GG,
 Honestly No, Tom I hadn't realized it was a first edition until you said so. I
was just so enthused about finally buying any copy. 
 
 Anyway thanks for telling me.

Roy Griggs
roygriggs@v...

---- Tom Holloway <thholloway@u...> wrote: 
> On Apr 21, 2012, at 5:33 PM, <roygriggs@v...> <roygriggs@v...> wrote:
> > http://tinyurl.com/7c7rd4k
> >>  I broke down and bought paper. An ancient copy of Walters finally came
home with me.
> 
> 	You do realize, Roy, that you now have a copy of the "first edition" of John
Walter's guide to Stanley tools, and in what looks like reasonably good
condition. It may not be as thick as the "Revised Edition" of 1996, but is
surely rarer. Good score.
> 		Tom Holloway
> 
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