David
If the book is "loose leaf" then the pages that are dated
after the cover page are either updated replacement pages or
addendum pages. Many goverment Military docs rather than re-
print the whole manual had these additional pages sent out
and incorporated into exsisting manuals.. A number of bound
books were converted to loose leaf because of the amount of
changes that they went thru. Look for a add/change page in
the front of the book. It should list all pages that were
changed or added to the book..
So what you have may be an orignal 44 book with the updates
in it
Bob B
>From: David <jeepers@online.no>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: [MV] TM9-801 GMC CCKW and dates question
>Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 20:31:16 +0200
>
>Good evening, afternoon, or morning mv'ers,
>
>I have what is obviously an original TM9-801 in good condition. It
>measures 140 x 215mm and has 480 pages. The cover is a dark sand colour.
>It is dated 24 April 1944 on the cover, and on page 480 it says at the
>bottom 'General Motors Photographic 24 April 44 - 114M'.
>
>I also have what also seems to be an original TM9-801 but is slightly
>larger, has a lighter colour on the cover, and just says 'April 1944' on
>the front. On page 480 it says "U.S.Government Printing Office O - 1948"
>(Note: this one has been guillotined so has no spine and no back cover,
>but all 480 pages are in good condition).
>
>Question : Why did the 1948 version not give the full date 24 April 1944
>on its cover ? Why just 1944 ? (By the way, does the original dated
>TM9-801 have any collector's value in the States or are they common over
>there ?)
>
>Similarly I have a couple of TM9-1808A for Dodge WC's with the cover
>dated 3 September 1943, but the last page reveals they were printed in
>1947, and a TM9-1829A Speedomoters cover dated April 1944 but actually
>printed 1949.
>
>I think that anyone casually glancing at such books at fairs or MV-meets
>might believe they have bought a WW2 original only to be disappointed
>later on. This is one the situations where you really should "read the
>small print at the bottom".
>
>If anyone is interested in purchasing these, preferably as one lot then
>contact me by e-mail (jeepers@online.no) and make an offer.
>
>Regards,
>David
>
>
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