Re: [BKARTS] Secret Book Repair

[Randolph Huebsch <rahuebsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe we've entered the land of Parable here, and the book should remain
unnamed--each person can speculate on the identity of the Book.

on 3/16/05 5:18 PM, DanceMarathon1@xxxxxxx at DanceMarathon1@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi Frances-
> This seems to me story just daring to be told. The seed of an artist's book.
> If I have a vote, I say bind it, repair it, tenderly, and with all the love
> you have to give!
> Would you be so brave as to tell us the title and author?
> 
> A L I C E    S I M P S O N
> D A N C E   M A R A T H O N
> 
>> From:    Frances Castle <StringBeanJean@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: secret book repair
>> 
>> See, I have a favorite book from a local university library and it is
>> totally falling apart. It would be so easy to fix. It is not particularly old
>> or 
>> valuable or anything, and I am pretty sure that I am the only person who even
>> knows it exists. I love the book and I want to fix it so they don't throw it
>> out. I know I could just point out the damage to them, but I'm afraid that if
>> I did they would throw it out immediately rather than spend time or money
>> fixing it. I work as a bookbinder who specializes in repair, and it would be
>> so 
>> easy for me to fix this book. Do you all think that these thoughts of mine
>> are totally unethical? Or maybe you think I am very generous for wanting to
>> repair a book free-of-charge? Thanks for the advice,
>> Frances
>> 
> 
> 
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