Fwd: Aloes editions of TP shorts

[Michel]

Thank you Matt - really interesting stuff.

The article mentions a twitter account which mentions the author's site 
where it was published on 25/02/2014. At the end of this article is a 
statement:
Article first published by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, 
February 2014

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Michel

On 2016-08-29 13:04, matthew cissell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is the link for what I refer to below.
> 
> http://www.aba.org.uk/Book-Collecting-Details.aspx?bcid=51
> 
> Perhaps the editions are not news to the UK Pynchon scholars or some
> others. However, what I find interesting is the other side that
> Florina Kostulias exposes about Donadio's ineptness or laxness
> regarding this situation. Enter the astute young Ms. Jackson.
> 
>  This makes the early 80's a time of big change for Pynchon, both in
> the literary field and in the broader social field. Several years
> later finds him with a full domestic status and living in a major
> city, with all the concomitant duties of school activities and doctor
> check-ups, museum visits, etc.
> 
> ciao
> mc otis
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: MATTHEW CISSELL <mccissell at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 1:11 PM
> Subject: Aloes editions of TP shorts
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> 
> Hi,
>   Hope you are all enjoying your summer.
> 
> I came across this but can't find a date so I'm not sure how old it
> is. Perhaps it has already been posted, if so - sorry.
> 
> Florina Kostulias looks at the so-called 'pirated' editions of
> Pynchon's short stories.
> 
> The impression I get is that Candida dropped the ball by not
> responding to the Aloes publishers and then TP didn't see a dime from
> the sales. Worse she was missing an opportunity to collect the stories
> and reissue them.
>   Of course this also coincides with Pynchon's new realtionship with
> one of Donadio's employees who was ready to make her own move - after
> all the '80's saw the rise of the literary Super Agent so it was a
> good time to make the move.
> 
> my 2 beets
> ciao
> mc otis
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