Handling ATD

[Humberto Torofuerte]

Upon finishing a session with my copy of ATD...which I handle only with
white satin gloves (keeping serveral pairs in reserve in case one gets
soiled)...I return the volume to a miniature shrine circumbscribed by
candles, incense, tibetan telegraph stamps...and a portrait of a gawky young
fellow in a sailor's getup.

On 11/26/06, Henry Musikar <hmusikar at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> My first copy of GR was the classic, large, paperback repro of the
> hardcover;  I read it so many times, not to mention ungently, that it the
> spine is covered over with black cloth electrical tape.
>
> Henry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bekah [mailto:bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 03:35 AM
> To: ''Pynchon-L''
> Subject: RE: Handling ATD
>
> My copy was also in good shape in spite of Amazon, UPS and the
> local foggy conditions here near Bakersfield. That said, I have
> an LL Bean tote bag (blue and green stripes) which is very
> serviceable and I tote the thing everywhere. There are a few ink
> marks and pencil marks and butter marks in it (from the popcorn last
> night) - I don't think I've spilled coffee in it yet but ... and
> I'll doubt if I'll break the spine because it's so thick it just
> rests there. I'll be doing far more note-taking in it on my second
> read when I know what I'm kind looking for. (There are several
> convenient blank pages in the back of this book!)
>
> I have no idea if I'll get another one or not - probably prior to a
> third reading of this one - should that day ever come to pass. I've
> read my original copy of (1998) Underworld 3 or 4 times and it's in
> truly pathetic condition (to make you weep) , but I had to buy
> another Pale Fire.
>
> Bekah
>
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