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A second hand copy of a book yet to be published
Today, July 9, 2003, I had a most unusual literary experience. I
purchased (for $2), at a second hand bookstore, an unread copy of a book yet to be published. There is a "Friends of the Library" bookstore in the next town that takes donated books and sells them at tag sale prices to raise money for the local library. I stopped in there today, and found a trade paper copy of "Train" by Pete Dexter. I was puzzled because I thought I knew all his books and this was not one of them. To see it in trade paperback confused me even more. I pulled it off the shelf and discovered the words "Advance Reading Copy - Not for Sale" on the cover. A letter from the publisher was on the free front end paper, announcing that Dexter, who last published in 1995, had signed with Doubleday. The copyright page declares it to be a First Edition and the publishing date is October 2003. The back cover contains some information about the book, the author and marketing of the book. I guess I will be the first on my block (well there are less than 30 houses) to read Dexter's new book. Francis A. Miniter |
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