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I’m just suggesting that, if it is a book, the people who might be interested in using it will be happy that it is at least available in its original state, and that the effort to cross-reference will be a bonus, not a critical feature.
If there are copies hiding in academic libraries, then fair play, no real need, but if there is literally nowhere else to get your dad’s book, I think the universe of people interested in a scholarly analysis of a novel would welcome whatever they can get and keep a copy of the novel open on their desk or in another window. The genealogy angle was more tangential to that. :-)
Don’t forget Urban Fervor either! God I love Kevin Grisham.