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Céline-Albin Faivre <[log in to unmask]>
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Yale? You mean The Beinecke Library???
I was sure they had one.

Le 31/12/2010 00:39, Kevin Mac Donnell a écrit :
> A few words of caution about WolrdCat (OCLC).
>
> I recently tried to locate a Twain book via OCLC and found 34 libraries
> listed as having copies. After contacting about 20 of those libraries, only
> three actually had the book in question. Some had reprints miscatalogued as
> originals, and others simply had no copy at all and had no idea how they
> ever got listed as having a copy. The libraries erroneously listed as having
> copies of the book in question included Yale, Northwestern, Cornell, Duke,
> etc. --not exactly libraries known for sloppy cataloging.
>
> Another problem you will likely encounter with this particular book is that
> virtually every copy listed in OCLC will be in a rare book or special
> collections department (non-circulating) and not available through
> interlibrary loan. This book sells for several thousand dollars and has very
> seldom appeared for sale (one defective copy sold at auction in the last 35
> years; I've only sold one copy myself since 1968).
>
> The third problem is that due to the fragile nature of this particular item,
> I doubt many libraries would be willing to photocopy it. BTW, I've sent Ms
> Faivre photocopies of my proof copy --which is unbound and printed on a
> different kind of paper than the finished pamphlet, and for that reason easy
> to photocopy. I could not photocopy or scan my other copy without causing
> serious damage.
>
> Kevin
> @
> Mac Donnell Rare Books
> 9307 Glenlake Drive
> Austin TX 78730
> 512-345-4139
> Member: ABAA, ILAB
> *************************
> You may browse our books at
> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael MacBride"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 11:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Mysterious text
>
>
>> If you access to World Cat and your library has a decent Interlibrary Loan
>> department, you should be able to snag a copy from the following
>> libraries:
>>
>> Location                 Library
>> Library code
>> United Kingdom       BRITISH LIBR                                  UKM
>> US,CT                YALE UNIV LIBR                                YUS
>> US,IL                NORTHWESTERN UNIV                             INU
>> US,IN                INDIANA UNIV                                  IUL
>> US,MA                BRANDEIS UNIV LIBR                            MBB
>> US,MA                HARVARD UNIV, HOUGHTON LIBR                   HHG
>> US,MI                CLARKE HIST LIBR                              EHL
>> US,OH                UNIV OF CINCINNATI                            CIN
>> US,VA                UNIV OF VIRGINIA                              VA@
>> US,WI                UNIV OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, GEN LIBR SYS      GZM
>> United Kingdom       NATIONAL LIBR OF SCOTLAND                     NLE
>>
>> OCLC: 8252860
>>
>> Michael MacBride
>> Minnesota State University, Mankato
>> Humanities/English Department(s)
>>
>>
>> 2010/12/30 C=E9line-Albin Faivre<[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>> Many thanks for replying.
>>>   I've been searching for a copy of this book for years!!!!!
>>> I never could buy a copy.
>>> (I am a French translator of works by J. M. Barrie, owner of the French
>>> website http://www.sirjmbarrie.com, and currently writing a biography of
>>> J.M.B.)
>>> If you could photocopy the text for me, then I would be more than
>>> grateful! Of course, I will give refund you for the cost of photocopies
>>> and postage with an extra.
>>> I've already tried Google Books... As far as I know, there is no
>>> reproduction of this piece in any book.
>>> I will send you my mailing address offline.
>>> You can't imagine how important it is for me.
>>> Kind regards,
>>> C=E9line
>>>
>>> Le 30/12/2010 00:24, Kevin Mac Donnell a =E9crit :
>>>> I have a copy and I also have a set of proof sheets that lacks only the
>>>> preface leaf. I can photocopy the loosely folded proofs more easily
>>>> tha=
>> n
>>> the
>>>> bound copy, and copying them and mailing it to you would be easier (on
>>>> =
>> me
>>>> and the booklet itself) than scanning them.
>>>>
>>>> Please try google books first, but I'm happy to help if you strike out
>>>> there. Perhaps somebody knows if this piece has ever been reprinted in
>>> book
>>>> form or collected into a later collection of his works. If you fail to
>>> find
>>>> a reprint or a copy online, just send me your mailing address offline.
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>>> @
>>>> Mac Donnell Rare Books
>>>> 9307 Glenlake Drive
>>>> Austin TX 78730
>>>> 512-345-4139
>>>> Member: ABAA, ILAB
>>>> *************************
>>>> You may browse our books at
>>>> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "C=E9line-Albin Faivre"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Mysterious text
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Good evening,
>>>>> I wondered if someone among the specialists of this forum could tell
>>>>> m=
>> e
>>>>> where I can read this very rare text:
>>>>> /Who Was Sarah Findlay? By Mark Twain With a Suggested Solution of the
>>>>> Mystery by J. M. Barrie/. London: Privately Printed by Clement
>>>>> Shorter=
>> ,
>>>>> April 1917.
>>>>> I know there are only 25 copies all around the world.
>>>>> Many thanks in advance for your help.
>>>>> C=E9line-Albin Faivre
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>

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