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RE: first version of Nightmare Abbey
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Patrick Spedding
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May 21, 2002 18:25 PDT
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| | On the subject of 1st edd., the library here at
the Uni. of Tasmania, Hobart, does have the 1st ed.
of Crotchet Castle (which I have had the pleasure
of reading) in its rare book room, and the first time
I read Gryll Grange was when I borrowed the book from
the general collection many years ago; but, unfortun-
ately, it is now assessed as either lost or stolen.
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When I was at the University of Tasmania the first edition of _Gryll
Grange_ was still there: I am sorry to hear that it is missing. From my
experience I would say (1) the library would never have placed it in the
Rare Books section if requested and (2) they lost it. Fortunately, I now
have my own copy, and firsts of _Maid Marian_ and _Crotchet Castle_. I
would like _Nightmare Abbey_ too, and to be able to help David Rosen, but
the copy I have been watching on the net for the last two years (at £1,500
by James Burmester), which I thought wildly overpriced, has been replaced
by an even more expensive one (c.£2,200 by FineArt)! At this rate it could
be a long time (read: never) before I find one I can afford.
Patrick Spedding
Monash University,
Melbourne
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