This might be one of my best quality hauls from any of my visits to McKay's over the past two years. Two Easton Press leatherbound editions ($25 each) and a Library of America edition ($20) alone were $70, but I probably could have paid $140 for all three if I had bought these new (each appears as new as if I had purchased them at a regular bookstore). Add to that the fifth issue of McSweeney's for $9, lower than any of the prices I see on Amazon, and I feel as though I've been fortunate with these books. The Morrow was only $2, so that's just a throw-in bonus.
To round things off, here are some other bargains. The most expensive item here was the $6.50 I paid for the Kafka; all but two others were $2 or under and two were under $1. Nice, especially considering that I traded in $62 worth of books and only had to pay $51 for the entire lot. Most, if not all, of these books will be read over the next few months.
Any of these particularly appealing to you?
2 comments:
Wasn't Amerika unfinished at Kafka's death?
I too will be interested in hearing your thoughts about Amerika... I for one was singularly unimpressed.
And about Phèdre, which is wonderful.
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