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Jackbus (10/31/2009)
Well it think in a few years time, 20,30. it may be a lot less easy to tell the difference. Of course currently it is obvious, because you are comparing a new book with a 50 yr old book.As was identified by Brendan in one of the first posts in this thread, you can easily tell the facsimile editions apart from the originals by the binding on the page blocks. Bill
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| But as someone pointed out also in this thread, those bindings were there on the originals too, time has caused them to brown and fade.So my points about them looking very similar in 20-30 yrs time still holds I'm afraid.
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Jackbus (11/1/2009)
But as someone pointed out also in this thread, those bindings were there on the originals too, time has caused them to brown and fade.So my points about them looking very similar in 20-30 yrs time still holds I'm afraid. Sorry, but I think you have misread the earlier post. As it was posted by me, perhaps I am also guilty of not making myself absolutely clear but the original editions of the first 10 NNs (actually the bindings on those ediitons that follow are also the same) are the same as the picture that Brendan took of his first edition #6. As in that photograph, the binding is flush with the tops of the pages (not the case on on the facsimiles) and is not coloured in any way (again unlike the facsimiles where there is an alternating green and white patterned fabric). Just to further clarify, I have added my own pictures below which show the bindings on NNs numbers 8, 9 and 10, with a close up of the end of one of these - a somewhat worn copy :-( http://www.newnaturalists.com/Forums/Attachment19.aspx http://www.newnaturalists.com/Forums/Attachment18.aspx Regards, Bill
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| A SHORT COMMENT ON THE FACSIMILE EDITIONS WHICH I LIKE VERY MUCH IN ALL RESPECTS BUT ONE. NAMELY THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT AS SHARP OR CLEAR AS THE ORIGINALS. PERHAPS THAT WAS UNAVOIDABLE WHEN REPRINTING PHOTOS FROM OLD NEGATIVES OR WERE THEY SIMPLY SCANNED AGAIN FOR THE FACSIMILES? IAN
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IanMorrow (17/12/2009)
A SHORT COMMENT ON THE FACSIMILE EDITIONS WHICH I LIKE VERY MUCH IN ALL RESPECTS BUT ONE. NAMELY THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT AS SHARP OR CLEAR AS THE ORIGINALS. PERHAPS THAT WAS UNAVOIDABLE WHEN REPRINTING PHOTOS FROM OLD NEGATIVES OR WERE THEY SIMPLY SCANNED AGAIN FOR THE FACSIMILES? IANI have just received the facsimile of No:1 'Butterflies' by E.B.Ford. I have compared it to my 1st edition (1945) original & also find the plates not nearly as sharp in the new facsimile than the 1945 edition! On some of the butterflies in the colour plates in the new editions you can hardly see their antennae! Most are set out as set specimens and you should obviously be able to see the thin antennae easily eg: plate 21!! Nearly all plates are not nearly as sharp as in my 1st edition from 1945! Surely with today's technology the original plates could have actually been improved or slightly sharpened again? The colour plates however in the facsimile do seem to be slightly more glossy finish? Also is the "1" at top of the spine of the D/J a different colour on the facsimile (Grey) whereas my 1st edition the "1" is in pale orange. I thought the facsimiles were an exact reproduction of the original. These are just a couple of observations I have noticed. It is still a nice book but it could definately do with a brand new edition of "Butterflies" as there has been an awful lot more learnt & discovered about these creatures in the last 65 years! The distribution maps also are totally out of date for most species! Maybe Collins will consider a new volume in the next few years on Butterflies as the did a new volume on Moths ie:vol-30 (original Moths by E.B.Ford) & vol-90 (Moths by Michael Majerus?) Thoughts anyone? Lee.
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