The Chevy Chase branch of the D.C. Public Library had an off-season used book sale Friday and Saturday. I have attended several of their sales over the years and generally leave empty handed, so I went without expectation.
It was a larger sale than usual, I thought, and I did come up with a few winners. For example, a copy of astronaut Michael Collins' memoirs which he had inscribed to former Secretary of State William P. Rogers; a copy of convicted murderer Jean Harris' book "Stranger in Two Worlds", with a note from her from prison pasted in; a book-club edition copy of Yehudi Menuhin's autobiography "Unfinished Journey" which he had signed and dated; and a copy of "A Private Battle", the story of author Cornelius Ryan's long battle with cancer, written by him (prior to his death) and his wife Kathryn. The book was signed by Kathryn Morgan Ryan.
Not bad for $1 a book.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment