I am constantly adding books to my library. Hopefully one of these days I will have the time to read all of them.
When someone on here mentions a book I don't have, I will research it, and it feasible, and I can find a copy at a reasonable price, I will purchase it.
Here is my latest find, an autographed copy of Ira Tillotson's "Legal Principles of Property Boundary Location on the Ground in the Public Land Survey States".
Just thought I would share. It came in while I was out of town at the Kentucky Conference, and I opened it last night when I got home. I was surprised to see that it was autographed. I had no idea it was autographed/signed when I bought it.
I also recently added a copy of Barbs, Prongs, Points, Prickers @ Stickers by Robert Clifton.
I still need to find the time to catalog and post my library.
cool! where did you find this copy?
have you found the blank page yet?
No, I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. I got in late last night, and have been busy today. I'll try to remember to look tomorrow. I took it out to the office this afternoon. I'll be back out there tomorrow.
I got it thru either Abe Books or Albris Books, I cannot remember. I paid $25 plus about $4 shipping. I was happy.
I paid less than $8 for the barbed wire book mentioned in the original post.
sounds like a screaming deal for a signed copy. :good:
PaNewest Addition to my Library
Page 89 is the blank page. It has a small note at the top.
I just landed an almost-pristine copy of this book for $40; I have wanted one for a very long time now. On another note, one of our local surveyors actually knew Mr. Tillotson many years ago and he let me peruse his copy of the book which definitely inspired me to search for my own.
The rather small print takes some getting used to...
The only superior evidence is that which you haven't yet found.
I am interested in obtaining a copy of that book too.
It would be great if someone could re-publish it, along with some other out-of-print surveying texts, e.g., Skelton (managed to get a second edition of his book while it was very briefly in print several years back). I haven't read too much of this book yet but what I have read has been good. Common sense put in practical terms.
The only superior evidence is that which you haven't yet found.
Jimmy Cleveland, post: 305848, member: 91 wrote: PaNewest Addition to my Library
Page 89 is the blank page. It has a small note at the top.
Have any of you been to a seminar where Walt Robillard explains why page 89 is blank? (how is it blank if there's' a note on it?)
I could probably relate the story but it's been a few years since I heard it, if no one else can.
I have not been to any seminars related to this book. I did not even know it existed until it was mentioned on this site.
I'd be interested in hearing the story.
Mr. Robillard gave about three different seminars at our conference several years ago. One was titled something along the lines of "The Surveyors Library". This was one of the books he brought with him and told the story.
I don't recall whether or not the residual affects of alcohol had any bearing on the outcome, but Mr. Robillard said that he was assisting Tiny Tillotson (as he referred to him, as also shown in the signature) with getting the pages to the publisher in an open box with sheets of paper and no other copies. Either the wind kicked up or one of them fell and the papers were strewn about. They found all but page 89 and couldn't remember what it said, hence the statement that only God knows what it said.
I don't know if it's exact, but that's what I remember. Maybe someone else has heard it and can correct any errors I may have made.
Thanks for listening.