first English edition came out in 1885. I would like to brag to my buddies that I have the First American edition. Can I do that...or should I brag about something else? TIA and Kind Regards, Jonathan Dear Jonathan, The 1886 edition is the First American Edition. In the 19th century, if the American firm was pirating a British imprint, they could not copyright it and left that space blank. I know that the end of pirating between our two countries did not occur until the 1890s, Someone else of the group may know the exact date. But almost all British books were pirated before that, and they did not, as a rule, carry a copyright slug. Best, Annibale I just checked the Library of Congress Catalogue and found an 1886 New York pubication by G. Munro. Francis A. Miniter However, my source gave the precedence unequivocally to the Boston edition, calling it the First. I don't remember which library it was, but my usual sources are Harvard[Hollis], The other libraries on the Hollis list, and then, IU in that order. My assumption is that the bibliographers have already worked such an old book out. There are many books, though where the precedence of the American First has not been established. One of these is Polidori's the Vampire [based on Byron]. There are a whole series of American copies printed in 1819 with all of the same bibliographical points including the attribution to Byron, as he 478. [Polidori, John William] The Vampyre; A Tale By Lord Byron Best, Annibale |
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