> secondly, i came across this while searching - perhaps theres a rich > fan here that can save this from the ugh `collectors`!? This note is from one of our more dedicated subscribers here, who (as Salinger might say) knows the difference between a book and A Book. He's anything but simply a collector. On the contrary, he's a close reader of Salinger's work. As someone who would buy it if he had the money, I can only say that any person serious enough to buy the item would make a great effort to safeguard it. Thanks for the tip ... I'm sure that many of us out here feel as I do, that we'd buy it if only we could. --tim o'connor