wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (09/09/85)
There was some recent traffic about the subject book, and others in the series, by Ernest Bramah, to the effect that they are hard to find and that copies on the used market are expensive. I have a paperback edition of Cabell's JURGEN, on the back of which is a pointer to a paperback edition of KAI LUNG'S GOLDEN HOURS, which sold new then for $1.45. This is a trade-sized paperback, in "The Xanadu Library" series, which appear to be printed in a manner duplicating an older edition (that is, sort of a photographic reproduction of the old book's pages). I got my copy of Jurgen for a few cents on a discount table, and I recall that there was at least one copy of the Bramah book there also (this was quite a few years back, but it sticks in my memory for some reason). I wasn't interested in the Bramah book, so did not buy it. There is no date on my copy of Jurgen except the original 1919 copyright date, so I don't know what the vintage of this paperback is. The address on my copy for the publishers is: Crown Publishers, Inc. 419 Park Ave. South NY, NY 10016 (but the book shows no zip code, just zone 16) Maybe this will help you find a cheaper reading copy. Good luck! Will Martin