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Not a substitute for the original!, June 26, 2009

Jay Dillon "Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts"

This review is from: Gadsby (Paperback)

This review refers *only* to the Ramble House / Fender Tucker edition, 2005/6.

I bought this edition from the publisher (Ramble House / Fender Tucker) in May 2006. I compared it carefully with my copy of the original edition (1939). I was disappointed to find HUNDREDS OF ERRORS in the Ramble House edition -- including some real howlers like "Smiting" (page 164) for "Smiling" (in the original, page 252).

On the whole it appears that this edition (Ramble House / Fender Tucker) was printed from a defective e-text made from a fuzzy photocopy of the original edition. And since there are already a number of defective e-texts on line, it's hard to see why we need one in print.

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Gadsby B001EDYOEU Ernest Vincent Wright Ramble House Gadsby Books Not a substitute for the original! This review refers *only* to the Ramble House / Fender Tucker edition, 2005/6.

I bought this edition from the publisher (Ramble House / Fender Tucker) in May 2006. I compared it carefully with my copy of the original edition (1939). I was disappointed to find HUNDREDS OF ERRORS in the Ramble House edition -- including some real howlers like "Smiting" (page 164) for "Smiling" (in the original, page 252).

On the whole it appears that this edition (Ramble House / Fender Tucker) was printed from a defective e-text made from a fuzzy photocopy of the original edition. And since there are already a number of defective e-texts on line, it's hard to see why we need one in print. Jay Dillon "Jay Dillon Rare Books + Manuscripts" June 26, 2009

Overall: 5

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