Aldus Society NotesSeptember 2016 Volume 16, No. 3

September 8, 2016: Sid Berger OurSeptemberspeakeriseminentpaperhistorianSidBergerwhowillspeakaboutpaperandhiscollection. Bookshavebeenboundinpapercoversforatleast5centuries,andmanyofthepapersonthemhavebeenadornedinonewayoranotherwithdecorations.Artistsandbookbinders(sometimesoneandthesameperson)havecomeupwithamazinglyinnovativewaysofdecoratingpaper.Therearepastepapersandmarbles,blockprintedsheets,suminagashi,stencilpatterns,anddecorationdoneinthepulp--withinclusionsorwithregulatingthethicknessofthefibersmakingthesheet.Inthislastmethod,athinned-outpartofthepaperwillallowmorelighttoshinethroughthan

willcomethroughattherestofthesheet,creatingawatermark. Thereareatleastfourkindsofwatermarks.Therangeofdecorationpossibilitiesisastonishing.Eveninthismethod,therangeofdecorationsismind-

boggling.Forinstance,theJapanesehavecreatedapapercalledChiyogami,originallycreatedfromwoodblocks,butfromthelastthirdofthe19thcenturycreatedfromkatazome--stencilsthatarehandcut.Someofthechiyogamipapershasasmanyas25colorsonthem,eachcolorimpartedbyitsownstencil.Onesamplebookalone,fromacompanysellingchiyogamipapers,containsmorethan1200sheets.Andthatwasonlyoneoftheirsamplebooks.Thepaperswereproducedbydozensofcompanies,allwithalikerangeofpapers.Soonekindofpaperdecorationalonehasmanythousandsofuniquesheets.Likewise,notwomarbledsheetsarealikesincetheprocesscreatespapersonepatternatatime.Thepossibilitiesareendless.

Aldus Society MeetingsRegular meetings of the Aldus Society are held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month between September and May.

Meetings are held at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. Socializing at 7:00 p.m.Free parking behind Thurber House and at State Auto rear parking lot (between 11th St. and Washington)

ReadsomeofSid’sshortpiecesaboutpaperonthePeabodyEssexMuseumbloghttp://www.pem.org/library/blog/?s=berger SidneyBergerandhiswife,MicheleCloonan,havebeencollectingdecoratedpaperfor45years.Theircollectionofmorethan18,000piecesmaybethelargestintheUnitedStates.Hewilltalkaboutpaperdecorationinitsmanymanifestations,discussingthetechniquesandshowingwhatthesetechniquesproduce.Somepapersareofextraordinarybeauty.Somearepedestrianpatternsreproducedoverseveralcenturies.Buteventhepedestrianonescanbelovely,andtheyhavebeeninuseonbooksandformanyotherpurposesforhundredsofyears. SidneyBergeristheDirectorEmeritusofthePhillipsLibraryatthePeabodyEssexMuseum,alibraryheheadedfor8years.HehasalsobeenHeadofSpecialCollectionsandUniversityArchivistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside;CuratorofPrintedBooksandthenCuratorofManuscriptsattheAmericanAntiquarianSociety;andDirectoroftheCaliforniaCenterfortheBook,astatewideliteracyprogramforchildrenandadults,affiliatedwiththeLibraryofCongressCenterfortheBook.HisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofIowaisinMedievalEnglishLiteratureandBibliographyandBookHistory.Hehastaughtforthelasthalfcenturyatvariouscollegesanduniversities,includingUCDavis,UCRiverside,UCLA,theUniversityofIllinois,Urbana/Champaign,andSimmonsCollege.Heiswidelypublishedonliteraryandlibraryissues,andhismostrecentbook,Rare Books and Special CollectionswontheABCCLIO-AmericanLibraryAssociationAwardfor2015asTheBestBookinLibraryLiterature.Hehaspublished5booksandmorethan40articlesonpaper--itsmanufactureanddecoration;andhisnextbook,A Dictionary of Book Terminology,isatpresswithRowmanandLittlefield.

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Bythetimeyoureadthis,wewillhavealreadyenjoyedJayandHarry’sspecialprogram,“WhoWroteShakespeare?”Theyputalotofworkintotheplanningoftheeventwithalmostadozen“BardBriefs”postedtotheAldusFacebookpagetoprovidethebackgroundwe’dneedtobeamoreinformedaudienceonthesubject.Theyspenthoursontheirpresentationsandmetmultipletimes,includingmeetingwithErikontheprogramtimingandsequence.Jayevenprintedbusiness-sizedpromotionalcardsthatwereeasytodistributeinrestaurants,libraries,andbookstores.Thiswasaperfectkickoffforour2016/2017programyearandIcan’tthankthemenoughfortheirpassionandeffortinputtingtogethersuchanintriguingandinformativeprogram. AndhowaboutthatJunepicnic?PatGroseck’sSouthernLiteraturethemewasalotoffun,withreadingsbyBillEvans,ErikJulandRogerJerome.NancyCampbell’s“WithGodasmywitnessI’llneverbehungryagain”carrotcakewontheBestNameforaDishcontest.Thefoodwasgreatandthebreezeontheverandawasdelightful.Patthrowsagreatparty.Manythanks,Pat! IattendedameetingoftheProgramCommitteethissummer.Nowthatour2016/2017programdocketisset,Geoff’scommitteeisscoutingspeakersforour2017/2018schedule.We’llalwayshavegreatprogramminglinedupwellinadvance,soI’dsayyou’resafeinmarkingyourcalendarsnowforsecondThursdaysthroughthenextmillennium.You’llfindthelistofprogramsforthisyearinthisissueofthenewsletter. Don’tforgetthatwe’rebringingbacktheSilentAuctionatthisyear’sHolidayPartyonDecember15.ErikJulandhiscommitteewillbesendingmoreinformationaboutthatonthememberlistserv.

Best Wishes, Debra

Inanoutpouringofsubmissions,thenewsletterisburstingwithnewsandarticles.Inresponsetomyrequestfor“whereItraveledthissummer,”Ireceivedtwotravelogues,onefromourtreasurerScottWilliamsandthesecondforveterantravelerDonRice.LaralyngraciouslyreportedontheFABS2016BookTourinCalifornia,whichdefinitelyfitsinthe“summertravels”category. BillRichreturnswithBookHuntingNo.32wherehedescribesDickens’firsteditions.Nottobeoutdone,GeorgeBauman’sBookStore-yisabouthistravelstobookstoresinScotland.Hevisitedsomanyplaces,wehavetowaituntilJanuarytoreadthesecondinstallment.WereceivedpermissiontoreprintDavidW.Smith’sarticleonbooksandestatesthatappearsinThe Pulpster (July2016). IncludedinthesummerrecapistheMaytalkbyRichardRingandareviewofhiswonderfulbookbyGeoffSmith,thesummerpicniccompletewithrecipes,andtheBookLoft–SchillerParkpicnicandplay.There’salsoarecapoftheGreatShakespeareDebateinAugustandalistofbooksaboutShakespeareyoumightperuse. Thankstoallourregularandfirsttimecontributors.AspecialthankstoDonRicewholooksformis-placedcommas,periods,andoddlyphrasedsentences. Didyoutravelsomewhereexcitingthissummerviabookorroad?I’dlovetoprintmoretraveloguesandbookreviewsthiswinter.E-mailmeatmbkcons@gmail.comifyouhaveanideaandwe’llsitdownforteaorcoffee.Yourcontributionsmakethisnewslettergreat,sokeepthearticlescoming.

Happy reading, Miriam

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October 13, 2016: Ulises Juan Zevallos-Aguilar presents: A Renaissance of Andean Quechua Literature in the XXIst Century

QuechuaisthemajorindigenouslanguageoftheAndeanregion,stillspokenwidelytoday,whereitisthefirst,andoftentheonly,languageforaverylargepopulation.Zevallos-

AguilarwilldiscussQuechuaasawrittenlanguagefromcolonialtimestothepresent,andthecontemporarydevelopmentofanewliteratureinthatlanguage,whichisbeingpublishedaspartofanexcitingrenaissanceinQuechuaculture.IntheyearsaftertheSpanishconquest,anumberofmajordocumentswerewritteninQuechua,usingtheromanalphabet,chroniclinglifeinthePre-ColumbianAndes.These

texts,andthenewbooksbeingwrittentoday,testifytothe

depthandstrengthofaculturethathassurvivedandadaptedthroughoutitsthousandsofyearsofhistory. UlisesJuanZevallos-AguilarisanAssociateProfessor,LiteraturesandCulturesofLatinAmericaatOhioStateUniversity.HeistheauthorofLas provincias contraatacan. Regionalismo y anticentralismo en la literatura peruana del siglo XX.Lima:EdicionesdelVicerrectoradodelaUniversidadNacionalMayordeSanMarcos,2009,co-editorofEnsayos de cultura virreinal latinoamericana.Lima:FondoEditorialdelaFacultaddeCienciasSocialesdelaUniversidadNacionalMayordeSanMarcos,2006.HiscurrentresearchprojectsincludeModernAlternativesintheCentralAndesandAndeanTransnationalism.UlisesJuanZevallos-Aguilar’sareasofexpertiseareAndean,AmazonianandTransnationalStudies,Ethnicity,GenderandRaceintheAmericas,andNonVisualCulturesandIntermedialities.HeholdsaPh.D.inLatinAmericanLiteratures,UniversityofPittsburgh(1996),anM.A.inHispanicLanguagesandLiteratures,UniversityofPittsburgh(1991),andaB.A.inLiteraturesinSpanish,UniversidadNacionalMayordeSanMarcos(1987).

November 10, 2016 features Dr. Ronald Smeltzer

Emilie Du Châtelet (1706–1749): Scientific Publications, Love Affairs, Conflicts with the French Academy,...the Tragic Ending. Gabrielle-EmilieleTonnelierdeBreteuil,MarquiseDuChâtelet,isbestknownfromthemanybooksaboutherlifeandloveaffairwithVoltaire.Veryrecently,scholarshiphasfinallycaughtupwiththetruesignificanceofherlifeduringthetimesheandVoltairelivedtogether.Her450-pagebookpublishedin1740wasthefirstnewtheoreticalphysicsbooktoappearinFranceforseventyyears.ShewasprobablythefirstwomantohaveamajoressayappearinapublicationoftheFrenchAcademyofSciences.Tothisday,hertranslationfromtheLatinintoFrenchofNewton’sPrincipiaremainstheonlyeditioninFrench.ShewasthemajorauthorofabookwithVoltaire’snameasauthoronthetitlepage.ShesuccessfullyengagedinascientificargumentviaapamphletwarwiththesecretaryoftheFrenchAcademyofSciences.BaseduponherpublicationsandMSS.fromthespeaker’scollection,thepresentationweavesastoryofdeephumaninterestwithahistoryofan18th-centurywoman’sstruggletobeacceptedinthescientificcommunity. Dr.Smeltzerisaretiredscientistwithpublicationsandpatentsinsemiconductorelectronics.Morerecentlyhehaspresentedandpublishedpapersinbibliography,color

illustrationinthesciences,andthehistoryofscience.Hedoesbibliographicalresearchfocusedonthehistoryofscienceandongraphicillustrationinthesciences.Heholdsa1970Ph.D.inElectricalEngineering,fromNorthwesternUniversity,andisamemberoftheHistoryofScienceSociety,theScientificInstrumentSociety,TheGrolierClub,CaxtonClub,DelawareBibliophiles,PhilobiblonClub,WashingtonRareBookGroup,andPrincetonBibliophilesandCollectors,andSecretaryoftheFellowshipofAmericanBibliophilicSocieties.Dr.SmelzerhascuratedexhibitionsattheGrolierClubentitled“ExtraordinaryWomeninScience&Medicine:FourCenturiesofAchievement”(September18,2013–November22,2013)and“FourCenturiesofGraphicDesignforScience”(November17,2004–January14,2005).

