On Mon, 2012-08-06 at 14:30 -0400, Lindy Mayfield wrote:
> Books I've bought from the UK say this in the front.  Seems a bit strict, but 
> is this the same thing?
> "This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of 
> trade or
> otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the 
> publisher's
> prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is 
> published
> and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the
> subsequent purchaser."

Perhaps this is to discourage resale of a stripped volume?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripped_book

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