A minor brag - nice extra.

John A. Stovall wrote:
The nice extra which was not mentioned in the description was a copy
of the letter from the publisher saying Mr. Duncan has requested
they
send it to him.

People lament, and with some good reason, the loss of fun you receive
from hunting through stacks in a used bookstore to find a gem, vs.
searching for bargains on the internet. But little 'extras' like that
from buying sight unseen can be rewarding in their own way. I recently
picked up a signed copy of Phoenix and the Mirror by Avram DAvidson for
$10. Not bad in itself. But the inscription (not mentioned) was to:
Lord Troll and Lady-wife (G.C. & C. Edmonson)
From Sir Ifric (Avram Davidson)

Edmonson was himself a Nebula-nominated author. And the in-joke makes
it one of my favorite inscriptions. Not bad when all I thought I was
getting was a good deal on a signed book!

About three years ago, I bought a copy of Vincent O'Sullivan's THE
GREEN WINDOW on the net which was described as 'signed'. When it
arrived, I discovered that it actually had a beautiful handwritten
letter enclosed from O'Sullivan to Leonard Smithers. The book had been
Smithers' very own copy......

On another occasion I purchased a first edition of Charlotte Perkins
Stetson's THE YELLOW WALLPAPER. The seller apologised for the fact that
'someone' had scribbled their name in it. When the book arrived, I
learned that that 'someone' had in fact been the author herself...!

Here's a picture of it (scroll down the page a little):

http://hauntedriver.co.uk/page18.html

CB