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May Recap RichardRingspoketoanintenseAldusaudienceabouthisworkwithundergraduatesandfacultyatTrinityCollegeinHartford,Connecticut.UsingtheextensivecollectionsattheatWatkinsonLibrary,hetaughtstudentstoanalyzeprimarysources,workwithhistoricrecords,andappreciatethetreasuresthat

areacquired,accumulated,andcuratedinspecialcollections. Asatreat,healsospokeabouthisrecentbookonLawrenceC.WrothentitledNotes for Bibliophiles in the New York Herald-Tribune,1937-1947.ThisbookincludesaconcisebiographyofWrothandmanyofhisinformativecolumnsinthenewspaper.GeoffSmithagreedtoreviewRick’sbook.

Lawrence C. Wroth’s Notes for Bibliophiles in the New York Herald-Tribune, 1937–1947. Selected,Compiled,andIntroducedbyRichardJ.Ring.[SouthFreeport,Maine]:TheAscensiusPress,2016.ReviewedbyGeoffreyD.Smith

Therewasatime,primarilybeforeWorldWarII,whenmanymetropolitandailynewspapersregularlycoveredthebookworld:notbookreviews,butbookauctions,bookartanddesign,bookcollectors,andbookrepositories.AmongthemwastheNew York Herald-Tribunewhose“NotesforBibliophiles”(NFB),ranfrom1924until1947.LeonardL.Mackallfoundedthebookcolumnandprovidedweeklybooknewsuntil1937,whenLawrenceC.Wrothsucceededhimandcontinuedabi-weeklycolumnuntilNFB’scessation.

RichardRing,CuratoroftheWatkinsonLibraryatTrinityCollegeinHartford,Connecticut(andanAldusSocietyspeakerinMay2016)hasassembledajudiciousselectionofWroth’sarticlesthat,thoughnostalgictoacertainextent,stillextoltheappealofincisiveanalysisofthebookworldbyaneruditeandcatholicobserver. AsRichardRingnotesinhisusefulintroduction,LawrenceC.Wroth(1884-1970)wasborn

toaclericalfamilyinBaltimore,Maryland,whereheattendedpublicandprivateschoolsandreceivedascholarshiptoJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Followingaseriesoflibrarypositionsafterhisgraduationasahistorymajor,WrothwasappointedheadoftheJohnCarterBrownLibrary(BrownUniversity)in1923andservedthereuntilhisretirementin1957.Ascholar-librarian,Wrothcapitalizedonhispositionandaccesstogreat

collectionsofAmericanaattheJohnCarterBrownLibraryandotherprominentcollectionstoproduceacorpusofstandardAmericanresourcesstillpertinenttoday,particularlyThe History of Printing in Colonial Maryland, 1686 -1776andThe Colonial Printer. UponassumingtheeditorshipofNFB,Wrothgeneratedaseriesofessentialarticlespromotingthecurrentbibliophilicscene.ThebookisdividedintofourpartsthatcovertheprincipalareasofWroth’sinterests:people,exhibitions,institutions,andpublications.“PartI,People”isaprécisofthegreatAmericanbibliographycommunityofthetime.Includedaretributestothosegiantswhohadpassedon:WilberforceEames,D.B.Updike,DouglasC.McMurtrie,andtheincomparableA.W.S.Rosenbach.“PartII,Exhibitions”isofspecialinterestbecauseexhibitsareephemeral.Wroth’sdescriptionsaretherarerecordsofphysicalexhibitionsthatservedtheirtimeuntiltheyweredisassembledanddispersed:prominently,atwo-partseries,The Sesquicentennial of the Northwest Territory,andathree-partseries,The Press in the United States: An Ideal Tercentenary Exhibition.Inthisseries,thefirstpartofwhichwaspublishedonAugust13,1939,WrothallowshimselftheenjoymentofcuratinganexhibitthatwouldbeabibliophilicdreamforanyoneinterestedinearlyAmericanprinting:

ManylibrarieshavebeenputtingonexhibitionsthisyeartocelebratethetercentenaryoftheestablishmentofprintingintheUnitedStatesatCambridge,Massachusetts,in1639.Nolibraryinexistencehasallthethingsneededtomakeacompleteshowing

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Book Loft & Play at Schiller ParkOnJuly17,intrepidAldusSocietymembersscouredtheBookLoftofGermanVillage’s32roomsforbooksandothertreasurestoaddtotheircollections.Eachleftwithagemortwo.ThankyoutotheBookLoftforanicediscountontheentirepurchasehttp://www.bookloft.com/.ThenofftodinnerorpicnicinSchillerParkfollowedbyatwilightproductionof The Mistress of Monte Cristo.Whileasmallcrowd,allwhoattendedlovedtheoutingandtheopportunitytoconversewithAldines.

offirstprintingsineachoftheoriginalcoloniesbutitispossibletohaveagooddealoffunconstructingimaginativelythebestpossibleexhibitionand,stillintherealmoffancy,borrowingforituniquetitlesfromtheirowners.Suchanexhibitioncouldbeheldanywherethefancysuggests,butbecauseoftheassociationbetweenthefirstCambridgepressandthe“College,”wemightplantosetitupintheTreasureRoomoftheHarvardCollegeLibrary.(https://pplspcoll.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/the-press-in-the-united-states-part-1)

Hethengoesontodescribenotonlythehistoricalpublicationsthatshouldbeincluded,butalsothosethatcan’tbebecausetherearenoextantcopies,suchas“theveryfirstthingprintedbyStephenDayonhispressinCambridge,thatis,the“OathofaFree-man,”thecelebratedformularyusedbytheMassachusettsgovernmentwhich,thoughasimplebroadside,hadimplicationsofconsiderableimportanceinthepoliticallifeofthecountry.”Beforeyou’rethroughreadingthisyou’llhavelearnedagooddealmorethanyoupreviouslyknewaboutearlyprintinginAmerica. Inthefinaltwosectionsofthebook,“PartIII,Institutions”and“PartIV,Publications”WrothrecountsthewealthofAmericanresourcesandthedepthofAmericanbibliographicresearch:TheHoughtonLibraryatHarvard,TheFolgerShakespeareLibraryandtheWilliamL.ClementsLibraryatMichigan;“IndianTreatiesPrintedbyFranklin,”“PrintingComestoAmerica:ThePressinMexico,1559,”and“TheCottonMatherBibliography”(compiledbyThomasJ.Holmes,whosepapersontheMatherbibliographyareavailableintheRareBooksandManuscriptsLibraryatThe

OhioStateUniversity).InhisOctober6,1940columnWrothwroteofthiswork:

Initshighestemployment,bibliographyisnotamerelistinganddescribingoftitles,butaprocessinthestudyoftexts.Itinvolvesconsiderationofthehistoryofthosetextsasexpressionsofthehumanspirit,andcallsfortheminuteexaminationoftheformsinwhichthetextshavebeentransmitted.InpurposeandaccomplishmenttheMatherbibliographiesfulfilltherequirementsofthisdefinitiontoanextentthatputsthemclosetothetopinthelistofAmericanessaysinliteraryhistory.(https://pplspcoll.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/the-mathers-of-new-england/)

DecidingwhichofWroth’sarticlestoincludemusthavebeenachallenge,andthosechosenarecertainlydeserving.Still,thepiecesomitted(andtheirallureisirresistible)areappendedatthebook’sendinaChecklistofLawrenceWroth’sNFB.Asafinalnote,LawrenceWrothwrotealmostexclusivelyaboutAmericanainafieldthathadforalongtimebeendeferentialtoEuropeanbibliography.RichardRing’scompilationofWroth’sNFBarticlesisanengagingbookthatrewardsanddelightswhileitepitomizesabygonebookera.

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Laughter, Drama, Great Food Mark Aldus Annual Picnic

Morethan50Aldusmembersandguestsshareddrama,music,

laughter,andcleverly-nameddeliciousdishesatthesociety’sOld-

FashionedSouthernPicnic,June12,attheThurberCenter.

Asmallhordeofvolunteerssetupandsetthestagewithchecked

tableclothstoppedwithSpanishmossuponwhichAldus“chefs”set

theirrenditionsoffavoriteSouthernrecipes.

ErikJuldeliveredapoignantpassagefrom“TheBear,”fromthe

shortstorycollection“GoDown,Moses”byWilliamFaulkner.Erik

assumedthecharacterofIsaac,ayoungmanwhojoinsseasoned

huntersdeterminedtobringdownalegendaryoldbearinthedeep

forestsoftheoldsouth—andhadusrootingforthebear.

SelectionsfromPulitzerPrizewinningpoetandcivilrightsactivist

RobertPennWarrenwerereadbyBillEvans.Theseeminglyreserved

Billchangedtempo,leadingusthroughThePatConroyCookbook

toalivelysonganddance(yes,really)finaleof“WhatIlikeaboutthe

South”byPhilHarris,thatbroughtdownthehouse.

RogerJeromeastoundedeveryonebyslippingintotheroleof

BlancheDuBoiswithaspellbindingperformanceexposingher

despair,fearandlonelinessinhisselectedpassagefromTennessee

Williams“StreetcarNamedDesire.”Theprofessionalactorthendida

360,wrappingupwith“DeepThoughts”byJackHandeyandhisown

scriptof“DickensinOhio.”

Aftertoughdeliberation,JudgeLeahKalaskynamedNancy

Campbell’s“I’llNeverGoHungryAgainCarrotCake”thewinner

oftheName-the-DishContestfeaturingnamesbasedonSouthern

literature.Thebeautifulwhite-icedcakehadrealcarrotheadswith

somewhatwar-tornwiltedgreentopspeekingupthroughtheicing.

NancywonabagofSpanishmoss.

Leahcommendedmembersfortheircreativenameentrieswhich

alsoincludedBr’erRabbit’sBriarPatchBlueberryBuckle,Susan

Johnson;CarsonMcCuller’sSadCafeCarrot-RaisinSalad,Lois

Smith;andSweetWalnutatorPie,CatherineBennett.

Thankstoallwhomadethepicnicasuccess.Nextyear’stheme?

E-mailyourideastoPatGroseckatgroseck@gmail.com.

