Re: salinger values
Marcy Phipps (phippsfl@juno.com)
Thu, 28 May 1998 11:17:05 -0400
Lesley,
If it were me, and it was bothering me as much as it seems to be
bothering you, I would try to contact the owner of the beach house and
return it.
Marcy
On Thu, 28 May 1998 09:23:52 +1000 "PODESTA,Lesley"
<Lesley.PODESTA@deetya.gov.au> writes:
>Will said:
>> First editions usually say first editions--does yours?
>>
> It's hard to say because I am at work but I'm fairly sure that
>it only had one date on it. But it's an Oz first edition so surely
>that
>makes it of minor interest only? Whatever it means, I wouldn't sell
>it.
>I guess I'm just musing on the ethical dilemna of having stolen
>something twenty years ago that is obviously more valuable than I
>realised. Is it now a greater crime?
>
> I have a terrible habit of walking off with magazines when
>I'm
>on airplanes. On the other hand I despise people who steal books from
>libraries. I have always felt guilty about stealing that Salinger book
>from the beach house. I rationalised it at the time - I was bored, no
>one else in the world would like this book as much as me, there were
>lots of books squashed into the bookcase so no one would ever notice,
>etc, etc. Even though it was over twenty years ago, I still remember,
>with acute embarrassment how I furtively hid the book in my suitcase
>and
>how gulity I felt when I put it on my bookcase. (In fact, my face is
>all
>red even as I type this.)
> Perhaps I should sell it and give the money to a nun?
>
> Lesley
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