List of Early Science Fiction (PD and not yet in the catalog!)
Yep, that page is pretty bad. This seems to be the only scan on the internet. The worldcat lists a few 1880's editions, tucked away in libraries all over. I'm only 26 miles from one of them! It makes me wonder two things, just theoretically:
If I were claiming this book (I'm still not) could I note the scan defects, and spend a morning at the University library I'm near, make corrections, then record? Similarly, I once reconstructed several paragraphs from a bad scan, and it's surprisingly easy. You note typography details, letters in a word, letters that do show, narrative context, and in no time you have reconstructed the paragraph. Supposing that scan errors were less than 1% of the whole, or whatever threshold, wouldn't the inferred text be recordable?
If I were claiming this book (I'm still not) could I note the scan defects, and spend a morning at the University library I'm near, make corrections, then record? Similarly, I once reconstructed several paragraphs from a bad scan, and it's surprisingly easy. You note typography details, letters in a word, letters that do show, narrative context, and in no time you have reconstructed the paragraph. Supposing that scan errors were less than 1% of the whole, or whatever threshold, wouldn't the inferred text be recordable?
I don't know about LV rules, but PG's rules would allow reconstructing the page. If you use another edition for the reconstruction you would need to grab TP&V scans (A phone photo as long as they are readable) from the edition used for the reconstruction. TP&V scans from all editions used would have to be filed in the clearance. Ideal would be if the edition used the same plates so the page scan could just be substituted. PGDP does not allow reconstruction from a different edition.
Greg
If it's the same edition, just different printings, PG doesn't require duplicate TP&V scans.
Once there is a PG copy, I know LV allows using that one.
Greg
If it's the same edition, just different printings, PG doesn't require duplicate TP&V scans.
Once there is a PG copy, I know LV allows using that one.
The Gravity Business by James E. Gunn (1923 - floreat 2015) from Galaxy January 1956
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49897
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Gunn_%28writer%29
Ruth
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49897
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Gunn_%28writer%29
Ruth
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OK, have picked up A Journey to the Moon (Bergerac). Seems iconic.
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This one finished recently on PG: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49848
The Man Who Ended War by Hollis Godfrey
Thanks! (It's really good )
The Man Who Ended War by Hollis Godfrey
Thanks! (It's really good )
Adele
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Finally done grad school and maybe actually able to record again
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Finally done grad school and maybe actually able to record again
This just posted to PG.
The Dwindling Years by Lester Del Rey
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50103
Greg
The Dwindling Years by Lester Del Rey
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50103
Greg
This just posted to PG.
Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50138
Greg
Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50138
Greg