[New-Poetry] About Finnegan About Gilbert About Fame

[Chris Lott]

On 9/14/06, David Graham <grahamd at ripon.edu> wrote:
> the cheapest edition of *Monolithos* I could discover was selling for
> $85 US.

Well, value of used books rarely has that much to do (positive or
negative) with contemporary author's quality, it's mostly about
availability.

Then again, I picked up a pristing hardback Monolithos (first
edition-- don't know if there were more) for $2.95 at the used book
store on the corner. It was my first introduction to Gilbert. I marked
the hell out of it before I knew what it was worth (was offered $200
for it when I asked) but would have done so anyway. I don't believe in
reading without a pencil and I don't believe in not marking up books
unless they are going back to the library...

c