Robert A. Vietrogoski (rav7@columbia.edu)
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:08:33 -0500 (EST)
Hello Rara-Avians:
Couple things:
Last week re: Westlake, someone mentioned his early
pseudonymous sleaze, including his collaborations with
Lawrence Block. As a collector of these books, I find that
there's no end of misinformation available through Bibliofind
etc., book dealer catalogs, and well-meaning web sites. The
absolute best bibliographies of Westlake and Block pseudonyms
(including the well-known ones) are those assembled by Lynn
Munroe. Each of his vintage paperback auction catalogs is
loaded with rich information-- the most recent focuses on
James Crumley. At the risk of appearing to make a commercial
plug (I'm just a satisfied customer), I suggest that if
you're looking for bibliographies of Block, Westlake, Harry
Whittington, Day Keene, Gil Brewer, David Dodge, Elliott
Chaze, and so many others, contact Lynn Munroe (P.O. Box
1736, Orange CA 92856, 714-633-3333). He charges for his
lists, but I've found they're worth it. And if you hurry (the
auction ends Nov. 20th , you can bid for a copy of
Willeford's Sex is a Woman-- the rare UK version of Lust is a
Woman, or the other Hammett, Chandler, Cain (Paul and James),
Daly, Davis, Nebel, Irish, Thompson, Block, Brewer, Ellroy,
Goodis, MacDonald, Rabe, etc. books in this auction alone!
(Not to mention the books of such cult figures as Ed Wood
Jr., Clyde Allison, and Robert Tralins.)
Re: Tom Kakonis, I have a question. My copy of Michigan Roll
is a paperback issued as part of St. Martin's "Mean Streets"
series, which also included some Eugene Izzi titles and books
by lots of people I'm not familiar with. Does anyone know
anything about this "Mean Streets" imprint?
Bob Vietrogoski rav7@columbia.edu
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