Hello everyone! Thanks to all who responded-- your help is certainly appreciated.
1) I was reminded that Dr. Arnett passed away a while ago, so trying to contact him was not an option. Thanks to those who gently reminded me of this. Such a loss, he was a maverick in the Coleoptera world and beyond. 2) Amazon does sell the book for $175, though it is a special order from Bioquip as it turns out, and Bioquip doesn't have the book (I called and asked). It seems to be long out of print (even though the copywrite is 1996). Further, this is obviously a price for all volumes at once (2, maybe 3 volumes total, I think); I only need volume 1. 3) Sandhill Crane Press seems to be out of business, so contacting the publisher is not an option. Thanks to the 2 people who found me phone numbers for the publishing house-- wrong numbers now, but they weren't always wrong numbers! 4) The used and rare book sites that people suggested, and there were a good number of such sites, were fruitless. Thanks anyway! Well, I gave it the old college try. Now I ponder my next move-- photocopy the parts I need, or just keep getting it over and over again through interlibrary loan. 1 person was quite adamant about not photocopying/scanning the book, saying it is a "blatant violation of copyright" and I would "be stealing right from [the authors'] pockets." Is it okay for me to photocopy/scan the whole book if both authors are dead, the book is out of print, the publisher is defunct, and there are no copies to be located despite an enormous effort to find a copy? I would not be distributing the material, nor would I be using it for a class or with students or others-- pretty much for my own use only. Thanks again, everyone, for all the help! Brian Patrick -- L. Brian Patrick Ph.D. candidate Department of Biological Sciences Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 USA e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
