Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Ford Madox Ford

In my continuing effort to collect books published by Horace Liveright, I picked up the 1930 first edition of When the Wicked Man by Ford Madox Ford on eBay for $22. No dust jacket, but the cheapest copy online is $95, so I didn't do too badly. A nice copy in DJ runs $300. This edition precedes the English. Ford is someone I've not read, so I'm looking forward to getting the book. I've also been prowling for Knopf titles from the '20s. The books themselves, both Liveright and Knopf, are generally excellently made, with high-quality paper, a pleasure to hold. An eBook could never match the feel.

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