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Subject: A real lulu of a typo...
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 00:54:29 EDT
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From: Peter G. Trei 

 
     Has anyone  noticed  the  a  certain  new  publication  from
Bluejay books? It is one  of those expensive 'trade'  paperbacks,
with wide margins, large type, and profuse (poor)  illustrations.
 
     I  have  not  named  the  author  and  title  as  these  are
indeterminate.  The front cover claims it to be "Rogue Queen"  by
"L. Spraque de  Camp".  The  edge of  the binding,  on the  other
hand, declares it to be "Rouge Queen" by the same mysterious  and
hitherto unknown  author. Opening  it, you  find that  while  the
title 'Rogue Queen' seems to be intended, the book was  allegedly
written by our old friend L. Sprague deCamp.
 
     We  are  all  aware  that  the  standards  of  spelling  and
proofreading have declined dramatically  over the last decade  or
so, but this is the most blatant example I have yet seen. When  I
saw this  in the  bookstore edge-on,  I seriously  thought for  a
moment that Rouge Queen was the  title!  If I were Mr. DeCamp,  I
would be VERY upset with Bluejay.

    Can anyone think of another cover typo so careless?  This is
definitely the worst I have ever seen.

						Peter
						oc.trei@cu20b.arpa





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