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IvisitedBorneoandYementhissummerwithauthorEricHansen.Beingacontrariancollectorandreaderoftravel,I’veavoidedsomeofthisgenre’sbestknownworksforfearofnotbetterenjoyingtheobscurewritersandstoriesthatIseekout.OnoccasionIrelentandtacklesomegreatstories.Thus,EricHansen. Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across BorneoisHansen’sdebutnarrative(HoughtonMifflin,1988).Itiswidelyacclaimed.Itfallsintoacategoryoftravelnarrativethatattractsme—personswhogoindeepandwithluckreturnalivetotelltheirstory. Agoodlaughcamefromthefollowingaccount.DescribinghownomadicnativesfromtheinteriorofBorneogotothecoasttobringbackmoderntechnology,headdshowtheyalsoreturnwithstatusitemslikeplastictoyswhichbecomeritualobjects.“Ioncesawaluridpinkplasticsuitcaseusedasaportableshrine.Insteadofneatlyfoldedclothesandashavingkit,thesuitcasecontainedfreshpigliversfordiviningthefuture.…Wemightlaughatthenotion…butitisatime-honoredritualforWesterntravelerstocollectpre-industrialartifactstouseashomedecorations.…Possessionofprimitiveartifactssuggestsworldlyknowledge.…Funnythinghowtravelcannarrowthemind.” Motoring With Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea(HoughtonMifflin,1991)isHansen’ssecondnarrative,alsowidelyappreciated.Furthermore,itfeaturesaplotwithalife-lessonforHansen. LikethosefierceAfghanis,YemenisareoneofthefewpeoplesthatstooduptoEuropeancolonizing.Hencewegettoengagewithaclosed,butsophisticatedcultureemergingfrom“medieval”times.UponhisfirstarrivalinthecapitalSan’a,Hansenasksdirectionstoanauthenticrestaurant.“Adozendisheveledmenweresuddenlydisgorgedfromthe[restaurant]doorway,thewaitingcrowdsurgedforward,andIwascarriedintodarknessbythemomentum.…Blindedbytherisingheatandsmokebillowingupthestairway,Idescendedslick,foot-worn

stepsandenteredaninferno.…Followingtheexampleofthosearoundme,IclimbedoverthetablesandsteamingceramicdishesuntilfinallyImanagedtowedgemyselfbetweentwoheavilyarmedstrangers.…Therewasn’troomforeveryonetobeseated,andmanymenweresquattingonthetablesastheyhelpedthemselvesfromlarge,steamingcommunalpots.”Amidstthepandemonium,Hansenthoroughlyenjoystheonlydishavailable—Saltah,aspicypotato,garlic,andmuttonstewcoveredinagreenfrothcalledHulba,asaucemadefromwhippedfenugreekpaste.“IwaschargedwithenergybythetimeIfinished,”Hansenstates.Andafterbeing“…carriedbytherisingtideofbodiesupthestairsandbacktodaylight,air,andtherelativecalmofthetraffic-jammedstreets,”Hansentellshimself,“IfthatwasatypicalYemenimeal,Icouldwellunderstandwhypeoplechewedqatintheafternoon.” Authorsofgreattravelliterature,likeEricHansen,haveaknackformeetinguniquecharacterswithunlikelystoriesthatenrichtheirnarrative.Oneofhistitles,The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer: Close Encounters with Strangers,fitsthismold.ItincludesanunworldlyshortstoryabouthisforcedreturntriptoBorneo.Forthosewholoveflowers,HansenpaysanothervisittoBorneoinOrchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy,whichisalsoagreatpieceofinvestigativejournalism.

We have two submissions from my request for “Where I traveled this summer with the aid of a book, articles about virtual, armchair travels, travels following a book, or travels where you went to see books.” Scott Williams below and Don Rice’s article follows. Enjoy!

by Scott WilliamsSummer Armchair Travel Report

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Literary Jaunts

James Joyce’s Towerby Donald Tunnicliff Rice

Ifyou’replanningtoatriptoDublin,consideravisittowhatispopularlycalledJoyce’sTower.Thiswasthesettingfor

theopeningchapterofUlysses,thefamousfirstlineofwhichreads,“Stately,plumpBuckMulligancamefromthestairhead,bearingabowloflatheronwhichamirrorandarazorlaycrossed.”

Don’tletittroubleyouthatyou’veneverreadthebook;I’mnotconvincedanyonehas–andnothavingreaditwon’tspoilanything. Alittlebackground:inthesixteenthcentury,anItalianmilitaryengineernamedGiovanGiacomoPaleariFratino (1520–1586)designedaninnovativefortifiedtower,thefirstofwhichwasconstructedin1565onPuntaMortella(MyrtlePoint)ontheislandofCorsica.Itseight-foot-thickstonewallsandroundshape,adeparturefromtherectangularmilitarytowersoftheday,causedcannonballstoglanceharmlesslyoffitssurface.Onthetopofthetowerwerecannonthatfiredmuchmoreaccuratelythanthoseonanyattackingships. Soimpressedwerethemilitaryofothernations,thatMartello(astheymisspelledit)Towerswerebuiltaroundtheworld,TheywereparticularlyfavoredbytheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland,theperiodwhenmostofthemwereconstructed.IfirstnoticedoneyearsagowhiletravelingalongtheKentishcoastandeventuallydiscoveredtheirnameandoriginalpurpose,namely,toprovideadefenseagainstNapoleon’sinvadingnavy,whichneverhappenedtoarrive.Intime,themilitaryplannersdecidedthetowersweren’tworththeupkeepandstartedleasingthemtoindividualsandorganizations. That’show,in1904,JamesJoycecametospendsixnightsintheMartelloTowerthatnowbearshisname.Itwasbeingleasedbyafriend,OliverSt.JohnGogarty,whoinvitedJoycetostaytherewithhim.Gogartylatertoldsomeonehe’dleasedthetowerfortheexpresspurposeofprovidingtheimpecuniousJoycewithaplacewherehemightwrite.Gogartywasa

delightfullyeccentriccharacterinhisday–writerofbawdyverse,novelist,surgeon,wit,aviator,foundingmemberofSinnFéin,driverofabuttercup-coloredRollsRoyce,cricketplayer,lecturer,jokester,and,eventually,aU.S.citizenlivinginNewYorkCity,wherehecouldbefoundinlateryearstoastingfriendsinbarsalongThirdAvenue.ItwashewhoinspiredthecharacterofBuckMulligan. OnthesixthnightofJoyce’sstayinthetower,anotherguest,SamuelChenevixTrench,apparentlyhadabaddreaminvolvingablackpanther,whichheattemptedtoshootwitharevolver.Gogartythenpickeduptherevolverandyelled,“Leavehimtome,”andshotthepotsandpansofftheshelfaboveJoyce’sbed.Theincidentmighthavebeenmerelyastagedantic,butitwastoomuchforJoyce,wholeftthenextmorningandlaterimmortalizedhisversionofeventsinUlysses. AtypicalMartelloTower,ofwhichthereweresomefiftybuiltinIreland,isaroundfortyfeethighandhastwostories.Thegroundfloorwasusedforthestorageofammunitionandfood.Theupperfloorservedasquartersforthesoldiers.AreceptionareaandexhibitionhallhasbeenaddedtotheJoyceTower,whichcontainsanenviablecollectionofJoyciania.Thereis,ofcourse,afirsteditionofUlysses,publishedbyShakespeareandCompanyin1922.Moreitems,includingJoyce’shuntingwaistcoat,hisguitar,andtwoeeriedeathmasks,

An outside view gives no clue to what’s to be found inside.

He certainly seems at peace.

Picture Joyce lying in the bed while shots were being fired at the items

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I suppose a Leopold and Molly Bloom cutout was

inevitable.

Oneofthethingsthatmakeourmonthlyprogramssohospitabletovisitorsandmembersisourwineandappetizertable.We’vebeenfortunatetohavememberswhodedicatedyearstoservingasourofficial“Knosh-Meisters”andwe’dliketomakeiteasierformorepeopletosharethisresponsibility.We’vedividedtheyearintotwo,four-programperiodssothatvolunteersdon’thavetocommitforanentireyear.

Responsibilities•Replenishinventoryofwine,snacks,andservingnecessities•Arriveateachmonthlyprogramat6:45pmtosetupandsetoutdonationbasket•PutawaywineandgivedonationstotheTreasurerwhenthespeakerbeginsat7:30pm•Cleanupsnackareaaftertheprogram•Toteleftovershome.(Perishablesareforyourownenjoyment;storableitemscanbere-usedatthenextprogram)•Refillprovisionsforthenextmeeting,savingreceiptsfortheTreasurerforreimbursement

Budget:Weaskthatyoukeepmonthlypurchasestoaround$25.00.(Donationsnevercoverthefullcostofthisservice,soAldussubsidizesthisprogrambonus.)

Thanks to our new knosh volunteers Janet Ravneberg and Willkie Cirker (September, October, November, January) and Susan Reed (February, March, April, May).

canbefoundintheformergunpowdermagazine. Thecircularstaircasetotheupperfloorisbarelywideenoughforagrownperson.Theymusthavedevisedacleversystemforgettingcannonballsupthere.Youemergeintoawell-lightedairyspacefurnishedtoappearthewayitmighthavebeenwhenJoycevisited.Therearechairsandaplaintablethatprobablyhadtobetakenaparttogetitupthestairwell.Potsandpansandotheritemsoccupyashelfoverabed.Ididn’tnoticeit,butI’msurethatsomewheretherewasabowl,acrackedmirror,andastraightrazor.Theoneseeminglyincongruousitemisanearlylife-sizeceramicblackpanther,butweknowwhythat’sthere. Thestairwellcontinuestotheroof,wherethereremainsevidenceofthetrackonwhichamoveablecannononcesatandcommandedafan-shapedportionofDublinBay.InthedistantIrishSeayoucanusuallyseelargeshipsandferries.ThedayIwastherethewaterwasanythingbut“snotgreen,”nearerPayne’sgray,Iwouldthink.ButperhapsBuckMulliganwasn’treferringtothatwateranyway. Ifyoudecidetogothere,thebestwaytotravelisonDART(DublinAreaRapidTransit),thelightrailsystemwithwhichthecityisblessed.I’drecommendleavingfromeithertheTaraStreetorPearsestationstoavoidchangingtrains,butanystationwouldwork.TelltheticketselleryouwanttogotoSandycove,andyou’llgetyourticketandalltheinstructionyou’llneed.It’sapleasantridesoutheastfromthecitycenter,someofitalongDublinBay. OnceinSandycoveit’sabitofawalk,withfewsignstoassistyou,butallyouhavetorememberisright,left,right.Turnrightwhenyouexitthestation,takeanyleft-handturnyoucometo(thefirstwillbeIslingtonAvenue),andbeforelong

you’llbumpintotheshoreline.Turnrightandyou’llbeheadedtowardsthetower,discernableinthedistance. Todayit’sownedbytheFriendsofJoyceTower,whosemembersvolunteeraswelcominghostsanddocents.Thesepeoplearegreat.Andquiteknowledgeable.They’remostlyretiredfolksandlovetotalkaboutanythingrelatedtoJamesJoyce.Thebesttimetovisit?Anydayyouwant.Thetowerisopen365daysayearandthere’snocharge.Ifyouwanttospendsometimeexaminingeverythingandaskingquestionsofthegreeters,I’davoidbeingthereonBloomsday,June16;however,ifyouenjoyparticipatinginagood-natured,ifcrowded,celebration,that’sthebestdaytobethere.Andifyou’reacommittedenthusiast,bringyourMollyBloomorJamesJoycecostume.BetteryetwouldbeaLeopoldBloomcostume,whichonerarelyseeseventhoughthedayisnamedforhim. InsteadofreturningfromtheSandycovestation,takethepleasantmile-and-a-halfseawalkalongtheshorelinetoDunLaoghaire,thenexttownnorth.YoucanvisitandhavelunchintheNationalMaritimeMuseumofIreland(€5.00).ThereturnportionofyourDARTfarewillallowyoutoboardthetrainatthelocalstation.

