Shere'e, Does this happen? Absolutely.
I took a moment to look this item up on ebay, could not enlarge it, but recognized the contents as something old, something I may have seen before. The pdf size is stated the manner it is on the Professor's site. I did a bit of checking and FOUND the source from the Professor's website: A. M. Sime, Torchon Workbook, 1904. http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/topic_lace.html I did not take the time to check, but my guess is that the ebay Vol.2 is the 1909 edition or second volume of Sime's work, also on the Professor's website. On a hunch, I linked to other listings from this same seller. The needle lace download, also two volumes, also with new covers, is really DMC Dillmont, Thérèse de. Needle-Made Laces; 1st Series, D.M.C, 1900 and July 1910, also available on the Professor's website. Check the same link above to find it. Free to download or available for purchase at a reasonable cost, as stated recently on the list. IMHO, selling a copy of Sime's lace book(s) that is downloaded (or downloadable) from the Professor's website on ebay (or anywhere else) with a "new" cover is illegal or unethical, take your pick. To make a profit off the tedious work of others who are devoted to the preservation of lace and other textiles for present and future generations....and/or to knowingly sell what is freely available to naive and eager lacemakers is despicable. Disclaimer: I have no knowledge of the owner of the ebay listing. I have no connection to the Professor's website, other than as a very appreciative lacemaker with interests in history and women's achievements.. Sara Paducah, KY This is the item number 260174595731 . > > I must admit that I do take a bit of offense at the automatic > assumption that the person selling the book has stolen it and that it > is an illegal copy. Yes, it may be, however it may NOT be as well. It > may be someone who wrote the book on their own and is selling it this > way instead of through a publishing house that keeps the bulk of the > money that the book is sold for. Unless a book sells HUGE numbers an > author really gets a tiny amount of money for all the work. > > If this IS an illegal copy and is in fact the work of the Professor > would you please let me know. There are a bunch of screen shots of > the pages so it should be pretty obvious to those who have seen the > Professor's work. If not, would you please post that as well so that > people know that this is not an illegal copy and that the assumption > you just gave was incorrect. > > > Shere'e To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
