The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 16, April 20, 2003, Article 13

TAKE MY BOOKS, PLEASE

  Ray Williams writes: "I was actually given a small library from
  a woman whose husband passed away.  I was assisting the
  Trust Dept of the bank where Diane works, with the dispersal
  of the collection.  While at the widow's house, she invited me
  into a room where her husband studied his coins.  She asked
  me if I needed any books and looking through, I said that
  there were about a dozen that I'd like to make an offer for...
  She said "NO" and said that there was only one way I was
  getting the books and that was that I MUST take all of the
  books and do it right now.  It was all immediately, or nothing.
  So Bill and I loaded them into the back of my car and I was
  riding a little low on my springs all the way home.  She was
  aware that some of the books had value, but just wanted to
  do something nice for me."

  [Your Editor had a somewhat similar situation one time.  I
  had purchased the bulk of one gentleman's library from his
  widow, and she asked me to return a few years later to
  make an offer on the remaining books. There weren't a lot
  of books, but some were quite desirable.  A fair offer could
  have been as much as $3,000, but finances were tight and
  I apologetically said, "I'm afraid I can only offer you $2,300,"
  which was the sum total of my available funds at the time.
  She replied, "Oh, I wouldn't think of accepting an offer
  like that.  I won't take a penny over a thousand dollars -
  that will be plenty."  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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