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InJune,theFellowshipofAmericanBibliophilicSocieties(FABS)2016TourandSymposiumrockedSanFrancisco,withfourAldusSocietymembersimmersing

themselvesinrarebooks,manuscripts,andprivatepressesofseismicproportions.BillandMarciaEvans,GrazynaGrauer,andLaralynDearingjoinedfortyotherbibliophiles–manyfromOhio–forfourdaysofpubliclibraries,privatecollectionsandexcitingeffortstopreservebookartsandignitethenextgeneration’sbookpassion. TourhostBookClubofCalifornia,foundedin1912,isdedicatedtopreservingthehistoryofbooksandbookartsofCaliforniaandtheWestbypublishinglimitededitioncollectiblesandmaintainingalibraryofnoteworthyfinepress

booksandephemerafromtheregion.AnneW.Smith,formerBCCpresidentandaleaderinSanFrancisco’sbookcommunity,personallyorganizedandledmostofthetour,beginningwithaneveningreceptiononJune15atBCC’ssplendidoffices,neartheHotelG,temporaryhomeformosttourattendees. OnJune16,thebibliophilicbuffetbeganattheUniversityofCaliforniainBerkeley’sBancroftLibrary,

whichhousesoneofthelargestandmostheavilyusedcollectionsofmanuscripts,rarebooks,anduniquematerialsinthecountry.PassionateyoungcuratorsattheBancroftwereparticularlyanimatedwhenshowingsamples

ofpapyri,anoversizedilluminatedgospelusedforsermons,andearlylettersandadaguerreotypeofMarkTwain.

AcrossthequadwenttheFABStouriststotheC.V.StarrEastAsianLibraryandChang-LinTienCenterforEastAsianStudies,whichkeeps900,000volumesofChinese,JapaneseandKoreanmaterialsdatingbacktowoodblockprintsandraremaps.CuratorDeborahRudolphsharedatablenearlyrepletewithscrolls,prints,andbookstoillustrateherwhirlwindoverviewofthehistoryofAsianprinting. BeforereturningtoSanFrancisco,thegrouppausedforlunchhostedbyanotherlocalFABSmember,theColophonClub.BobHirst,DirectoroftheMarkTwainProject,spokeofhisforty-nineyearsworkingwiththefamousauthor’spapers.Well-nourishedinmindandbody,thebibliophilicbustourstoppedattheamazingSanFranciscoCenterfortheBook(SFCB). Anon-profitorganizationthatfostersthejoyofbooks,SFCBoffers400-plusworkshopsonthebookartsforbothbeginnersandadvancedpractitioners,aswellasfreeprograms,exhibits,andeventslikeitsPunctuationParty.ThedatesoftheFABSTourhappenedtoincludeJune16,famousthroughouttheliteraryworldas“Bloomsday.”ThisisthedateonwhichtheeventsinJamesJoyce’sUlyssesoccurred.Tocelebratethathappycoincidence,akeepsakeforattendeeswasdesignedand

Report and Photographs By Laralyn DearingFABS Tourists Shake Up San Francisco

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printedbySFCB.AsanhomagetoShakespeare&Co.,publishersofthefirstedition,SFCBresetthefirstandlastsevenlinesofJoyce’smasterpiece. Inadditiontowhatcameoffthehandpress,tour-goerswere

delightedbyhugelinoleumblockprintscreatedduringadozenannual“Roadworks:ASteamrollerPrintingFestival.”Theprintsarecreatedbyplacingthree-foot-squarelinoleumblocksinthestreet,inkingthem,coveringthemwithblankpaper,toppingthemoffwithafinallayerofcarpetandblankets,andthenrunningoverthemwithathree-tonsteamroller.Since2003,thefestivalhasfocusedpublicattentiononallsortsofbookarts,withartistsinvitedtoprovidelinoleumblocksfortheresultinggallery-qualityprints.RikOlson,thegrandsonofasteamrolleroperator,hascontributedlinoleumblockseveryyearsincethefestivalbegan. ThetourdaywoundthroughtheCaliforniaHistoricalSociety’s“ExperimentsInEnvironments:TheHalprinWorkshops1966-1971”exhibitandendedatareceptionhostedbyneighboringantiquariandealers,BrickRowBookShopandJohnWindleAntiquarianBooksellers.

Bothdealersthrewopenrowsofglass-frontedbookcases,patientlyansweringquestionsaboutthepreciousitemsandevenmakingasaleortwo. TheseconddayofstudybeganattheCommonwealthClubwithreminiscencesbyDr.CatherineWilliamson,theDirectoroftheFineBooksandManuscriptsandEntertainmentMemorabiliaatBonhamsinLosAngeles.Anappraiseron“AntiquesRoadshow,”shecaptivatedtheaudiencewithherpersonalstories,alsobroadcastaspartoftheClub’sculturaltopicsseries.

AshortwalktoTheAsianArtMuseumandtheSanFranciscoPublicLibrary’sBookArts&SpecialCollectionsCenterfoundanotherpairofknowledgeableandenthusiasticcuratorstoengagethetravelingbibliophiles. BeforewanderingthroughoneofthemostcomprehensivecollectionsofAsianartintheworld–spanningover6,000years—attendeesbrowsedattheC.LaanChunLibraryCenterattheAsianArtMuseum,examiningtablescoveredbyscrollsandearlyprintedsamplesofliteraryartifacts.MuseumLibrarianJohnStuckygenerouslysharedantiquarianpublicationsonjadeandsilk,historiesofIndia,prayerbooks,andotherillustratedcollectibles. Likewise,theSanFranciscoPublicLibrary’sMarjorieG.&CarlW.SternBookArts&SpecialCollectionsCenterofferedexceptionalcopiesofuniqueworksfromnumeroustimeperiods.AndreaGrimes,SpecialCollectionLibrarian,sharedhighlightsofCaliforniabookartists,finepresseditionsandotherhighspots. OfspecialinterestwastheAldinePresspublicationofabookinGreekwithpencilednotationsthatscholarshaveconcludedwereeditorialcorrectionswritteninthemarginbyAldusManutiushimself!Andyes,allfourAldusSocietymemberstouchedthebookonbehalfofourAldinefriends! TheRoxburgheClub,BookClubofCalifornia,andSacramentoBookCollectorsClubjointlyhostedtheFABS2016GALAdinner.SurroundedbytheArtDeco-infusedCityClubofSanFrancisco,authorGeorgeHammondreassuredtheaudiencethatbookswillcontinuetobecherishedintothefuture,asmuchfortheirintellectualandemotionalsubstanceasfortheartandcraftofbookmakingitself. ThefinalfulldayofbibliophilicwondersbeganwiththeFABSsymposiumtitled“DilemmasandDelightsofBookCollectors,DealersandLibrarians.”Thepanel,hostedbyBCC,wascomprisedofSusanAllen,DirectorofCaliforniaRareBookSchoolatUCLA;GaryKurutz,ExecutiveDirectorofCaliforniaStateLibraryFoundation;KenKarmiole,LosAngelesbookseller/collector;andSanFranciscocollectorsDavidLevyandAndrewNadell.RandallTarpey-Schwedledtheexpertsthroughtheirlessonslearned.

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Forthefinalafternoon,thebiblio-nomadsstormedThePresidio,formerlyamilitarypostandnowpartoftheNationalParkService,foraglimpseofitsmanynonprofitorganizations,museums,andhistoricalsites,beginningwiththeArionPress,whichstillproducesfinepresscollectiblelimitededition

letterpressbookswithoriginalart,designedandpublishedbyAndrewHoyem. FormerlyapartnershipwithGrabhornPress,whichspecializedintypographicaldesign,fineprinting,and

thepublicationoflimitededitionssuchasthe1971“Howl”byAllenGinsberg,theArionPressisco-locatedwithM&H(Mackenzie&Harris)Type,theoldestandlargestfoundryproducinghotmetaltypeforletterpressprintersintheU.S.Designatedan“irreplaceableculturaltreasure”bytheNationalTrustforHistoricPreservation,M&H’sMonotypemachinesfromthe1915PanamaPacificInternationalExposition’sPalaceofMinistrystilloperateandcreatekeepsakesforthecentennialoftheExposition.FABStouristswerehonoredtocarryawayafewofthosekeepsakemetaltypecharacters. APresidioneighbor,theSocietyofCaliforniaPioneers,showcasedkeybooksandephemerarelatedtotheCaliforniaGoldRush.JohnSutter’sjournal—goldwasdiscoveredatSutter’sMill—andearlyForty-Ninermapsand

diariesweretimecapsulesofanotherage,especiallyviewedinthathistoricsetting.FoundedbyCalifornia’spre-1850settlers,theSocietythrivesunderleadershipofitsdirectdescendants,anditsAlicePhelanSullivanLibraryarchivesthestate’searliestrecordsofsettlement,EarthquakeandFireof1906and,ofcourse,theGoldRush. AdifferentsortofpioneerwascelebratedafewdoorsdowntheblockattheWaltDisneyFamilyMuseum,featuringstate-of-the-art,interactiveexhibitswhereearlydrawings,cartoons,filmsandmusicweredisplayed,alongwithawallofOscartrophies,magazinecoversandpersonalmementoes.TheworldofDisneywasafittingendtothebibliophilicfun-filled,roller-coaster-ridetourofSanFrancisco’sbookinghotspots,andonlythefinalmorning’sprivatevisitstocollectors’homescouldcapsuchaphenomenalFABSevent. Ofcourse,nobibliophile’striptotheCitybytheBaywouldbecompletewithoutastopattheiconicCityLightsBookstoretohonorLawrenceFerlinghetti(age97)andhisbandofBeatGenerationwriters.RoundingouttheexperiencewereharrowingcablecarridesfortheEvanses,auniquefabricshopforGrazyna,firstsequoiasightingsforLaralyn,andrepeatedsamplingoftheseason’sDungenesscrab.AllAldusmembersreturnedsafelytoColumbus,readytoplanfutureFABStours.

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Book Hunting notes 32A Little Dickens

by Bill Rich HuntingforDickens’sbooksinfirsteditionsissomethingofabookcollectingcliché.Immenselypopularinhisday,therewere(usually)ratherlargeprintingsofeventhefirsteditions.Theycanbefoundnowontheshelvesofantiquariandealers,Dickensremainingaculturalicon.Atthisdate,however,somehavebecometrulyscarce.For

theDickenslover,therearemanyalternatives—beautifullyprintedlatereditions,sumptuouslyboundsets,endlessbooksaboutDickensandhiscircle,andsoon.TherearealsothefirstAmericanprintings–butthesehavealsobecomecollectors’quarry,andareratherhardtofindthemselves. Inthecourseofcollectingnineteenth-centuryfiction,IhaveencounteredmanyofDickens’sfirsteditions.And,Icherishhiswritings.Thetemptationtoaddthesetomycollection,especially

whenthepriceseemedadvantageous,hasbeeninescapableovertheyears.(Therelationtovariousotherformsofaddictivebehaviorwillbedulynoted.)SohereisasurveyofsomeofmyDickensfirsteditions.

Boz AsayoungmanDickensworkedasapoliticalandcourtreporter,andtraveledfairlywidelyinthesejobs.Hisfirstpublicationswere“sketches”ofvariousaspectsofLondonandEnglishlife,whichappearedinperiodicals.Theyappearedunderthepseudonym“Boz,”acorruptionofachildhoodfamilyname,andwerecollectedintwovolumespublishedin1836.These,Ithink,areindeedscarce.ThebestIcoulddoisaverygoodcopyinoriginalclothofvolume2,thevignettetitlepagebeingshowninFig.1.

