1877 NL Constitution question

[aelefson]

Thanks Barry! I will also continue to peruse it to see if there is some other reprint identifier buried in it. I too agree it is odd for this book to have been reprinted twice (but obviously it was, and maybe more than twice).
Alan

[barrysloate]

You're welcome Alan. As I now recall, the 1877 reprint you have has been offered occasionally as an original, and some collectors have been fooled. However, if you saw the Horton reprint, there is no way you would mistake it as old. While it was faithfully copied, the paper stock simply looks too new.

[william_9]

Alan, does your copy have the title on the spine? The Horton reprints have the title on the spine in all caps followed by the year of original publication. Also, the Horton reprints are 4x6 in size. The originals would have been slightly larger.

[aelefson]

William-
No, there is no title on the spine and mine is slightly larger (6.5 inches tall) so it was most likely made to deceive. As Barry said, the pages are too white to be that old of a book, but all else appears to be faithfully reproduced.
Thanks,
Alan