> I'm considering buying The Oxford Twain. Since these are facsimiles > of first American editions, I was wondering how the type looked. > What I mean to ask is - is it readable or will it give me a headache? > I don't believe printing standards for readability were as high > 100 some years ago as now. Also I assume these are on acid-free paper? My set arrived on the 27th (ordered from Olsson's books, $235 + $9 shipping). The type is, mostly, very good and certainly will not give you a headache. It's a real plus to see the works in their original form - see the fonts on _1601_, for instance. Not english, as we know it today. The paper is indeed acid-free. The ouside of the box was marked "One Set - Trade Edition". What does this refer to? I assume that there is another type of edition. Tony V.