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rggoodie Moderator United States 23491 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 07:37 am Thanks Peter Thomas a book on Australian error and variety coins from the past has come to light. There is now a project to locate and scan a copy o this book to be posted for everyones use. please see page 2 of this thread Info on lost book If you can help or spread the word. All help would be appreciated by the entire community. do any of you have contacts or write for the Australian Coin and Banknote magazine? Report this Post to the Staff

xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 08:29 am I do not.. but like I pm'd Nancy, I can do the PDF. No need for a 'professional printer'! As a matter of fact, the book might not even have to be cut up to do it, depending on the type of book/binding. I can scan to text recognition and the original can be fairly murky and crooked and it's fine. If pictures run to the inside margin, that might be a problem, as those would need to be as intact as possible, but there are other ways to do it. If he can get just one copy and take some good, high res pictures of each page, and email them, I can work from those too.. no need to mail the one copy and hold our collective breaths while it's in transit. Just an idea Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 08:32 am Are either of the two libraries he spoke of near him? Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 09:17 am I wonder if anyone has tried Alibris.com? Its database is world-wide and quite extensive. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 09:21 am There's a place to order copies of whatever book you want at the national library of australia.. I'm going to see if they'll copy the whole book.. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 09:43 am I placed a request for the entire book in PDF format.. but now that I think about it, I probably should have asked first.. sorry Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23491 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 2:57 pm Thankx Xshift I think he would be happy to have a copy of his fathers book any way he can get it rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/13/2008 3:39 pm Yes, that's what I thought as well.. and immediately got paranoid someone was going to check the book out, lose it or something else so hopped right on it. I've been known to jump in with both feet before my brain kicks in.. it's gotten me into trouble a few times. Thanks for being so understanding I'll keep you posted on the progress, if any. I haven't heard from them other than an automated email saying "thanks". Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23491 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 09:53 am Bumping this up to keep it in your to do list rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 1:44 pm Richard, I forwarded the email they sent me afterward. Did you get it? Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23491 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 2:32 pm Which one and who is they? I am in contact with the authors son and Nancy but as far as I know we haven't found a copy of the book to be copied yet Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 3:44 pm Grr.. "They" being the National Library of Australia. I just went back through old mails - you said you forwarded the email to John (the writer's son). All they need is the copyright holder's permission. Me to you 12/16/08: I received an email from the Australia library and they won't copy over 10% of the book without permission from the copyright holder. So if he wants, he can give permission, or he can probably do the request himself at the library. Email from the library: Message from National Library of Australia regarding your following request. NOTES TO CLIENT: Unable to copy whole book.This material is still in copyright and therefore we can only photocopy one chapter or 10% for you, however, you can organise an interlibrary loan through your local or institutional library. If you would like us to photocopy a chapter or 10% for you, please create a new request for the required material. Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23491 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 3:58 pm Nancy Is it possible for different members back home in Oz to get different chapters copied than we can put them all together or can you givce John a ring and see what is the progress Ta rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 4:01 pm Hey, that all looks like good news to me. So all John needs to do is contact the National Library of Australia & prove that he now holds the copyright, and it should be smooth sailing from there on. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 4:07 pm Richard, We must have both been replying at the same time but you beat me to it. I'll try & contact John & see if he's had time to get anything organised yet. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 6:21 pm We don't need to be in Oz to request chapters. If there's a need, I am sure we could all pitch in, get 1 chapter each, and put 'em together Report this Post to the Staff
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