Occasionally I report on my penchant for buying books which are described enticingly by booksellers but which are not accompanied by the photographs I would need to make a fully informed decision. In other words, this is my personal style of gambling. For example, a copy of Charles Barsotti's 1981 collection Kings Don't Carry Money is signed and inscribed by the author "with a drawing of a singing bird." That book listing sounded promising. The stock image which appeared on AbeBooks wasn't all that helpful:
Note: That similar copy of this book I mentioned above appeared on Attempted Bloggery in 2015 here.
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| Charles Barsotti AbeBooks Listing Accessed February 29, 2020 |
The price seemed reasonable. I've reported on a similar copy of this book—songbird and all—previously, so the decision to go ahead and buy this copy sight unseen wasn't a difficult one. Here's what I received:
Note: That similar copy of this book I mentioned above appeared on Attempted Bloggery in 2015 here.
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