Anyone???
Isabelle
joe_from_the_button_factory at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 27 17:00:07 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 10957
The Canadian versions have both Raincoast and Bloomsbury written on
the spine- we ARE a British colony, after all. Plus, there were so
many first edition books printed there are still some first editions
in the bookstores!
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., msl at f... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "David William Evans" <dwe199 at s...>
wrote:
> > You could try www.amazon.co.uk if you don't want to
> > wait for the american release. The added advantage with the UK
> > version is that you get 100% original Rowling, no editing for
> > american understanding (not that I'm having a go at americans, I
> > just think that Rowling's original text is worth experiencing).
> >
>
> Hear hear! And by all means have a go at us daft 'murricans.
> Translating JKR's English into murrican makes about as much sense
as
> dubbing Monty Python or Chef. Jeesh.
>
> But hark! What books through yonder mailbox break! My copies of
the
> HP series from Canada have arrived, and there's a surprise!
Instead
> of sending me the Raincoast edition of GOF, they sent me the
> Bloomsbury edition; and it even says "First Edition" on the
copyright
> page. Did somebody in the stockroom make a booboo? I ain't
> complainin'!
>
> Marvin
> Austin, TX
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