Pickwick and Parts SuccesscametoDickenswiththepublicationofThe Posthumous PapersofthePickwickClub,

appearinginnineteenpaper-wrapperedmonthlypartsin1836–1837(Fig.2).PickwickoriginallywasdesignedaroundaseriesofcomicetchingsbyRobertSeymour;Dickenswashiredtoprovidesomesketchestoaccompanytheetchings.Seymourkilledhimselfaftertwopartswerepublished,andwaseventuallyreplacedbythefamous“Phiz”(HablotBrowne)whobecameoneofDickens’spremierillustrators.Theseriescaughtonafterthefourthnumber,inwhichDickensintroducedtheCockneycharacterSamWeller.Withthefinalpart,40,000copieshadtobeprinted.Thiswasatremendousaccomplishment;thebookwasimmediatelypiratedandwidelysoldinAmerica. AfterPickwick,printinginthesemonthlypartsbecameafavoredpublishingmethodforthemostpopularVictorianauthors.Dickensledtheway,withtheblue-greencoversquicklyidentifyinghislatestwork.Eachpartsoldforashilling;thetwentypartsofthecompletenovelamountedto£1.Thiswassomethinglikeaweek’swagesforaworkingman.Spreadingthepainoverayearandahalfcertainlyincreasedsales,and,ofcourse,folkseagerlyawaitedthenextinstallmentofthenovel. CollectingDickensinpartsposesseveralproblems,bothpracticalandphilosophical.Agoodsetofpartsischarmingtolookat;ithasthefirstversionofthenovel,theoriginalillustrations,and,likemodernmagazines,alotofadvertising

matter.Theadvertisementsareawonderfulreflectionofthetimes.Fig.3showsoneofmyfavorites,fromPickwick,showinganadvancedmethodforcuringtoothaches.Surprisingly,thiswasnotamethodrecommendedduringmylastvisittotheOSUDentalClinic.Ontheotherhand,thepartsarefragile.Theywereneverdesignedforyearsofreading.Tofoldbackthecoversandreadeachpartpagebypage

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Fig. 3

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Fig. 4

“David Copperfield”, Parts Issue

Fig. 5

“David Copperfield” in Contemporary Leather

Bindings, Left First U.S.; Right First English

Fig. 6

Title Pages of “David Copperfield”; Left English First; Right American First

Fig. 7

“Bleak House” in Parts

isofferinginsulttoatreasure.Iknowofmorethanonecollectorwhoclaimstoreadtheparts,butmethinkstheseguysareblowhardsattheDonaldTrumplevel. Itshouldbenotedthateverysetofpartsofaparticularnovelisnotequal.Pickwickisaprimeexample.Thefirstpartshadverylimitedprintings;but,aswehavenoted,bythelastissue,40,000copieswereneededtomeetdemand.Readerswhobecamehookedonthelaterpartsofcoursewantedtobuytheearlierpartstocatchup,andthepublishersatisfiedthisdemand,printingadditionalissuesoftheseparts.Also,theadsaresometimesremovedorchanged,havingbecomeoutofdatefortheselaterissues.So,asetof“PrimePickwickinParts”witheachparttheearliestissuewithallthefirstadsintact,isverymuchabibliographicholygrail,andnotusuallyobtainable.Forthecopyshownin

Fig.2,Ihavetriedtodomybest,applyingstandardsIhaveusedforallofmyDickenspartscollection.Thismeans(usually)bright,intactcoverswithminimalrepairs,and

minimumfoxingofthepictorialengravings. Whycollectthenovelsinpartsatall?Well,theusualcollector’sacquisitiveinstincts,forsure.Bynow,thishasled

metoacquireallofthenovelsinparts.Itisapleasuretohavethesebeautifulthings,andtoshowthemtoknowledgeablebibliophilicfriends;andtowriteaboutthem,ashere.Aswithallrarebooks,wearebuttheircustodiansforalittlewhile.

Leather and Cloth Binding Havingsaidthis,thereareotherwaystoreadDickens’snovelsinfirsteditions.Fig.4showsDavid Copperfieldinparts,whichwerepublishedin1849-1850.Butmany

readershadtheirsetofpartsboundinleather,shortlyafterpublication.Fig.5showsthefirstAmericanandthefirstEnglisheditionsinthisform.Theleatherbindingsareattractiveontheshelf,andsturdyenoughforagoodread.ThecopyontheleftistheboundAmericanparts,printedbyJohnWileyinNewYorkassoonaseachEnglishpartcameofftheboat.Fig.6showsthetitlepagesofboththeseeditions.TheengravingoftheAmericantitlehasbeencopiedfromtheEnglish.ThesefirsteditionsboundincontemporaryleatherarethemostcommonformofDickensfirstsonthemarkettoday,andaremuchcheaperthantheoriginalpartsthemselves. Nextto“Haveyoureadthemall?”themostcommonquestionaskedis“Whichisyourfavorite?”Theanswertothefirstquestionis“notquiteall”;theanswertothesecondisdefinitely“Bleak House.”Thisgreatnovel,amongmuchelse,tellsastoryofinheritancelitigation,theinfamouscaseof“Jarndycevs.Jarndyce”that,overmanyyears,exhaustedtheresourcesofmorethanonegenerationofthelitigants,andenrichedonlythelawyers.Fig.7showstheoriginalparts.AndhereisanotherformofDickens’firsteditions:immediatelyafterthelastpartwasproduced,itwasthepracticeofthepublisherstobindthepartsincloth,andissuethenovelinbookform.Justastheblue-greencoversidentifiedDickens’sparts,greenclothidentifiedhisbookissues.Thisisproblematicalforthecollector,asproducing

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Fig. 8

“Bleak House” in Original Cloth. First American on the left, first

English on the right.

Fig. 9

Novels First Published in Cloth: Left to Right: “Great Expectations”,

“Oliver Twist”, and “Tale of Two Cities”.

Fig. 10

“A Christmas Carol”

thewholenovelinonevolume,eveniftheadswereremoved,astheywere,stillmadeahugebook,reallytoobigfortheclothbinding.Inaddition,thegreenclothisseverely

pronetofading.SoDickensintheoriginalclothbindingsisnowashardtoacquireastheparts,andmaycostevenmore.ShowninFig.8is“BleakHouse”inoriginalclothbindings;thefirstAmericanontheleft,thefirstEnglishontheright.ItcanbeseenthatthegreenbindingontheEnglishfirsthasfadedtobrown;thisistypical–thegreenremainsonthefrontandbackcovers.The

bindingisalsofragile.TheAmericanpublisherhadthesensetobindthismassivenovelintwovolumes. CertainlyallDickens’sbookswerenotpublishedinparts.Fig.9showsthreeofhismostfamousnovelsastheyfirstappearedinoriginalclothbindings.Great Expectations,ontheleft,wasfirstpublishedasaserialinAll the Year Round,theweeklymagazineeditedbyDickens.Severalofthebooksappearedasserialsinmagazines.Theseareactuallythefirstpublicationofthenovels.Suchistheabsurdvanityofthebookcollectingworldthatthesefirstpublicationshavenothingliketheesteemofthefirstbookeditions,andare

muchlowerpriced.ThisisthecasewithGreat Expectations.Thethree-deckernovelshownisdifficulttoacquire.ItappearedrightaftertheTale of Two Cities,whichwasnotimmediatelypopular—readersdidnotflocktoahistoricalnovel,anunexpectedmétierforDickens.So,thepublishers

issuedthebookinaratherlimitedthree-deckerform,notthemselveshavingany“greatexpectations.”Thebookappearedintwoessentiallyidenticalissues–thefirstof1,000printingsandthesecondof750.Mostofthefirstandalmosthalfthesecondprinting(nearly1400copiesinall)wereboughtbyMudie’scirculatinglibrary,andwerelikelyreadtodeathbythesubscribers.ThefirstissueistheultimateDickensrarity.Thecopyshownisthesecondissue,andwasfoundinawonderfuloldbookstore,TheErieBookStoreinErie,Pa.,thirty-fiveyearsago.Iboughtthebookrightaway,andknowIwillnotseeitslikeagain. ThatsameyearIwasinHaslam’sBookstoreinSt.Petersburg,Fla.Myfolkshadretiredthere,andoneachvisittothemIalsovisitedHaslam’s,alargestoresellingbothnewandusedbooks.WhiletheErieBookstorefinallyfoldedin2013,Haslam’sisstillgoingstrong,andisnowthelargestbookshopinFlorida.ThereIfoundtheOliver Twistthree-deckershown.This,too,isalaterissueofthesameyear.Inthisissue,thename“Boz”wasfinallyreplacedby“CharlesDickens”onthetitlepages.Again,it’salmostimpossibletofindthesedaysintheoriginalcloth.Maybeapartialcompensationforbeingsuchanoldbookhunter. ThelastbookinFig.9isA Tale of Two Cities.ThiswasbeingpublishedinserialforminoneofDickens’smagazines,andwasalsobeingpublishedinseparateparts.However,theclothissuewasthefirstcompleteeditiononthemarket,orverynearlyso.Thisisashortnovel—butagreatone—theopeningandendinglinesarememorable. Finally,theChristmasbooks.Therearefiveofthesesmallbooks,eachwithaChristmasstory.AtChristmastime,theywerepublishedinredbindings.ThemostfamousisofcourseA Christmas Carol,thefirstintheseries.Itwasinitiallyproducedinabrownbinding,thelaterissuesintheredwithgoldstamping,astheothers.Dickensinsistedontheelegance,tothepublisher’sdismay.Thesearerelativelyeasytofindand,nottoocostly,exceptforChristmas Carol,whichhasahugefollowing.Overtheyears,Ihavemanagedtogatheracompletesetinoriginalcloth.Theyareallfirstprintings,withtheexceptionofChristmas Carol,which,alas,isasecond,stillinthebrownbinding,fromthesameyear.ThetitlepageofthisoneisshowninFig.10.

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Fig. 11

“American Notes”, 1st English and Harpers Edition of First American

Fig. 12

The “New World” and “Brother Jonathan” Editions of “American Notes”.

Dickens in America DickensfirstvisitedtheU.S.in1842,heandhiswifetravelingbysteamertoBoston.Itisfairtosayhewentwith“greatexpectations.”Hewasdisappointedinmorethanoneway.Bythistime,hewasanAmericanhero,withpublicationofPickwick,Oliver Twist,andtheserialproductionofThe Old Curiosity Shop,whichhadhadhundredswaitingonthedockforthenextsteamerfromEngland,tofindoutifLittleNellhaddied.Butseveralthingsdisappointed.LeavingtheculturalcentersoftheEastCoast,thegeneraluncouthmannersoftheWesternersshocked:thewidespreadtobaccochewing,andtheexpectorationofthetobaccojuiceonthecarpetsofeventhegrandesthotelsandsteamships;thelackofevenelementarytablemanners(herecountedoneloutlickingthecommunalbutterknifeinasteamshiprestaurant);thepeeringintothestateroomwindowwhileheandhiswifewerepreparingforbed,etc.(IamoldenoughtorememberwheninmostbarbershopsandsomehotellobbiesspittoonswerestillwidelyinplaceintheU.S.South—well,wehadprogressedtousingspittoons—butfolkssometimesmissed). MoreseriousmattersincludedDickensgivingtalksinwhichheobjectedtothepiratingofhisworksinAmerica.HehadneverreceivedacentforanyofhisworksfromtheU.S.,despitethewidespreadsales,exceedingthoseinGreatBritain.Americanswereappalledbyagreatwriter,anartist,beingsocrassastowantmoney;editorialsintheAmericanpressdeploredhisavarice. AmericanslaverywasabhorredbyDickens.HenotedhundredsofadstryingtorecoverrunawayslavesinmanyMidwesternandSouthernnewspapers,someofwhichhequotedinhissubsequentbookonhisvisit:

“Detainedatthepolicejail,thenegrowenchMyra.HasseveralmarksofLASHING,andhasironsonherfeet.”“Ranaway,anegrowomanandtwochildren;afewdaysbeforeshewentoff,Iburntherwithahotiron,ontheleftsideofherface.ItriedtomaketheletterM.”“Ranaway,anegromannamedHenry;somescarsfromadirkonandunderhisleftarm,andmuchscarredwiththewhip.”

