Fwd: Re: Machine readable Abbot-Smith?

George Goolde goolde at mtnempire.net
Thu Apr 27 20:13:44 EDT 2000


>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:12:57 -0700
>To: "Jonathan Robie" <Jonathan.Robie at SoftwareAG-USA.com>
>From: George Goolde <goolde at mtnempire.net>
>Subject: Re: Machine readable Abbot-Smith?
>
>Jonathan Robie  wrote:
>>I notice that there was an edition of Abbot-Smith's lexicon in 1922, and 
>>there was a 3rd edition in 1937. Does that mean that at least these 
>>editions are no longer under copyright?
>
>My copy identifies the First edition as 1921, the Second Edition as 1923, 
>and the Third Edition as 1937.  It identifies the "latest reprint" as 
>1964.  I have a T. &T. Clark printing with no copyright notice.
>
>My understanding of the old copyright law was 27 years, once renewable, 
>hence a total of 54 years. This would mean that the copyright of the third 
>edition would have expired in 1991.
>
>>Does anyone know if there is a machine-readable version of this?
>
>Do you mean a clean copy that could be scanned?  Or are you asking if 
>someone has already done the scanning and has an electronic copy?
>
>George
>
>
>>

George A. Goolde
Professor, Bible and Theology
Southern California Bible College & Seminary
El Cajon, California

goolde at mtnempire.net 
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