WANTED: 2894 The Fossil Man by Walter Browne

sassanik · 05-07-2011, 05:15 AM

Not sure where else to post this.

I am looking for a copy of 2894 The Fossil Man by Walter Browne original publication 1894.

Would like to purchase, or if possible get it on loan. Promise to take super good care of the copy!

If you have any copies or know of someone who has one please send them my way.

Thanks!

Amy

Nate the great · 05-07-2011, 02:50 PM

I looked and I can't find it. Still looking.

sassanik · 05-07-2011, 03:40 PM

Apparently its a rather rare book. I searched all over the net and did not find anything through the usual sources.

I have a friend who has read it, but he no longer has his copy.

Figured it could not hurt to ask here and see if anyone has a copy.

Amy

JSWolf · 05-07-2011, 03:50 PM

Would get more reads if this thread was in Reading Recommendation of General Discussion. Not everyone goes to the lounge.

The Terminator · 05-07-2011, 04:41 PM

Wow! not on Ebay, that is truly amazing.

nohmi2 · 05-07-2011, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE TERMINATOR

Wow! not on Ebay, that is truly amazing.

I see that you also tried Ebay.

I spent an hour yesterday looking for it.

Which begs the question - why?

Cheers

sassanik · 05-07-2011, 09:55 PM

The question of why!

Well at first I was just curious, it was listed as a rare Utopian/Dystopia book.

So that made me curious... a rare book? how rare could it be? Well apparently really rare!

Now I am looking for it because I can't find it, its an interesting challenging hunt. Though with my luck if I do find it will probably be super expensive!

Its not on ebay, Amazon, Biblio, Bookfinder, Half and a number of other spots that I have looked. Its not at any of my local Universities, though there is a copy at U of Missouri in St. Louis, which is NOT close to where I live.

The irony is when I mentioned it to a friend he remembered reading it in High School (which was a while back ago for him). He doesn't have the copy anymore but I thought it ironic he knew exactly which book I was talking about!

Anyway apparently it does deserve the Wikipedia listing as a "one of the rarest books in the English language"

@Jswolf
I was not sure if it was okay to post it in the reading recommendations, since I am not actually recommending it, but rather looking for it.

Amy

nohmi2 · 05-08-2011, 04:14 AM

Like you, I have been looking for an unobtainable book for a year - simply

because it was difficult to find. Today I found it at a torrrens download, but

am only able to read it on my computer for various reasons. It's in the public

domain. I have since found out that the physical book could cost over a

thousand dollars!

Cheers

GeoffC · 05-08-2011, 04:28 AM

not a sniff - it's not even mentioned on pgdp.net ....

Dylrob · 05-08-2011, 06:02 AM

All I can find is the wiki entry.

sassanik · 05-08-2011, 08:25 AM

Yeah there is very little info on it that I can find. I found the Wikipedia Entry, a couple of mentions of it in texts about early sci-fi and feminist movement.

Nothing on Distributed Proofreaders or Gutenberg.

Found it mentioned here:
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/themes/topian.html

as well as on Internet Speculative Fiction Database:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1228252

Google books brings up mentions of the original release announcement in NYTimes, and in Publishers Weekly. Jstor brings up the mentions in a couple of academic papers.

No copies that I have found on the Internet Archive.

It is well and truly a rare book!

@Nohmi- It is always nice when a rare book gets digitized and made available for people to read! What book were you looking for?

Amy

GeoffC · 05-08-2011, 09:42 AM

There appears to be a copy in

University of Missouri- St Louis
University Libraries, Thomas Jefferson, Ward E. Barnes, & Mercantile Library

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63121 United States

http://www.worldcat.org/title/2894-o.../oclc/38202789

BenG · 05-08-2011, 09:44 AM

The University of Missouri in St. Louis has a copy.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/2894-o.../oclc/38202789

GeoffC · 05-08-2011, 09:45 AM

BenG · 05-08-2011, 09:46 AM

I shoulda refreshed the page before I posted.

05-07-2011, 05:15 AM	#1
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	WANTED: 2894 The Fossil Man by Walter Browne Not sure where else to post this. I am looking for a copy of 2894 The Fossil Man by Walter Browne original publication 1894. Would like to purchase, or if possible get it on loan. Promise to take super good care of the copy! If you have any copies or know of someone who has one please send them my way. Thanks! Amy

05-07-2011, 03:40 PM	#3
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	rare Apparently its a rather rare book. I searched all over the net and did not find anything through the usual sources. I have a friend who has read it, but he no longer has his copy. Figured it could not hurt to ask here and see if anyone has a copy. Amy

05-07-2011, 09:55 PM	#7
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	a challenge The question of why! Well at first I was just curious, it was listed as a rare Utopian/Dystopia book. So that made me curious... a rare book? how rare could it be? Well apparently really rare! Now I am looking for it because I can't find it, its an interesting challenging hunt. Though with my luck if I do find it will probably be super expensive! Its not on ebay, Amazon, Biblio, Bookfinder, Half and a number of other spots that I have looked. Its not at any of my local Universities, though there is a copy at U of Missouri in St. Louis, which is NOT close to where I live. The irony is when I mentioned it to a friend he remembered reading it in High School (which was a while back ago for him). He doesn't have the copy anymore but I thought it ironic he knew exactly which book I was talking about! Anyway apparently it does deserve the Wikipedia listing as a "one of the rarest books in the English language" @Jswolf I was not sure if it was okay to post it in the reading recommendations, since I am not actually recommending it, but rather looking for it. Amy

05-08-2011, 06:02 AM	#10
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,141 Karma: 47366760 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	All I can find is the wiki entry. Last edited by Dylrob; 05-08-2011 at 06:07 AM.

05-08-2011, 08:25 AM	#11
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	little information Yeah there is very little info on it that I can find. I found the Wikipedia Entry, a couple of mentions of it in texts about early sci-fi and feminist movement. Nothing on Distributed Proofreaders or Gutenberg. Found it mentioned here: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/themes/topian.html as well as on Internet Speculative Fiction Database: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1228252 Google books brings up mentions of the original release announcement in NYTimes, and in Publishers Weekly. Jstor brings up the mentions in a couple of academic papers. No copies that I have found on the Internet Archive. It is well and truly a rare book! @Nohmi- It is always nice when a rare book gets digitized and made available for people to read! What book were you looking for? Amy

05-07-2011, 02:50 PM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I looked and I can't find it. Still looking.

05-07-2011, 03:50 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,012 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Would get more reads if this thread was in Reading Recommendation of General Discussion. Not everyone goes to the lounge.

05-07-2011, 04:41 PM	#5
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Wow! not on Ebay, that is truly amazing.

05-08-2011, 04:14 AM	#8
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Like you, I have been looking for an unobtainable book for a year - simply because it was difficult to find. Today I found it at a torrrens download, but am only able to read it on my computer for various reasons. It's in the public domain. I have since found out that the physical book could cost over a thousand dollars! Cheers

05-08-2011, 04:28 AM	#9
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	not a sniff - it's not even mentioned on pgdp.net ....

05-08-2011, 09:42 AM	#12
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	There appears to be a copy in University of Missouri- St Louis University Libraries, Thomas Jefferson, Ward E. Barnes, & Mercantile Library SAINT LOUIS, MO 63121 United States http://www.worldcat.org/title/2894-o.../oclc/38202789

05-08-2011, 09:44 AM	#13
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	The University of Missouri in St. Louis has a copy. http://www.worldcat.org/title/2894-o.../oclc/38202789

05-08-2011, 09:45 AM	#14
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW

05-08-2011, 09:46 AM	#15
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I shoulda refreshed the page before I posted.

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