SomuchforAmericanexceptionalism. UponhisreturntoEngland,hewroteAmerican Notes,sub-titled:For General Circulation.Thesub-titleindicatedthatDickenshadnoillusionsthattheAmericanswouldimmediatelypiratethebook,whichiswhatofcourse

happened.Fig.11showsthefirstEnglisheditionofthisintwovolumes,andtheHarper’spiracyinpaperwrappers.SincethebookwasfreeforanyoneintheU.S.topublish,itwas,withinaweek,printedintwomorepiracies,whichareshowninFig.12.Indeed,itisnotknownwhichofthethreeAmericanpiraciesshownisthetruefirstU.S.edition.TheprintinginthenewspaperformatofFig.12madethebookcheapertodistributeviathemails—anythinginthenewspaperformathadaspecialcheaprateatthetime.AllthreeoftheAmericaneditionsareveryephemeralandhardtocomeby—thesewerefoundonebyoneovermanyyearsofwatchingandwaiting.

His Last Novel InJune,1870,Dickenswas58yearsold.Allday,hehadbeenworkingonhislatestnovel,The Mystery of Edwin Drood,whenhehadastrokeathisdeskanddied.Thenovelwasbeingpublishedinthetraditionalparts,andpromisedtobeanotherbestseller.Athisdeath,onlythreepartshadbeenpublished,butheleftenoughmaterialforanotherthreeparts,whichdulyappeared.Talkaboutcliffhangers—thenovelwashisfirstattemptatapuremysterystory,andremainedtotallyunresolved.Presumably,itwouldhaveconsumedthetraditionaltwentyparts.Therehavebeencountlessattemptstoreconstructthewholenovel,some

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Fig. 13

“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” in Parts.

Fig. 14

July, 2016 Jarndyce Dickens Catalog

2016 PulpFestEven if you don’t collect or read “pulp” this national event held each summer in Columbus may catch your interest!

PulpFest 2016paidtributetothehistoryofthepulpsbysalutingthe150thanniversaryofthebirthofH.G.Wells;the120thanniversaryofthedebutofthefirstpulpmagazine,THE ARGOSY;the100thanniversaryofthegenrepulpssuchasDETECTIVE STORYandLOVE STORY;theninetiethanniversaryofthecreationofthefirstsciencefictionmagazine,AMAZING STORIES;the80thanniversariesofthepremieresoftwoexcitingheropulps,THE SKIPPERandTHE WHISPERER;andthetenthanniversaryofSanctumBooks,wellknownfortheirreprintsofTHE SHADOW, DOC SAVAGE, THE SPIDER,andotherheropulps.OurGuestofHonorwasauthor,editor,andpulpfanTedWhite,themanwhousheredintheGoldenAgeofAMAZING STORIESandFANTASTICduringthe1970s.WhitealsowrotetheCaptainAmericanovelTHE GREAT GOLD STEALandmanyotherbooks.PulpFestalsohostedfriendsfromFarmerCon XI,theconventionwithinaconventionthathonorsthememoryofthatGrandMasterofScienceFiction,PhilipJoséFarmer.

FormoreinformationaboutPulpFest,checkouttheirwebsiteathttp://www.pulpfest.com.

basedonthecovervignettepictures,whichDickenssuggested—thesewereseentogiveacluetotheendingheintended. ThepopularityofDickensensuredthatthereweremanycopiesoftheexistingparts.Withthis,andgiventhatitisanunfinishednovel,

DroodisthecheapestDickensinparts.Theywerecertainlythefirstsetofpartsacquiredinmycollecting(Fig.13).

A Summary for Collectors Inmylifetime,pricesofmanythingsIhavecollectedhavedriftedupward,outoftherangeoftheordinarybear.ThishashappenedtomanyDickensitems.However,ifoneisdeterminedtocollectatthetopofthescale,therearemagnificentbibliographiesavailableasguides.Andtopmaterialisstillavailable.IfIwereaskedwhotheleadingdealerinDickensmaterialis,theanswerwouldcertainlybeJarndyceAntiquarianBooksellersinLondon(notethenametakenfromBleak House).Everysecondyearorso,theyissueacatalogdevotedtoDickensmaterialonly.Fig.14isthecoveroftheJuly,2016catalog.Thisthick,book-

likecataloglists1,528separateitems—fromfirsteditionstolaterpublications,Dickensianaofalltypesinabundance,evensomeholographwritings,bibliographies,biographies,andsoon.Pricesrangefrom£5tomanythousands.And,particularlywiththefallofthepoundaftertheBrexitfolly,therearebargainstobehad.Justforfun,Ilookedforlistingsofthenovelsinparts.Thecatalogstillhaseveryone,exceptforPickwick.Thismakessense—afterall,Londoniswherethenovelsoriginated150yearsagoandmore,eventhoughthebookcollectingadageof“localscarcity”or“localabundance”maynotreallyapplytoDickensfirsts,whicharetradedsowidelyintheEnglish-speakingworld.Pricesrangedfrom£650forDroodtoatrulystratospheric£12,500foraverygoodsetofDavid Copperfield,lackingonlyacoupleadsandwithminorrepairs.Oneoftheminor,butstillexquisite,pleasuresofbookcollectingisseeingbooksonealreadyownsatveryelevatedpricesinnewcatalogs.But,again,collectingisnotwhatwedoforinvestment—that’sforsure.

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ThetitleofthisarticleisprovidedbyScottishwriterRobertLouisStevenson,whoalsowrote,“Ikeptalwaystwobooksinmypocket,onetoread,onetowritein.”Amen,brother!

Idon’tknowofanytartanforourCowmeadowclan,butforyearsI’vebeenfascinatedbyScotland’shistoryandculture–justasIhavewithBritishroyalty,thoughthey’ve mistreatedtheScotsforcenturies. MycopiesofScottish Lifemagazinehavebeendog-earedthroughoutmytenyears’subscription,markingplacesofinterestthatonedaywemightvisit.AlexanderMcCallSmithhasenthralledmewithhisseriesofnovelssetinEdinburgh.1AndforthepasttwelveDecembers,I’vereadRosamundPilcher’sWinter Solstice. Thosewhohavetraveledthere—includingAldineDonRice,JamesBoswell,andDr.SamuelJohnson—havecomebackwithinterestingstoriesoftheruggedlandanditspeople. Plus,IenjoyScotchwhisky. Reasonsenoughforustogo! LindaandItraveledtotheLandoftheThistleinJuly2016.WewalkedupanddownthesteepcobblestonedstreetsofoldEdinburgh,anddroveonhorrifyinglydangerous,narrowroadsfromEdinburghtothebeautifulislesofMullandSkye,wherewhatroadstherearearemostlywhattheycall“one-track,”meaningonelaneforbothdirections.Ifyoumeethead-onbetweenpassingareas,onedriverhastobackupintotheclosestone.Waytoothrillingtobecomfortable,butwemadeit,drivingthroughtheruggedmountainoushighlandsaroundthehistoricGlencoevalley,thenbackacrossthewildremotemoorstoEdinburghagain.Itwasaglorioussixteendays. Welookforliteraryconnectionswhereverwetravel.I’mluckytotravelwithsomeonewhosharesmyenthusiasmforbooks.ThequestforbooknessinScotlandwasfruitfulinmanyways.Andinoneunusualway:Ifoundmyfirsttombstonehonoringabookseller.JohnBell,booksellerofEdinburgh,diedin1806attheageofsixty-nine,andwasinterredinGreyfriarsKirkyard,theoldest

knowncemeteryinEdinburgh. PerhapsthemostdramatichonoringofScottishliteratureistheimposingGothicmonumenttoSirWalterScott,thelargeststructuretohonoranywriter,anywhere. TheScottmonument(1844)featuresthegreatwritersittinglarger-than-lifeonthebaseofthemonument,overwhichthespirerisesto197feet.Thereare287stepsleadingtoseveralviewingplatforms,whichprovidebreathtaking360-degreeviewsovertheoldcityandacrosstheFirthofForthtotheKingdomofFife. Theprofessorandbookdealerclimbedthestrenuous,tight,narrow,windingstonesteps,ubiquitousinEdinburgh’sbuildings,manyofthem

centuriesoldwhenthecityhadlittleroomtoexpandexceptup.Myfearofheightskeptusatthefirstobservationlevel,whichgaveaseagull’sviewofEdinburgh.Wewerehighabovetheswarmingtouristsintownfortheworld-famoustwenty-four-day-longEdinburghFringeFestival.WewouldhavepreferredtoattendtheInternationalBookFestivallaterin

themonth,butthankstoOSU’sswitchingtosemestersafewyearsago,wehadtobebackinBuckeyeBurghinearlyAugustforLintoresumeteaching. SirWalterScottispartoftheholyliterarytrinityinScotlandalongwithRobertBurnsandRobertLouisStevenson. IwassurprisedanddisappointedthatnoT-shirtswiththeirimageswereavailable,thoughweoftensawtheirlikenessesinportraitandsculpture. Wediscoveredtheofficialcelebrationofthosemenatthewell-doneWriters’Museum.Approachingthemuseum,thevisitorstepsoverengravedstoneswithquotesfromvariousScottishwritersandpoetsetched

Text and Photos by George Cowmeadow Bauman

Stories Are My Refuge or Booking in Scotland

1Forthoseofyouinterestedinreadingalongwithme,thetwoseriesbyAlexanderMcCallSmithareThe Sunday Philosophy Club:BookoneintheIsabelDalhousieseries(NY:AlfredKnopf,2004)and44ScotlandStreet:Bookoneinthe44 Scotland Street series(Edinburgh:Polygon,AnImprintofBirlinnLimited,2005).

