NP: GR=$$$

[Dave Monroe]

I will admit to hving paid $125 for a 1st ed. of The
Crying of Lot 49 (clothbound, with dustjacket and
everything) in decent condition ca. 1990 (I've since
seen 'em going for $600 or so, so ...).  But, for
better or worse, I'd just received an inheritance, so
...

Bookfinder --> http://www.bookfinder.com/ has listings
for 1st ed. HC GRs running from ca. $450 to  ca.
$45,000 (those latter ones allegedly being signed by
the author), so ... 

--- kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> I was in the Strand bookstore in NYC the other day
> and noticed that they were selling a first addition
> of GR, hard-covered, pages looked kind of yellowed. 
> Price: $1500.  Hard to understand who would pay that
> much.  I don't get the impression that the people on
> this list could afford that.  Wonder how they
> arrived at that price.
> 
> Laura
> 


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