The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 51, December 4, 2005, Article 9

ANOTHER THING NOT TO DO WITH BOOKS

Bill Malkmus writes: "The note from Gerry Anaszewicz
regarding his copy of the 1876 second edition of Hawkins'
"Silver Coins of England" obtained from an unpromising
source reminded me of one of my earliest acquisitions.
Almost 50 years ago, when I was in grad school in
Oregon, my wife came home from an end-of-the-month
sale at the local Bon Marche, saying she'd come across
a table of leather-bound books and hoped that what
she had picked up was something worthwhile.  It was a
copy of Hawkins' first edition of 1841!  It is still
my all-time favorite bibliofind.  (Not trying to one-up
Gerry!)

This was at a time when leather-bound books were in
as a fashion statement (contents irrelevant!) and I
still remember seeing a lovely creation consisting
of a half-dozen or so leather-bound books glued
together and drilled through to provide a base for
a lamp!!  I still cringe!"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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