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deeplyintothem.They’recalledMakar’sStones,andareanongoingnationalliterarymonument. AMakarisaScottishpoet,andtwelvesuchversersarecelebratedbyhavingalineortwooftheirsetchedintheflagstones.Hereareafew:J.K.Annand:

“SingitainceforpleasureSingittwiceforjoy”

JohnMuir: “Icaretoliveonlytoenticepeople tolookatNature’sloveliness.”JamesBoswell: “Irattleddownthehighstreet inhighelevatedspirits”.WalterScott: “Thisismyown,mynativeland.” ThemuseumishousedinLadyStair’sHouse,builtforanEdinburghmerchantin1622,andreferredtoin

itsheydayas“oneofthegrandestmansionsinOldTown.”Theinformationsheetcautions,“becauseoftheageofthebuilding,therearesomeunevenstairsandlowdoor-ways.”Mindyourhead! Andhow.NarrowtwistingstairsleaddowntotheStevensonroomanduptotheBurnsandScottrooms,

withthemainfloorusedforaverynicegiftshop,onethatfeaturesbooksandproductscelebratingreadingandwriting. WedescendedtovisitwithStevensonfirst.LastyearIreadtheoutstandingbook,The Lighthouse Stevensons: The Extraordinary Story of the Building of the Scottish Lighthouses by the Ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson.IwaslookingforwardtocheckingoutthepresentationofthelifeofthewriterwhodefiedfamilyexpectationstojointhecelebratedStevensonengineeringfirm,whoseinnovative,dangerous-to-buildlighthousessavedmanyshippers’cargoesandsailors’lives. Whoamongushasn’tread,oratleastisfamiliarwith,Stevenson’sKidnapped,The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,Treasure Island,andthechildren’sclassic,A Child’s Garden of Verses? ThedisplaysinthetwoStevensonroomswereremarkable. JustbeforecomingtoScotland,IhadreadMatthewPearl’sfictionalThe Last Bookaneer,asdidMiriamKahn,Aldusnewslettereditor,andwe’dchattedaboutthebook,

comparingnotes.Thebookdescribestwo“bookaneers”whotravelledtoVailima,Stevenson’shomeinWesternSamoa,wherehesettledin1890andlivedoutthelastyearsofhislife.ThebookaneerscompetedtostealthemanuscriptStevensonwasworkingonashewasdying. OnthewallsinStevenson’smuseumroomwereabouttwentyblack-and-whitephotographsofRLSinVailima.Iwasamazed,andstudiedeachone,manyshowingthesicklywriterreceivinglocalsandEnglishtravelerswhilelyinginbed.PlatesandglassesfromVailimawerealsoondisplay,andyoucouldimagine“VelvetCoat”–ashewasnicknamed–sittingaroundwithhisEnglishvisitorsand

Samoanfriends,diningincomfort,followedbyabitofintoxicatingkava,poundedinthelargewoodenbowlthatalsowasunderglass.Hewascalled“Tusitala,”meaning“telleroftales”bytheSamoans.

Aquoteabovethedisplayread,“WesternSamoawasStevenson’sparadise.Islandlifesuitednotonlyhishealthbuthispersonality.” AllthisbroughtPearl’sbookbacktolifeforme. AlsoondisplaywereRLS’sfishingrod,cap,longMeerschaumpipe,ridingboots,andmanymoreartifacts,includingasmall,one-foot-cubedVictorianprintingpress,whichhecarriedfirsttoSwitzerland,thentoSanFrancisco,andontoSamoa,printingcardsandannouncements,aswellashisandfriends’poetry. NowtoBurns.

He’severywhereinEdinburgh.Whereafewbooksaregatheredfordisplayorsale,hiswillbeforemostamongthem.His“AuldLangSyne”’spopularityissuchthatit’ssungaroundtheglobeonNewYear’sEve.HeisthesoulofScottishliterature. Wefoundtributestohiminmanyplaces,includingastreetplaque,andintheWhiteHartInn,theoldestpubinEdinburgh,founded

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in1561.Burnsstayedtherein1791onhislasttriptoEdinburgh,whichbookendsthesetwophotos–Burns’firstandlastEdinburghstays.Hisquotesarepaintedontheraftersabovethebar. PubsarenamedforBurnsandIevenfoundaRobertBurns

SingleMaltWhisky.Iconfesstobuyingamini-bottleofit,nottodrink,buttoputondisplayatthebookshop. AttheWritersMuseum,theBurnsroomsupstairsfeaturedhiswritingdesk,acoupforthemuseum.Withthehelpofanaudiocircuitfillingthespacewithoneofhissongs,itwaseasytoimaginehimsittingthere,workingonhispoetryandballads.Hissilverdrinkingcup(quaich)isunderglass,andIhadtowonderhowmanyweedramsweresippedfromthatvesselforinspiration. Burns’sworkisn’tasaccessibletonon-ScotsasStevenson’sorScott’s,buttotartan-wearers,RabbieBurnsispartoftheirnationalsoul.HisimageisontheScottish£10bill;thelargerosewindowinSt.Giles,

thehighkirkofScotland,iscalledtheBurnswindow. In1814,WalterScottpublishedWaverley,hisfirstbook,anonymouslyinthreevolumes.Acopywasontheprintingpressdisplayedwiththerarebooks.Inthemuseum,eachof

thewriterswasrepresentedbyverycollectibleeditionsofafewoftheirbooks.Booklustcreptintomysoul. ThemuseumhadScott’schildhoodrockinghorse,whichfascinatedtwoyounggirlswhenIwasthere.Theirmotherpulledthembackasonewasabouttothrowalegoverthewell-wornwoodensaddle.Hispersonalchesssetwasreadytoreceivemoves,andhisdiningtablewasladenwithmemories. Allthreewriterswererepresentedbytheirwalkingsticks,amustforthewell-appointedgentleman.Afewoftheirletterswereshownaswell,somethingIwouldhaveenjoyedreading. Thetriptothemuseumwouldn’tbecompleteuntilIcheckedoutthetemptinggiftshop.Weburnedupabitofplasticattheregister,selectingitemsthatwouldn’tweighdownsuitcasesorgetbrokenintransit. Thebookseller-du-jourwasAllison,apleasantwomanwhowasveryenthusiasticaboutthewriters,especially

Stevenson.Sherecommendedabookabouthiswidow,FannyOsbourne.“It’srathercontroversial,foritcoverstheunusualrelationshipthatFannyhadwithherdaughter—theysharedthesamelover!”ShesuggestedwecheckoutFanny’sportraitdownintheRLSroom,sowedutifullymindedthestepsandourheadstocheckherout.“Iwanttoreadthatbook!”exclaimedLinda. Asthemuseum’swebsitestates,“Youdon’tneedtohavereadthesewriters’workstoenjoythefascinatinglifestoriestoldintheWriters’Museum.” WetriedtovisittheScottishPoetryLibrary,butit’sclosedonSundaysandMondays,thetwodayswehadavailable.ThefolksattheWritersMuseumspokehighlyoftheLibrary.

TherearemanymoreScottishwritersofnotebeyondthosecelebratedinthemuseum,includingfamedbiographerJamesBoswell.Ashortlistwouldinclude:IanBanks,IanRankin,IrvingWelsh,MurielSpark,ArthurConanDoyle,GeorgeMacDonald,M.C.Beaton,andJohnBuchan,afavoriteofAldusmemberAnnSaup.JohnMuir,heofYosemitefamewithhiswritingsonconservationandwilderness,wasaScot.AddDavidHumeandAdamSmithfromtheEnlightenment.ThereisalargestatueofaseatedHumeontheRoyalMile,andSmith’sgravestoneinagatedenclosureisatreasureforcemeterywanderersofCanongateKirkyard. Perhapsthebest-knowncurrentScottishwriterisAlexanderMcCallSmith,creatorofthe

#1 Ladies Detective Agencyseries,imaginativelysetinBotswana.He’safavoriteofmine.InourroomattheLochLevenHotelinBallachullish,overlookingthenarrowsbetweenLochLevenandLochLinnhe,acopyofMcCall

Smith’sbook,Love Over Scotland,waswaitingforusononeofthebedstands.OtherthantheGideonBible,we’dneverexperiencedanybookbeingsetoutspecificallyforourreadingpleasureonourtravels.Verynicetouchofferedbythehotel,self-describedonthewebsiteas“quirky.” Thehotel,runbyaverygigglyfamilyrightoutof

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ReginaBouleySweetenandDarlingLilywillheadtotheirnewhomeinNewMexico.DavidwentoutearliertostarthisnewteachingjobatEasternNewMexicoUniversity.

Aldusmember,BrendanWare,diedFriday,June24,2016.Hewasdiagnosedwithstomachcancerjustafewweeksago,shortlyafterreturningfromavisittohisnativeIrelandandvarioussitesinEurope.IfyouwishtosendcondolencestoJane,whoisalsoamemberofAldus,heraddressis:

JaneWare1000UrlinAve.#1505

GrandviewHeights,OH43212

“FawltyTowers,”featureda“ScottishLiteratureLounge,”soweknewwe’denjoyourvisitthere,evenapartfromhavingaroomoverlookingaloch.Fourlargebookcaseswerearrangedaroundthesmalllibrary,featuringbooks

exclusivelybyScots,especiallysuchwell-knownwritersasIanRankin,IanBanks,PeterMayandMcCallSmith,plusmanyotherswewereunfamiliarwith.Anelaboratechessboardwassetupforplaybetweentwocomfortableleatherchairsbyawindow.Onthemantlewasasmallframedquote,whichIloved:“Theworldisabook,andthosethatdonottravelreadonlyonepage.” TurnsoutthebooksarethecollectionofCraig,theadultsonofthehotel’sowners.“Iranoutofroomforbooksinmyflat,”headviseduswhileheandhisaffable,laughingparentsscuttledinandout,appearinganddisappearingthroughvariousdoorstoprepareforaweddingreceptionforeightthatevening.“SoIdecidedweshouldhavearoominthehotelcelebratingthewritersofScotland.”Webrowsedthroughthemandnotedseveral

bookstolookupwhenwegothome. ThelochforwhichthehotelisnamedwasakeylocationinKidnapped,asthefictionalDavidBalfourrowedacrossLochLeven.Literaturewashauntingusregardlessofwherewewent.

Staytunedforthesecondpartofthisstory,tobepublishedinthenextissueofAldus Notes.LindaandIleaveEdinburghandtravelthedangerous,narrow,twistyroadsofScotlandtotheislandsandhighlands,enjoyingbookingadventuresalongwiththefantasticsceneryofthatwild,history-haunted,loch-dottedland.

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The Great Shakespeare Debate August 18, 2016Harry Campbell vs Jay Hoster

Aldusfriends, Itwaswonderfultoseeeveryonehavingagoodtime. ErikJulservedasmoderatorintroducingourdebaters.Eachwasallottedthirtyminuteswithextremelyflexiblerules.JayHosterpresentedtheStratfordianviewandpumpeduptheShakespeareindustry

whileHarryCampbell,whospokefirst,hasmanydoubtsaboutWilliamShakespeare.HarrygraciouslycededfiveminutestoRogerJeromewhoprovidedhisperspectiveandrhymingtales. Harry,thedoubter,theanti-Stratfordian,questionsShakespeare’sauthorshipandauthority.Throughouthispresentation,healternatedbetweenidentifyingtheauthorasShake-SpearandShakespeare.Withdatesaplentyinterspersedinhistalk,Harrypointedtotheelevenprimarysources,milestonesinShakespeare’slife.Mostoftheevidenceprovidedwasvisual,irregularspelling,scrapsofdocuments,andbarelyaportrait.AccordingtoHarry,thisevidenceisshakywhencomparedwithhiscontemporaryBenJonsonandtheprolificwritingshelefttoposterity.Intheend,Harry’swasa“DeclarationofReasonableDoubt.” Intheremainingfiveminutesofanti-Stratfordianevidence,RogerJeromedeclaimedaboutsimilarplays,language,contemporaryauthors,andmore.Roger’sperformancewasdramaticandriveting,andoh,sopersuasive. EnterJayHosterandhiscelebrationofallthings

Shakespeare,hiscelebrationofheroesandcitationofroyalprivilege.Hisevidence?TheLordChamberlain’sMen,theRoyalPlayers,and1623FirstFoliowithKingJamesIimprimatur.Stratfordiantotheend,heapplaudedHemingsandCondellasthe“GoodGuysofHistory.”

