JoanD'arcRoast wrote:

I see several old copies available on eBay.

Is there a particular edition/year that is considered "best" in some
way?

(Such as: Better illustrations? Easier-to-understand writing style?
More applicable to current machine designs? Layout or presentation of
information? Other considerations?)

I am a lurker w/o a lathe - who will someday get one; in the meantime
would like to bone up on the basic principles.

-j

There is a guy that has most of these on line as scans. http://wewilliams.net/

I grabbed a bunch a few years ago and he is still up afaikt.

http://wewilliams.net/SBLibrary.htm

Save your money.

HTH,

Wes