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Andy, that would be wonderful. We'd like, if possible, to know where the copy ends up, and if we can get it, a solid description that indicates its condition as well as any notable marginalia or other inscriptions. We're going to make a Finding Aid with data like this available to all. Thanks so much for helping out! David On Oct 27, 2008, at 9:36 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > If I read the information on the eBay page correctly, the seller is > in Mill > Valley, not so very far from where I live. If > you think it would be helpful, I'd be happy to contact the seller to > see if > it might be possible to leaf through his/her > text for anything of special interest before it goes to its new owner. > --Andy Fleck > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: David Miller [log in to unmask] > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:57:00 -0400 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: 1590 FQ on ebay--attention David Miller! > > > Thank you, Anne. I dunno if any of our special collections folk will > be interested, but we can certainly see what, if anything, can be > learned about the seller and/or location of the volume, for our FA. > > > On Oct 27, 2008, at 8:05 AM, anne prescott wrote: > >> Thanks, John. I imagine the people wanting to know would be the >> editors of the Oxford Spenser. I know David Miller is on the list. >> I'll copy this to Joe Lowenstein (who just gave a terrific and >> moving plenary talk at the SCSC conference on Saturday) in case he >> isn't in the list--I know he has had Spenser stuff digitized. The >> seller is, if I have this right, mallardbooks--anyway, I know >> mallard is in the name. I have a query in about possible marginalia. >> So far the bidding is about $1100 but there is no way it's going to >> sell for that, although it's damaged, and there's a week to go. Once >> when I did bid $500 on a 16th century Ariosto, knowing it was a >> futile gesture, the bookseller simply withdrew the book after no bid >> came anywhere near the book's worth. Oh to be rich. Yes, you can see >> the 1590 edition on EEBO, but still . . . . Anyway, David and the >> others can add it to the list and maybe track down the seller. Anne >> Prescott. >> On Oct 26, 2008, at 2:53 PM, John Geraghty wrote: >> >>> >>> I just noticed a 1590 copy of the FQ on ebay. The link is: >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/EDMUND-SPENSER-FAERIE-QUEENE-1590-1ST-ED-NR- > COMPLETE_W0QQitemZ300268432721QQcmdZViewItem? > hash > = > item300268432721 > &_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1420%7C66%3A2%7C65 > %3A12%7C39%3A1%7 > C240%3A1318 >>> >>> >>> I remember someone on the list wanting to track all existing >>> copies. I just can't remember who it was. >>> This might be another one to add to that list. >>> >>> -John >>> >>> You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. >>> See how >> > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web