I wish I could yell "goal" like the announcers on the World Cup do, because that's what I scored this afternoon! Got the goal, scored the big one and won the game. I went by the Book Thing after work today (yes, I do work Saturdays), just to see, and because I felt it calling my name. They're only open on Saturdays and Sundays, so I have a limited window to get there.
I got there and the power was out in the whole area, but they were still open. They're in an old warehouse, so there was enough ambient light that I could pick titles out. I went to the decorating section first, and there, glimmering in the darkness was Dorothy Draper's "Decorating is Fun!". Yeeha! No cover, but it looks like it's a first edition. It has a preface by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. I just checked Amazon and they had two original copies, starting at $99.95. Once again, the Book Thing is a goldmine!
Congrats!!!!! Couldn't have happened to a nicer person :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I might need to take a ride down there and check out this Book Sense!
Ooops, I meant Book Thing!
ReplyDeleteHold on to that great find - I have seen 1st editions for $300 in NY. Lucky!
ReplyDeleteWill have a look for the G article - thanks!
I love it when that happens. And this is indeed a fun book. Draper has some of the best stories about her clients and how their lives change through her decorating expertise.
ReplyDeleteLucky Duck!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'll say it for ya: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
ReplyDeleteIsn't the Book Thing just wonderful? All the cool stuff you can find there! I have dumped so many books there that I just didn't want anymore but I knew were great books. Magazines, too. And I've picked up a few, including some teach-yourself Italian AND Hebrew books!
And if the person who left what you scored reads your post, he or she will probably just scream. And not in a good way. You GO girl!
Congrats Fairfax!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey! Very nice new banner!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I am referencing your blog in a post on maps!
Do they have an online store for the rest of us?????
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