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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3522871, member: 19463&quot;]While I fully agree with the fact that we should never steal books by downloading or photocopying, I do wish copyright laws would place some pressure of those under their protection to maintain some sort of legal access to such books.&nbsp; It is ridiculous for a book to rise to a point that used copies sell for 10+ times issue price and appear on the used market only on rare occasion. Modern printing technology allows print on demand in smaller quantities so it is less of a pressure to ask someone reprint officially or turn loose into Public Domain.&nbsp; It is also regretful that most of us associate &#039;reprint&#039; with poor paper, weak binding and black spots called photos.&nbsp; I do not collect Republicans to the point I felt the need to buy an original Crawford and will wait to order this one to hear if this is the kind of effort that Michael Crawford will be proud to have his name on the cover.&nbsp; His book has been the Go-To work of choice on his subject for a long time.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know there have been a few controversies and discoveries along the way but I have not heard the book called a laughing stock like some other older books I might name (you know, the ones that do not sell used for high prices and are available in bulk at every book sale).&nbsp; Writing a book on 2000 year old coins that stands up for 20 years seems to be difficult.&nbsp; The fact that the book is being reprinted rather than replaced would seem quite a compliment. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope to see reviews here comparing the plate and paper quality when the first copies are in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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