Fall River Tragedy repriint

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:38 pm

I just received a copy of the Porter book as reprinted by The Law Book Exchange. I was wondering if anyone else has obtained a copy and has compared it to the original and/or the reprint by Flynn.

The binding seems to be pretty good and the book appears to be on quality paper, but the size of the book seems to be a bit larger than what I remember the orignal book to be. Also, it is bound in grey/beige cloth rather than leather, with the title page lettering is reproduced and is actually printed on the cover of the book.

The photos are very grainey, but I assume that they were in the original book also. There is a disclaimer on the back of the title page stating that "the quality of this reprint is the equivalent of the quality of the original work".

The books dimensions are 10 1/4x7 1/8.

RayS · Post by **RayS** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:20 pm

The $75 cost for a reprint of a work that is out of copyright suggests a college course somewhere.
High prices are required to kick-back to the College or Teachers. This is done by giving "free books" to teachers when say 15 books are sold.
No taxable events?

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:05 pm

Can anyone give me the measurements or dimensions of the orignal book?

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:18 am

Yes OSCAR: Have not seen a copy of the THE LAW BOOK EXCHANGE copy of the Porter yet. But since I own a Flynn copy along with the original, I hope to find a copy on ebay in the near future.

But, as for the dimensions of the original PORTER, they are:

9 and 3/8s inches Tall--- 6 and 1/8 inches wide---and 1 inch thick.

The FLYNN copy is just about the same axact measurements as the original, except that it is 6 inches wide and 1 and 1/8 thick, due to a heavier weght paper used.

The Original Porter's binding has a slight "bow" to the spine being just ever so slightly round-----where the Flynn Porter's spine is somewhat flat, which makes the Flynn Porter about 1/8 inch less wide.

The Original Porter weights 1lb. and 12 ounces
The Flynn copy weights 1lb. and 7 ounces

Except for the end papers, the Flynn binding comes as close as one can to the original in most respects including color. You can find a photo of both in the HATCHET Vol. 3 No. 2.

Hope that is of some help.....

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:28 am

Thanks for the info. I bought my copy on Amazon and it is definitely pricey. I haven't seen any of these on ebay. The binding is very good as is the paper stock. The cover is nothing like the original or Flynn editions. I'd like to find a good deal on an original but will keep looking.