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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manycats, post: 2446781, member: 13761&quot;]Hm, unusual. Tauchnitz were German popular publishers and important copyright reformers - among other things, they published editions authorized by English authors in English, but in countries other than England. Their books were the forerunners of modern popular paperbacks. A quick googling reveals that Kirsinger was a notable Chilean bookseller &amp; music publisher back in the day. My guess is that Kirsinger bought unbound sheets from Tauchnitz - the shipping would have been cheaper - and had them bound locally, putting their own name on the binding. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauchnitz_publishers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauchnitz_publishers" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauchnitz_publishers</a></p><p><a href="http://festivalpo.blogspot.com/2006/07/kirsinger-cia-in-valpo.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://festivalpo.blogspot.com/2006/07/kirsinger-cia-in-valpo.html" rel="nofollow">http://festivalpo.blogspot.com/2006/07/kirsinger-cia-in-valpo.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a similar item on Abebooks, so clearly this is a thing they did:</p><p><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=tauchnitz%20kirsinger&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=17&amp;sts=t" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=tauchnitz%20kirsinger&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=17&amp;sts=t" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=tauchnitz kirsinger&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=17&amp;sts=t</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As for value, in this condition, it&#039;s a curiousity, not a collectible. I note three copies in different bindings on Abe, which means it&#039;s likely the book was bound in wraps - like a modern paperback, but flimsier - consistent with their methods, and allowing the ultimate buyer to have them bound to taste. The price doesn&#039;t seem out of line, but repairing this copy would easily exceed $100.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=trollope&amp;bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=tauchnitz&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=17&amp;sts=t&amp;tn=gangoil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=trollope&amp;bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=tauchnitz&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=17&amp;sts=t&amp;tn=gangoil" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=trollope&amp;bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=tauchnitz&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=17&amp;sts=t&amp;tn=gangoil</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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