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From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Fri May 11 13:59:28 2001

At 07:01 PM 5/11/01 +0100, Tony Duell wrote:
>For
>example, the original on 'The Boy Mechanic' is out of print (AFAIK). But
>I can easily buy a Lindsay reprint that contains exactly the same
>information.
>I would assume the original (which is out of print) will now be fairly
>rare (I have never seen it in a second-hand bookshop, for example). The
>reprint is common.

One of my favorites from my teen years. They're not uncommon
over here in the States. They were reprinted for years beyond
the original, and there are several editions. I've seen
first editions as well as old reprints at used book stores.
I'll hand down a set to my boys.

- John
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