Anticipated such a response and here's the reply... > Have you looked on ABEbooks or Mark's site recently? If I am going to spend > $3 -5k for a couple of books I'm not going to be reading them.
1) Why yes; there's a good reading copy on bookfinder.com for $1000. 2) Finding century-old Churchill books takes patience, as "respected collectors" know. 3) Neither Mark Weber nor Chartwell Booksellers list all their books on their websites; reading copies do exist, and they do accept wantlists. A friend acquired one last year for $500. 4) There are 2 vol. copies in libraries. 5) A pirated edition was off- printed few years ago. 6) Keep your shirt on and read something else pending the new edition, which will list for around $300. 7) If none of these alternatives suffice, right--you're not going to be reading it. > As I understand the situation, this has been going on for years and has > become a standing joke. Even by respected collectors. Who, for instance? There is disappointment at the publisher's performance, but the job will be done because they are contractually obligated and the Churchill agent is one tough cookie. > Maybe most people don't care about all the scholarly twists and turns the > editor is doing and would just like a finished product they have been > promised > and couldn't aford otherwise. And you speak for whom, exactly? Publishing like politics is the art of the possible. This project was made possible by the long, hard work of the editor, Prof. Muller, and the Churchill agents, Curtis Brown. We owe them appreciation. Thanks to Jonathan Hayes for the kind understanding. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
