On collecting first editions

Jun. 22nd, 2023 01:32 pm
e_jo_m: Scholar with long blonde hair writing, possibly taking notes. Commonly interpreted to be a real or ideal secretary or student of Saint Augustine, painted by Raphael Sanzio in fresco opposite 'School of Athens' in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican, commonly referred to as 'Disputa'. (Default)
To the persons who claim that collecting first editions is worthwhile because first editions are the versions closest to the author's hand and therefore best reflect the author's intention, I give this quote from the first edition of Hamlet:


"To be or not to be, ay, there's the point"


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e_jo_m: Scholar with long blonde hair writing, possibly taking notes. Commonly interpreted to be a real or ideal secretary or student of Saint Augustine, painted by Raphael Sanzio in fresco opposite 'School of Athens' in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican, commonly referred to as 'Disputa'. (Default)
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