(Undated card from April 2^nd, 1996)

            Each year I try to go to the Antiquarian Book Fair held at the 67^th Street Armory.   I’m not a serious collector.   I, simply, can’t afford to be a serious collector.   I have a small shelf of antiquarian books; the notes of James Clerk Maxwell, some Latin texts, a few signed novels and some patient records from extinct hospitals.   I do enjoy the sight of old books, the feel of old books, and often the contents of old books.   This year I found a signed copy of one volume of Nin’s diary.   The prices at this fair have progressively risen over the years.   I can no longer afford books that crossed my desk only ten years ago.

BACK to the original Interactive Image