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Jan Swafford or, Our Concert Halls Are Opening Again!
The distinguished composer, music critic and programs annotator Jan Swafford has written a series of composer biographies including superb works on Ives, Brahms, Beethoven and, most recently, Mozart. He has a revolutionary view of that com¬poser’s most productive final years.
What’s up with THE MOON IS DOWN?
In 1998 a long-time writer and book scout found some treasures at a book fair: a copy of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, a “bug-gnawed” proof of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and a nice first of John Steinbeck’s The Moon Is Down.
Paulette Jiles: Worthy of Sustained Attention
Poet and novelist Paulette Jiles’ most famous book, News of the World, which was made into a film starring Tom Hanks, is easily findable in first edition. Try finding her early books of poetry published in Canada! Good luck!
Books into Film
The Reivers, a novel written by William Faulkner and a film with a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. and directed by Mark Rydell.
Editor’s Letter
Calendar & Catalogue Reports
Antiquarian Notes
“The Garden Sale of 1989”