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Mark Twain on Masturbation: "Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism"
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Questions (not edit requests) > Should the pamphlet first edition be added to this book?

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message 1: by elstaffe (last edited Jun 24, 2022 09:42PM) (new) - added it

elstaffe | 6 comments "Some Thoughts on the Science of Onanism" (a "brochure" containing the text of a speech Twain gave in 1879) was originally printed in a limited run of 100 copies in 1952 (see collections[dot]library[dot]yale[dot]edu/catalog/2004873). I'm wondering what Librarian policy would be for adding this edition to the existing book in Goodreads, particularly if the existing book seems to have extra material that the original pamphlet didn't have (the pamphlet is 7 pages, while most editions of the book seem to be 30+ pages). I checked the Librarian Manual and past posts and didn't see anything relevant to this situation and would be happy for any guidance.


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rivka | 45177 comments Mod
I see no reason to add it, and several reasons not to do so.


message 3: by elstaffe (new) - added it

elstaffe | 6 comments OK. Thank you for the gut check!


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