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Hello Everyone,<br>
<br>
Here is an interesting puzzle for a Thursday afternoon...<br>
<br>
I have a small booklet, circa 1870, that contains what appear to be
2-color lithographs copied from another publication. (We also have
the source publication in our collection.)<br>
<br>
The source publication:<br>
OCLC # 47003110<br>
Twelve subjects : the water cure.<br>
London : Newman & Co., [1869-1870]<br>
12 unnumbered leaves : illustrations ; 19 x 14 cm<br>
Title from cover.<br>
1 image per leaf; publisher and dates on each engraving<br>
<br>
The "pirated" publication:<br>
OCLC # [none yet!]<br>
The water cure.<br>
[London?] : [Newman & Co.?], [1870?]<br>
1 sheet leporello folded to 12 leaves : chiefly illustrations ;
7 x 120 cm, folded to 7 x 10 cm, in cover 8 x 11 cm<br>
Title from cover.<br>
No place, publisher, or dates anywhere on the item.<br>
<br>
I have no evidence that this is a contemporary pirated edition, but
neither do I have evidence that is isn't. It could simply be a
cheaper version issued by the same publisher. (Although if that is
true, why would they not put their name on it somewhere?)<br>
I don't think it is a modern reproduction, but I don't have any
proof of that either.<br>
Here is what I have found:<br>
<br>
Each contains 12 captioned vignettes, 11 of the identical
illustration, with one differing in each.<br>
<br>
Images in the source publication each include the name of the
publisher, Newman & Co, and most also include a date (6 have
"May 1869", 4 have "May 1870", and 2 have no date)<br>
<br>
Images in the "pirated" publication are smaller, appearing to have
been cropped before printing, retaining the captions but no other
text. These images are also a bit muddier in appearance, and have a
second color overprint, with a drawn-line frame of the same color.
(Thus leading me to suppose they are commercial lithographs.)<br>
<br>
Neither publication shows plate marks.<br>
I've attached a few representative images from each.<br>
<br>
So, my questions...<br>
Could this be a contemporary, Victorian pirated edition?<br>
If so, how would I reflect that in my notes? Or should I?<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
Barbara<br>
<br>
...................All opinions are entirely my
own....................<br>
<br>
Barbara R. Tysinger Phone:
(919)966-0949<br>
Health Sciences Library Fax:
(919)966-1388<br>
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>
335 S. Columbia Street, CB# 7585<br>
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585<br>
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-5465 <br>
e-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Barbara_Tysinger@unc.edu">Barbara_Tysinger@unc.edu</a><br>
<br>
......."Non pilus tam tenuis ut secari non possit."-- St.
Minutia......<br>
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