Special Announcements by Craig Stark 26 March 2012

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Once again, the topic this week is dust jackets - specifically, some bibliographic issues that can make it difficult if not impossible to identify many first editions absent a dust jacket. The case study is Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Also, if have trouble with the concept of issue and state as it applies to books and dust jackets, read on for clarification.