Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 12:21:29 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Barry <sjbarry@ucdavis.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg992$foo@default> Subject: Re: Videogate
On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Nigel Hurneyman wrote:
> I have a problem with a book I would love to buy because I need a copy
> long-term for reference (botany, but not CPs). It is out of print and
> unlikely to ever be reprinted (work is currently taking place on its
> successor, which is expected to be a couple of years away at best). None
> of the major second-hand book dealers have a copy for sale. I have a copy
> via inter-library loan, but I can only keep it for a month at most before it
> has to go back. What alternatives do I have other than photocopying it?
>
Sounds as though you should increase your efforts to obtain the book.
Many used/out-of-print/rare books that I have sought (including both
of Slack's books, Lloyd's original edition, and a ridiculous number of
natural history/biology/statistics/music books) I have found by asking a
dealer to do a book search--some dealers specialize in such things, and as
far as I know few if any charge for the service. I also circulate my
"want list" to dealers--I would definitely not confine my efforts to the
major dealers, as most of my real "finds" have been from hole-in-the wall
places and from the aforementioned searches.
Sean Barry
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