body: I made a book which uses scanned pages of an existing novel. This book was a school project, an artists' book for a graphic design course. An opportunity has presented itself to publish my book, but I assume I don't immediately have the rights to do so due to the inclusion of the scanned pages of the novel.
  
  
  I realize the course of action is to contact the publisher, but here arises my question. The book in question is *Mount Analogue: A Novel of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing* by René Daumal. There were many different versions and runs of this book, as seen [here](https://www.worldcat.org/title/mount-analogue-a-novel-of-symbolically-authentic-non-euclidean-adventures-in-mountain-climbing/oclc/3269033/editions?start_edition=1&sd=asc&referer=di&se=yr&qt=sort_yr_asc&editionsView=true&fq= "here").
  
  
  The exact book which I've reproduced is 
  
  
  
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  > COPYRIGHT BY LIBRAIRIE GALLIMARD 1952
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  > FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1959
  >  © VINCENT STUART PUBLISHERS LIMITED
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  Vincent Stuart Publishers Limited no longer exists.
  
  
  Does each occurrence of this book have its own copyright respective to the person who published/issued it, or does one entity own this copyright as of today? Is it possible that there is a particular book in that list that is no longer under copyright, i.e. due to time or the disappearance of the publisher?
  
  
  I'm trying to find out which publisher/library/institution/entity to contact, or if there is a possibility that one of the books is no longer under copyright. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
  
  
  Edit, 6 months later:
  
  
  I've spent the last few months speaking to about 10 publishers, including everyone mentioned in print in the book in mention, everyone who they directed me to, the estate of the person who translated the book, the permissions company who manages that estate, and publishers who have reprinted the book since then (in different variations and with different translations), and no one seems to have the rights (or they point me to someone else who in turn doesn't). Is is possible no one has the rights to the literal pages I'm trying to gain permission to reproduce? Also, if I've made such an attempt and cannot find the rights-holder, can I reproduce them with a footnote stating such attempt?
  
  
  
title: Can I print scans of a book's pages in my book?