1st edition GR

[Adam J. Thornton]

> 	I'm not aware of the prices for individual printings of the first
> edition, but I'm at least sure that the first printing of the first
> edition is valued at $500 by many rare book shops (i.e. NYC's Strand and
> various places over the 'net). I may take another look at the copy in the
> Rare Books room here. (Rumor has it that we also have a Gutenberg Bible
> here, you know, but only those in the inner circle are allowed to look at
> it. I personally think it's a cleverly fabricated lie.)

We have two Gutenbergs here.  Only place in this hemisphere.

Shoulda taken Grafton's History of the Book course.  We got to play with
them both at the same time.  No shit.

Nice to know there's someone else here in the swamps of Jersey who reads
TRP. 

Adam
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