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Collecting Paul Theroux
The great writer Paul Theroux can attest to the fact that the world is not flat. He has crisscrossed the globe and witnessed the immensely varied circumstances in which people live. Theroux has chronicled his travels in 13 works of nonfiction. For collectors, this is just the beginning: he also has written 26 works of fiction. So far.
Blue Chips Revisited
A decade ago, Firsts ran two articles evaluating the “Blue Chip” first editions of the premier American authors of the Twentieth century: William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck. We check to see whether these chips are still blue.
The Day I Became a Book Collector
Book collecting is a passion that often grows into an obsession. A prominent collector who became a bookseller “discusses” his booking problems with an imaginary psychiatrist, and comes to the conclusion there is no cure.
Ten Years Ago
P. D. James
Books into Film
The Innocent Voyage/A High Wind in Jamaica