> I heard the same story about Block (that he won't
discuss his
> Midwood days), which I think is total jive, frankly.
You'd think a huge
> success like Block would own up to everything he's
written in his life.
> How would the DC store that has "Block's" stuff
priced so high KNOW that
> he was the author?
I wondered that myself, and wanted to talk to someone there
about their
source of information. Maybe it's just guesswork on their
part, or
maybe it's from the bibliography noted below (which I just
found in
Janus Books' newest online catalog):
> 152. BLOCK, LAWRENCE. JAMES T. SEELS. Lawrence Block
Bibliography: 1958 - 1993. [Royal
> Oak & Mission Viejo: A.S.A.P.], 1993. First
edition: 1/420 numbered copies. Fine in wrappers, as
issued.
> SIGNED by Block and all contributors. Bibliography of
novels and short stories. Includes a new essay by
> Block, a reprint of a Block's story, an introduction
by Wendy Hornsby; an appreciation by Charles Ardai;
> and an afterword by Philip Friedman. $65.00
-- James Stephenson Rare Books & Special Collections Cataloger McKeldin Library University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Email: js272@umail.umd.edu # # To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" to majordomo@icomm.ca. # The web pages for the list are at http://www.vex.net/~buff/rara-avis/.