The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Ajneya (Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan's) 1961 Hindi novel, To Each his Stranger.
I recently bought this, used (for $6.00) -- and was a bit shocked to find a personal dedication in it, Ajneya having signed the book for another author (whose name I recognized, too). I know people have to cull their book collections (I know I should ...), but to deaccession a work with a personal dedication .....
(Also: surely they could have done better, too -- if I picked it up for $6.00, I'd be surprised it they got $1.00 for it, and it is a first edition (of the revised 1982 second edition) in good condition (and, as noted, signed) -- surely worth something (more) to someone.)
I recently bought this, used (for $6.00) -- and was a bit shocked to find a personal dedication in it, Ajneya having signed the book for another author (whose name I recognized, too). I know people have to cull their book collections (I know I should ...), but to deaccession a work with a personal dedication .....
(Also: surely they could have done better, too -- if I picked it up for $6.00, I'd be surprised it they got $1.00 for it, and it is a first edition (of the revised 1982 second edition) in good condition (and, as noted, signed) -- surely worth something (more) to someone.)