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message 1: by Sue (new)

Sue Bowling (sueannbowling) | 36 comments I have a number of cover jpegs, scanned from books I have on my shelves that don't have covers on Goodreads. I've also found some where editions should be combined. I've put a list below, but I'm not sure where to send the covers.
Man of Many Minds http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17... Have cover scan
Eight Keys to Eden http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15... Have cover scan
The Planet Savers http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17... Have cover scan
The Source of Magic http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90... should be combined with the 1987 Del Ray edition, of which there seem to be several. The most accurate in terms of page number is http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90...
Castle Crespin http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44... Have cover scan
The Time Tunnel http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42... should be combined with http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76...
The Fragrant Year http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67... have cover scan
The Personality of the Horse http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... have cover scan
The Princess and Curdie http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... Lots of editions, but none seem to match my Puffin. Have cover scan.
Cavalcade of American Horses http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73... have cover scan, but the book is around 50 years old and jacket is torn.
Bits: Their History, Use and Misuse http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... have cover scan
The Complete Training of Horse and Rider http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29... have cover scan
Horses in Action http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... have cover scan
Common Sense Horseman Ship http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... should be combined with Common Sense Horsemanship http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71... My scanner is acting up and my cover scan is in two pieces, but I do have one.


message 2: by ❂ Murder by Death (last edited Jan 14, 2013 03:48PM) (new)

❂ Murder by Death  (murderbydeath) Sue, the easiest thing to do is upload those scanned .jpg images to your GR profile under "More Photos" - once that's done, just link the image to the book page link.

I'll try to get the combines for you now. :)

ETA: Sue, the combines you listed above shouldn't actually be merged (they are already combined) as they each have their own ISBN number, so each is a unique edition. GoodReads tries to maintain the most accurate, most complete database of every book and it's editions as is possible. So if you see a book listed without a cover or missing other information, but has an ISBN number, we keep it and hope someone with that specific edition will offer up the missing details.

If you have an edition that you can't find a match for in GR (i.e. The Princess and Curdie, above) please post it's publication information (the data we need most can be found here and a link to the cover scan on your profile and someone here will add that edition and combine it with the proper master work.

I hope that all makes sense. :)


message 3: by Deon (new)

Deon (deonva) | 3718 comments Some were not combined, there are combined now


message 4: by Sue (new)

Sue Bowling (sueannbowling) | 36 comments I've uploaded the covers, but I can't quite figure out what you mean by linking. I did put the goodreads URL for the book in the description section.
The version of Common Sense Horseman Ship 10369020 is misspelled. Suspect I put it in. I think it's too early for an ISBN.


message 5: by vicki_girl (last edited Jan 14, 2013 06:03PM) (new)

vicki_girl | 2764 comments Sue wrote: "I've uploaded the covers, but I can't quite figure out what you mean by linking. I did put the goodreads URL for the book in the description section.
The version of Common Sense Horseman Ship 10369..."


Putting the link in the decription is fine. Working on them now.

ETA: I am looking at the covers you are providing and the links and comparing to the data at isfdb.org. Some of the covers don't match the the book you linked, so I am creating new editions for those. Links will be in follow-up post.


message 6: by vicki_girl (last edited Jan 14, 2013 06:39PM) (new)

vicki_girl | 2764 comments Covers or new editions added:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67... Added some details from Worldcat. Please confirm that it matches your edition.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...

Pleae provide the following details for your edition of "The Princes and Curdie". Then one of us can add it with your cover.

* Title
* Author(s) name(s)
* ISBN (or ASIN)
* Publisher
* Publication date
* Format
* Description


message 7: by Sue (new)

Sue Bowling (sueannbowling) | 36 comments The Princess and Curdie
George MacDonald
No ISBN, but it was published too early for one, I think.
Publisher Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Books, lmt
Published in 1966, but my copy is the 1976 printing
My copy says published in Great Britain, so I might have bought it in Canada.
Mass Market Paperback
Yellowed but fairly decent. Binding and all pages OK.


message 8: by Sue (new)

Sue Bowling (sueannbowling) | 36 comments The Fragrant Year: my copy has copyright 1967 and no ISBN. The publisher is M. Barrows and Co. The library of Congress catalog number is 67-15150 if that's any help.


message 9: by Sue (new)

Sue Bowling (sueannbowling) | 36 comments The Fragrant year is a hardcover, BTW.


message 10: by vicki_girl (last edited Jan 14, 2013 09:09PM) (new)

vicki_girl | 2764 comments Since your version of The Fragrant Year has a different publisher and publication year, I added a new edition:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Working on The Princess and Curdie.

ETA: The Princess and Curdie can be found here:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Can you provide the page numbers for these two books as well?


message 11: by Sue (new)

Sue Bowling (sueannbowling) | 36 comments Curdie is 217 pages.
Fragrant year is 306 pages including the index.


message 12: by Parul (new)

Parul | 191 comments Sue wrote: "Curdie is 217 pages.
Fragrant year is 306 pages including the index."


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