no pynchon on gaddis' shelf...

[Erik T. Burns]

of interest, from list of William Gaddis' books, "on topic" in the sense of
the presence of an absence.


(http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/mlc/gaddis/gaddislibrary200
40716.html thanks, gaddis list!)

"The William Gaddis Papers include his working library, which consists of
approximately 300 volumes that were housed in his study, the "west library,"
and his bedroom. The bibliography available here is a initial draft of the
working library's holdings listed in alphabetical order by author."

956. Prosser, William L., et al. Cases and Materials on Torts. 7th Ed.
Mineola, NY: Foundation, 1982. (5th from Top Left II)
957. Przyluski, Jean. La Grande Deesse: Introduction a L'Etude Comparative
Des Religions. Paris: 1950. (Inscribed William Gaddis Paris 1950) (4th from
Top)
958. Quarterly Review of Literature. v.2.3. (1945). (2nd Shelf from Top Left
II)
959. Queneau, Raymond. The Skin of Dreams. Trans. H.J. Kaplan. Norfolk, CT

whole list is fascinating...
etb