I will never argue against this.

Romanovs

"Might makes right." is now the law of the land. I mean, it always was but they've stopped pretending otherwise.

Well, I gave notice at a job I hated and am going to deal in books and ephemera full-time. I may go down in flames but at least I'll be flying the plane myself.

This fellow seems very far along on the lizard to legless-lizard evolutionary path.

I'm about to hit the rack. I will set a reminder to reach out to you tomorrow.

There are copies on abebooks dot comm. Cheapest, without dust jacket, is around $50 from a reputable dealer in D.C. They don't give you extensive photos on that site, but it should certainly be good enough as a reading copy. If that doesn't work for you, I'll keep looking.

I will keep it on my search list. I hope I'm the one who finds it. I love connecting people with old friends.

Well, sometimes I'm more of a silly book dealer, but yes. I'm not big time, but I sell my share. I tend toward niches. Right now I'm really loaded with typography books. I don't limit myself though. I find a lot of different stuff interesting.

I was describing the game of Euchre to someone the other day and I had trouble saying "trump" without grimacing. Ended up calling it "top suit". His name is a curse that taints everything it touches.

That is lovely work. Also, it's funny how tangential our minds are. Your mention of the Cathedral in Winchester made me go listen to Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Cathedral". It's been too long. Thank you for that.

Thank you for the info and encouragement. I will be shopping this weekend!

Thank you! 61 years old. Never played an instrument. Was thinking of taking up bass this year. I'll take this as a sign that I should go for it.

(Honestly, I was looking really hard for a sign. I was gonna find it regardless. You just made it easy for me. Again, thank you!)

Not overly festive but it's literally in the name.

Thank you for understanding that a request for information is not an attack on anyone. That's what separates us from the cult.

Thank you for all this information.