Chapter 11 September 1950

Max and Cohen Bookstore 84 Charing Cross Road, West Central London September 20, 1950 Miss Helene Hanff United States New York City, New York 28 14 East Ninety-fifth Avenue Dear Miss Hanff: I haven't reported to you for a long time since the last letter. I hope you don't think that we have forgotten the book you told us to look for because of the lack of business. Closer to home, "Oxford English Poetry" has recently arrived in the library. The inside pages of this book are printed on Indian paper. The original blue cloth hardcover was published in 1905. The title page is signed by the predecessors. It is considered a book Good second-hand book.Priced at two dollars, we thought it advisable to brief you on the condition of the book before sending it to you in person, lest you have acquired another copy in the meantime.

Long ago, you inquired about the whereabouts of Newman's "University".Did you like the first edition of the book?We recently acquired a volume, which I would like to describe as follows: Newman (John Henry, Doctor of Divinity): The Purpose and Nature of a College Education—Lecture Notes for a Lecture Invited by the Catholic Church in Dublin.First edition, octavo, bound in calfskin.Published in Dublin, 1852, some pages slightly stained but well bound. Price: US$6 In order not to let others get there first, we will reserve these two books for you first.Waiting for your reply.

good health Max and Cohen Bookstore Sincerely, Frank Del New York City 14 East Ninety-fifth Avenue September 25, 1950 (He had the first edition of "On Great Learning" which sold for only six dollars, and he even asked me if I wanted to buy it! I really don't know whether to call him honest or stupid?) Dear Frank: yes!I need to!I really can't stand myself anymore. Originally, I didn't pay much attention to whether the first edition was the first edition or not, but the first edition of "that book"...! Wow - I can't wait to see it. Please also send the Oxford Selected Poems.Next time, don't wonder if I bought books from others.Why should I go to Seventeenth Avenue to buy dirty and ugly books from you when I can never leave my desk?From where I sit, London is so near.

Attached is the eight-dollar bill that "must not be dropped".Did I mention to you that Brian is in a lawsuit?He ordered a large set of expensive physics books from a technical bookstore in London.Unlike me, he is sloppy and always inattentive. He went to Rockefeller Plaza and obediently waited in line for the transfer of the large book money, and did not miss a single thing that should be done.He is very smart, smart people have their own step-by-step approach. And guess what?I don't know where to send that money! Royal Mail, step up! HH To celebrate my first first edition book, and the overseas mail order company finally giving me a catalog, I decided to send you a little package.