Very cool scoop, Louise! Roger
In a message dated 12/16/08 18:38:30 Central Standard Time, power_lou...@hotmail.com writes: Had a similar experience a few years ago. In February 1937, Jim White began selling his book on Carlsbad Caverns (ghostwritten by Frank Ernest Nicholson) in the cave. He later set up shop in White City. Several old timers told me they remembered seeing him sit out on the porch in front of the store signing books. Back in the late 1990s when I was still living in Portland, OR, I found an autographed copy of this book in an antique store. I don't remember the year this particular copy was printed, but I think I paid a dollar for it. It's in pretty good condition except that apparently it was exposed to moisture at one time and the signature has a tiny bit of run on it. It's still crisp and clear, though, and you can definitely tell whose signature it is. Louise > Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:13:47 -0600 > From: dlocklea...@gmail.com > To: o...@texascavers.com; bmixon...@austin.rr.com > Subject: [ot_caving] a cave book from 1956 > > I was in an old dusty bookstore this week. I have been there many > times before and never > found much of interest. But on this visit, I had some time to kill. > > I searched every nook and cranny and found a cave book from 1956 in > nearly mint condition > for only $ 4.50. > > "The Big Cave" by Abijah Long > > The Early History of the Exploration of Carlsbad Caverns. > > http://www.bookfinders.org/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=361&upc=B000WOQNLE > > David Locklear > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: ot-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: ot-h...@texascavers.com > =
