Some time ago, I picked up a later edition of this book. The
copyright page held two dates, 1962 and 1972, and noted it
was a "revised edition." I asked the list if anyone knew what
the difference was. No one had both editions immediately at
hand, but it was reasonably surmised that the changes came at
the end, revising the ending just enough to remold the
standalone into the first of a series.
Well, I just found a paperback first of the book and compared
them. They both end the same way. However, the entire book
was re-edited, starting with the first page, ending with the
last. They are close, but there are subtle changes. The
original was just a little more clipped in its language, a
little more declarative in its style. So far, I've just
flipped through the book, but there have been these small
changes on every page I did compare.
Just thought I'd pass it on.
Mark
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