Aftermuchapplause,theaudiencewadedinwithquestionsandopinions.JohnBennetaskedabouttextualandvocabularyanalysisandthedrivetofindconsensus.Harryvociferouslydeniedconsensus.WithaqueryaboutapocryphalShakespeareplays,JaynotedtheadditionofnewplaystotheCompleteShakespearecorpus. Veeringofftopic,questionscontinuedwithreferencestoDavidCrystal’sDictionaryofShakespearianpronunciation,

viewsofShakespeare,andsomeartists’experiments.BillRichwadedinwithquestionsaboutirregularspellingusingfifty-centwordslikefungible.PaulWatkinsremindedAldinestobewareTwain’sopinions,ashewasnotrueauthorityonShakespeare,notlikeourdebaters.JamesHarris,aself-acknowledgedStratfordian,citedShakespeare’sson’snameHamnetandtheplayHamletasproofofauthorship.Wasthisconfusingorwhat?Rogerfrowned,Harrysaid“Perhapsnot!”and,recoveringhissenses,RogersaidShakespearecannotbefalseortherewouldgotheBritisheconomy.Indefenseofhisposition,Jay’srebuttalwasthatpoetsexpressthemselvesevenifplaywrightsarehidingintheirplays. MatthewaskedaboutDeliaBacon’s1857Shakespearean

controversy,whichonlyHarrytriedtoexplain,butperhapshemerelysloggedthroughthescholarshipwhichRogerremindedall,thatscholarshipenhancesthedebate.WhenGeoffaskedabouttheconceptofauthorshipandcollectedworks,hewascomparingJohnsontoShakespeare.Wastheformeraconspiratororasupporter,forJohnson’sworkwascompiledin1611andwas,perhaps,amodelforHemingsandCondell’s1623compilation.When

Marlow’snamewasshoutedout,Jaywaveditawaywithmuchfanfare.Tony’sfinalqueryrevolvedaroundownershipofShakespeare’swords.Wholaysclaimtothemorhastherighttolicensethetexts.Withnoconsensusoragreement,thedebateconcludedtomuchapplauseandbackslappingallaround. PrizesfromLaralyn’simpressivestashwereawardedtoallthreespeakers. Forthosewhomissedthegreatdebate,consulttheAldusSocietyFacebookpagehttps://www.facebook.com/The-Aldus-Society-Columbus-Ohio-144688935628686/andthelistserv.BotharehosttotensetsofcommentsbyHarryandJay. IntheaftermathoftheGreatShakespearedebate,thelistservwashummingwithfollowupincluding: Themovie“Anonymous”releasedin2011.Tofindoutmoreaboutthemovie,checkoutWikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(film)orwatchthetraileronYouTubehttps://youtu.be/huP1XHf-bdk.TheYouTubeblurbreadasfollows:“ApoliticalthrilleraboutwhoactuallywrotetheplaysofWilliamShakespeare—EdwardDeVere,EarlofOxford—setagainstthebackdropofthesuccessionofQueenElizabethI,andtheEssexRebellionagainsther.”

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Roger Jerome’s William Shakespeare Reading ListAshebonedupforhisperformance,Rogerreadandreadandread.Herearesomeofthemanybooksheconsulted,somenewandsomeold.There’slotsofreadingtokeepyoubusyfortherestofthe400thanniversaryofShakespeare’sdeath.

Shakespeare By Another NamebyMarkAnderson(GothamBooks,2005)William Shakespeare and Others,collaborativeplayseditedbyJonathanBateandEricRasmussen(Palgrave,2013)Shakespeare’s Lost Kingdom byCharlesBeauclerk(GrovePress,2010)Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean PronunciationbyDavidCrystal(OUP,2016)Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary byDavid&BenCrystal(OUP,2015)The Shakespeare Circle editedbyJonathanBateandEricRasmussen(Palgrave,2013)PlayersbyBertramFields(ReganBooks,2005)Annals of English DramaAlfredHarbage.RevisedbyS.Schoenbaum(UnivofPennsylvaniaPress,1964)Tiger’s Hart byJayHoster(RavineBooks,1993)Shakespeare’s Unorthodox BiographybyDianaPrice(GreenwoodPress,2012)The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare byBrendaJamesandWiliamD.Rubenstein(HarperPerennial,2007)I Am ShakespearebyMarkRylance(NickHernBooks,2012)Shakespeare Beyond Doubt? editedbyJohnShahanandAlexanderWaugh(LluminaPress,2013)Contested WillbyJamesShapiro(FaberandFaber,2010)The Year of LearbyJamesShapiro(SimonandSchuster,2015)Shakespeare’s First FoliobyEmmaSmith(OUP,2016)Alias ShakespearebyJosephSobran(TheFreePress,1997)12 Years in the Life of William Shakespeare byHankWhittemore(ForeverPress,2012)Who Wrote Shakespeare?byJohnF.Michell(ThamesandHudson,1996)The Real ShakespearebyEricSams(YaleUnivPress,1995)William Shakespeare Complete WorkseditedbyStanleyWellsandGaryTaylor(OUP,1988)The Story of EnglishbyRobertMcCrum,WilliamCranandRobertMacNeill(VikingPenguin,1986)The First Folio of Shakespeare(facsimile)preparedbyDougMoston(ApplauseBooks,1995)Shakespeare’s Lives bySamuelSchoenbaum(ClarendonPress,1991)The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver StreetbyCharlesNicholl(Viking,2008)Shakespeare’s Restless WorldbyNeilMacGregor(Viking,2012)Shakespeare For All TimebyStanleyWells(OUP,2003)Shakespeare’s FacebyStephanieNolen(AlfredAKnopfCanada,2002)Shakespeare’s Plays in PerformanceJohnRussellBrown(Applause,1993)Freeing Shakespeare’s VoicebyKristinLinklater(TheatreCommunicationsGroup,1992)Playing ShakespearebyJohnBarton(MethuenDrama,1984)Reinventing ShakespearebyGaryTaylor(OUP,1989)Shakespeare: Staging the World editedbyJonathanBateandDoraThornton(BritishMuseumPress,2012)Shaw On ShakespeareeditedbyEdwinWilson(Applause,1961)Searching For ShakespearebyTarnyaCooper(NationalPortraitGallery,2006)Shakespeare in PerformanceeditedbyKeithParsonsandPamelaMason(SalamanderBooks,1995)William Shakespeare: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Successful Writer of All Time byAndrewGurr(HarperPerennial,1995)Shakespeare : the Life, the Works, the TreasuresbyCatherineM.S.Alexander(SimonandSchuster,2006)

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Ournextbibliographictour,afterourlastverysuccessfulonetotheBayArea,willbetoDallasandAustinintheLoneStarState.OurhostclubwillbetheBookClubofTexas,headquarteredinDallas,andweatFABSareworkingonlocalarrangementswithRussellMartininDallasandStephenEnnissinAustin.Plansaretentativeatthispoint,butwehopetoarrangevisits,inDallas,totheDeGolyerandBridwelllibrariesatSouthernMethodistUniversity,toanimportantprivatecollectionofbooksandmanuscriptsrelatingtoAmericanHistory,andtotheGeorgeW.BushPresidentialLibraryandMuseum.InAustin,wehopetovisittheHarryRansomCenter,theBensonLatinAmericanCollection,andtheLyndonBainesJohnsonPresidentialLibraryandMuseum. The2017FABSbibliographicaltourwillbeinDallasandAustinfromMay31stthroughJune4th.ItwillbegininDallasandendinAustin.AlltransportationwithinandbetweenthesetwocitieswillbearrangedbyFABSincludingtransitbacktotheairport(DFW)inDallas. Wewillvisitseveralstellaruniversitylibraries,twoprivatecollections,andtwopresidentiallibraries. Thesetripsnormallyfillupandthisoneislimitedtofiftyparticipants.Toreserveyourplaceandtoreceivemoreinformationandupdates,pleaseclipthefollowingformandsenditto: BookClubofTexas c/oRussellMartinIII DeGolyerLibrary SouthernMethodistUniversity Dallas,Texas75275 OremailthesameinformationtoRussellatrlmartin@smu.edu. PartiallyrefundabledepositsinanamounttobedeterminedlaterwillbeduebyDecember30,2016.FullpaymentwillbeduebyApril28,2017.Theestimatedcostofthistrip,includinglocaltransportation,groupmealsandreceptions,entryfees,andallincidentals,is$750.Airfareandhotelstaysarenotincludedinthisamountalthoughgroupratesforthehotelswillbearranged. Makingareservationatthistimeentailsnoobligation. Forthefirsttimeweareplanningatripabroad,toMoscowandSt.PetersburginRussia.OurInternationalAffiliatesChair,WilliamButler,iswellconnectedthereandhasworkedhardonthepreliminaryorganizationofthetrip,andifwecansuccessfullycompletetheplanning,wehopetomakearrangementsforaneight-daytourinSeptemberof2017whichwouldbelimitedtotwentypeople.Ourlocalinternationalaffiliate,theNationalUnionofBibliophiles,whichisbasedinMoscow,willhelpuswithlocalarrangements.Asfortheitinerary,wearecurrentlyinvestigatingthepossibilityofvisitingthemajorlibrariesineachcity,atleastonepersonalcollection,museumsdevotedtoindividualRussianauthors,aprivatepressfacility,andpossiblyaschoolofprinting.Thetripwouldbelaunchedbyahalf-daysymposiumintroducingthegrouptotheSlavonicBookandtothehistoryofthebookandofprintinginRussia.

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September 6: Ann HoodThe Book That Matters Most

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DeceMBer siLent auction anD raffLe returns AfavoriteAldusSocietyfund-raisingeventforyears,theSilentAuctionandRafflereturnsThursday,December15,duringourannualholidaydinner. YoucanhelpsupportyourAldusSocietybydonatingbooksorbook-artitems.Donateanauctionlotortwo--typicallyasetofitemsrelatedbytheme,author,orgenre--ordonateunrelateditemsandwe’llputtogetherauctionlotsfromallthecontributions. Weseekitemsthatyouwouldbeproudtoselltoyourfellowauctionbidders,itemsyouwouldwanttowinandtakehome.Pleasebethoughtfulandgenerousinyourcontributions. PleasebringauctiondonationstofutureAldusmeetings,orcontactErikJulerik_jul@hotmail.comorcall614-668-2038tomakearrangements. TheSilentAuctionandRafflecombinesthebestofgivingandreceiving.Have funselectingyourdonations,andhave even more funbiddingtosupportyourAldusSociety,andthenhave the most fun possiblewhenyouplaceawinningbidandtakehome somefavoriteitems.AllforthegoodofourAldusSociety. ThankyouinadvancefromyourAuctionCommittee. ErikJul,Chair

Aldus Manutius Book

ThismodesttextisacollectionofPsalmsfromtheSeptuagint(theGreektranslationoftheOldTestament),publishedbytheAldinePressin1497-1498.OpentoPsalm72,thetitleinredreferstoasong“OfSalomon”andbegins“Endowthekingwithyourjustice,OGod,theroyalsonwithyourrighteousness.”AskindlytranslatedbyKentState’sJenniferLarson,afellowFABStourist,thelineofpencilededitorialcorrectionsintheuppermarginindicatesthatpartofverse8wasomittedwhenthebookwasprinted.Thewrittenaddition—whichscholarsrecentlyverifiedisthewritingofourveryownAldusManutius!—reads“Mayherulefromseatoseaandfrom”tobeinsertedbefore“theriverstotheendsoftheearth”tocompletetheverse.Inhomage,GrazynaGrauerconnectswiththeAldusManutiusspiritacrossthecenturies.ThistextishousedatSanFranciscoPublicLibrary’sMarjorieG.&CarlW.SternBookArts&SpecialCollectionsCenter,AndreaGrimescurator.

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