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From: "Ben A L Jemmett" <bal.jemmett@ukonline.co.uk>
Subject: Re: the ultimate IF archive
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:55:42 GMT
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"David Thornley" <thornley@visi.com> wrote in message
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> It may be that the bookseller is in violation, due to not having
> imposed such a condition, or perhaps the wholesaler, or perhaps the
> publisher never stated such a condition of sale.

It's actually stated on the flyleaf for 90% of those that I checked as a
condition of sale ('This book is sold on the condition that it shall
not...'); the others didn't mention that condition at all, but rather had
the 'if you bought this without a cover...' warning which isn't the same
thing.

> Well, most likely stolen property.  I have some books where the
> front cover has simply fallen off and been taped back on.  There's
> be nothing stolen about those books, even if I hadn't taped the
> covers back on.

Well, they can't be, since the cover's still extant :)

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