OT: "copyright" (imprint) date vs. publication date

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/29/2011 03:43 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>Diaries are a funny thing. I suppose one can trust some of them (e.g.,
>Pepys) for being duplicated verbatim. But most are edited--unless it's
>crystal clear what's been added, there could be problems with dating.
>The only ones that are actually reliable are original MSS and facsimile
>editions.

Except for those written later and predated, and then discovered.

Joel

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