In message <f200fac4.24b8a010@aol.com>, Squeila@aol.com writes >In a message dated 99-07-10 05:03:43 EDT, you write: > ><< I found them in an ordinary bookshop in > the Charing Cross Road, London many years ago and almost fainted when I > saw them! They were 2.50 each. >> > >now, IM jealous. how are your copies? are they in good condition? with the >books in the library here, one is not allowed to make copies, but most of the >book are on microfilm. the two volumes of "collected," however, had their >microfilm transfer canceled because the spine was too fragile. im still in >awe of the $2.50 copies... > >leila Yeah, it was a very lucky find. They were in mint condition when I bought them. It wasn't a 2nd hand bookshop or anything like that, they were on sale as new books. I can't remember exactly how long ago I got them, probably around 1978--1980. In a recent article in the New Yorker they said a new edition of the 'Uncollected' was on sale, so it might be worth looking out for them. In the same article they said original editions of the uncollected go for $500 when they come up. -- Colin Pink