bill allemann wrote:
> I have an copy of Cyrano de Bergerac publ in 1898 by Lamson, Wolfe, &
> Company.
> On some edu website, I saw one reference to this version as a first ed
> (English translation), but in searching used.addall.com and others, I'm only
> seeing versions from other publishers, generally with a green cloth and gold
> lettering. This copy is more of a blue cloth with silver lettering. I've
> never found this particular version for sale anywhere.
> Would a local bookstore/appraiser be likely to have information that I would
> not be able to find myself on the internet? I want to sell it on ebay or
> whatever, but it is in exceptional condition and I want to find out more
> about its value.
>
>
Good start. But you need to bookmark some non-commercial
resources too:
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html
(which lists two copies with an 1898 publication date)
Universitat Karlsruhe (which searches major library systems
worldwide)
http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/hylib/en/kvk.html
I see from this search that in 2898 there was also a
translation by Gertrude Hall published by Doubleday in
America and by Morang in Toronto. Heinemann also published
a translation in 1898 by Gladys Thomas and MAry Guillemard.
There may be more. Determining which one preceded the
other may be impossible, unless you have access to the
newspapers of the day.
Francis A. Miniter
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