On 6/12/2011 23:30 PM, Jean B. wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
On 6/12/2011 8:28 AM, J wrote:
On Jun 11, 11:45�pm, "Francis A.

wrote:
Today, I found a signed first printing of the American
edition of Richard Adams' Shardik, the author's second
novel, in fine condition. �I already had a first printing
and I cannot say what prompted me to pull it out and
look at
the title page, where it was signed.


Wow! Price?


$3

Great!

How much time do you devote to hunting for books?


I try to stop at some used goods store (Savers, Goodwill)
each day - there are about 8 of them in the area. And on
Saturday mornings, I usually try to make it to a library
book sale. Some weekends there are multiple such sales and
I try to hit one on a Friday evening as well. Then there
are tag sales. I scan the ads in Craigslist looking for
ones with likely books. On average, at least an hour a day
then.

--
Francis A. Miniter

Mesure is Medicine þauh þou muche ȝeor[n]e.
Al nis not good to þe gost þat þe bodi lykeþ,
Ne lyflode to þe licam þat leof is to þe soule.

William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman
Passus I, lines 33 - 35