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March 23, 2009

Bobbie Ann Mason, Nabokov's Garden: A Guide to Ada

Ardis, 1974.

Her first book. This is the simultaneous paperback edition, in yellow wraps. With a snap on the rear panel, otherwise near fine. Only a handful of copies online in either paper or hardcover. This one is enhanced by a primitive review slip giving publication date of January 1975. Unpriced by Allan, although with his code on the last page. I guess I'll keep it, although I'm pretty sure I'll never read "Ada," let alone this. Such is the mania of the collector.

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  • Allan Milkerit was a good friend and a great bookman. After his unexpected death I ended up with hundreds of the books in his shop and apartment. One at a time, I am unearthing them and deciding which to keep and which to sell or give away. Often, I read the book first, or try to. In the process, I think about Allan and the changes the rare book world is undergoing. This blog's only regular reader is Joe Marchione, who shared a shop with Allan for several years. Joe's reflections are too good to leave as mere comments so I hoist them into their own posts.

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