[bksvol-discuss] copyright help

  • From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:04:27 -0500

I have just finished scanning a book that is in great shape, and includes
title, author, isbn, the entire book, and lots of other stuff not including
the words copyright or the copyright symbol. <grrr>  This book can not
possibly be a book unacceptable to bookshare, but where am I supposed to get
the copyright holder and date from if they don't seem to appear in the book.
Can anyone help me?  Can I do an isbn lookup somewhere?

As can be seen from the following info copied from the 2 pages of the book
relevant to publishing, this particular edition seems to have been printed
in Canada, but the publishers address is in the U.S.  Could this possibly be
in the public domain although it was first printed in 1930?  I wouldn't
think so.

Swallows and
Amazons

ARTHUR    RANSOME

Illustrated by the Author

SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS FOR-EVER!

A Godine Storyteller
DAVID R. GODINE PUBLISHER BOSTON
This is a Godine Storyteller
published in 1985 by david R. godine, Publisher
Box 450 Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452

First published in 1930 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.;
new illustrated edition published in 1931;
new edition, type re-set in 1958

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or
reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission,
except in the case of brief quotations embodied
in critical articles and reviews.

isbn 0-87923-573-x lc 84-48803

Tenth printing, 2000 Printed in Canada



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