Summary
The September and November 1960 Beaver Beacon notices describe the last few copies of an unnamed Strang book or reprint, say no more would be printed, and advertise the November price as $7.50 plus 25 cents postage and insurance. The November notice also says each copy was numbered to its owner.
Evidence and limits
The notices do not identify the book, edition, publisher, print run, scarcity count, or whether later copies or reprints existed.
Open questions
- Which Strang book and edition did the notice mean, and where are surviving copies?
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 1960, Strang-book availability notice.Warns readers that only a few copies of an unnamed Strang book remained and that no more would be printed. It does not identify the title, edition, publisher, print run, or actual inventory.
- Beaver Beacon, November 1960, “King Strang's Book.”Says the last few copies of the first and last reprint remained, that no more would be printed, and that each book was numbered to its owner; it gives a $7.50 price plus 25 cents postage and insurance. The title remains unidentified and the notice is not an inventory or print-history record.