Most of those are just used paperback reading copies but I do have a few collectibles. I started out as a vintage paperback collector but I have managed to find some nice first editions here and there over the years. I mentioned that I found a signed first edition of Kahawa by Donald Westlake that was lacking a dust…
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I am a big fan of your book collection and your blog Mr. Jones. Makes me very jealous. I found your site through an earlier piece Alex Belth did on Richard Stark that had a link to the ViolentWorldofParker. It is not a last line but I like the end of Forty Lashes Less One when the cons say, "Fuck you, captain" and…
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Frittata - Big Night (1996)
That is great. I found a first edition of Dancing Bear at a book sale for $3. It is not an especially rare book but it is worth a good deal more than that.
My Science Project (1985)
May be the best first line in the history of crime fiction:
I thought it lived in New York.
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I was lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to date a line cook and one of the best things about our relationship was cooking together. I learned a lot. We would go to the grocery and see what looked good, or what was on sale, and we would often try things we had never cooked before. That's how I learned to make…
The second is from Gunsights (1979).
It was my pleasure. Made me want to reread a lot of those books. It has been a long time since I have read some of them.
Yeah, I could do that. No problem.
My great-grandmother's Corn & Shrimp soup recipe. I just made a batch a few days ago. I roast the whole ears beforehand in the husks on the grill.
Earlier this year I was at the annual University book sale and I came across a nice first edition of Bandits. Opened it up and it was signed. One of the great moments in my life as a book collector.
So sad. RIP Elmore.
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Jimmy couldn't be here today.
I liked Skyler's white dress in the premiere.