Google Books--dates

[Charles Doyle]

I have noticed this: Google Books seems to be doing a little better about (occasionally) giving correct dates and numbers for individual volumes of periodicals.

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:42:35 -0400
>From: "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
>Subject: Re: "no biggie"

>
>At 8/29/2008 11:31 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>>Ron's "1949" ex. is actually from 1987.
>>
>>The "tunnel in Ba Don Province" clued me.
>
>And as I separately wrote Ron, the return from Google Books for the Western Humanities Review hit has "More details" with "Item notes: v.41 1987".  This is the first time I've noticed such information -- I wonder from whom it comes.
>
>Joel

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