Today was another wonderful New York day.
I walked a hole into my second pair of socks (did the same thing yesterday). There’s a marketing concept for you, socks that are strong enough to withstand sightseeing in New York.
There was a wonderful sale at a store just across the road from my hotel. How very thoughtful of them to make it so easy on me. This was great, but my very, very favourite thing that I did today was yo visit the Bauman Rare Books store. When we happen to have $16,000.00 to spare I’m going back there to buy their copy of The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers or Candide by Voltaire. Maybe I’ll get them both. If I ever win a really big lottery, I mean really, really big lottery that’s what I’ll do, collect rare books. How much would I have to win to be able to do that? Also, if I had that kind of money I suppose that I could just go after particular authors and books. I’ll have to think about that one.
What one book would you like to own in the original? I would have to pick either Les Miserables by Victor Hugo or The Talisman by Balzac. I was shocked to see a signed Harry Potter for $13,500.00. I mean, she’s still alive and able to sign. Do you think it’s like DeBeers and diamonds, maybe she just won’t sign to drive the price up? Anyway, it was very exciting and I could have spent hours looking in the cases.
How can you not love this city? There’s something for everyone.
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Bauman is my store! I always look in the window and check their ads, but I’ve never had the nerve to walk in. I think I’d like a signed first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird, or anything by Jane Austen.
Big, they gave me a catalogue and were very nice, thanked me for coming in to have a look. To Kill A Mockingbird is in the catalogue. I thought about Jane Austen but I think she might be too sought after.
The book that I would like an original signed copy of is The Old Testaments. If that is not in their catalogue how about East of Eden?
K., You and the Old Testament? You are such an enigma. I would have guessed East of Eden for you.
How about any signed Robertson Davies.
Cathy, I used to see Robertson Davies walking around the U of T campus way back when, he was such an imposing figure, he would wear a scowl and sunglasses with only one lens. My sister’s friend asked him for his autograph and he refused because she only had a paperback copy of his book. She explained that she was a poor student but he wasn’t interested. I’m still a huge Davies fan I would never have had the guts to approach him.