tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894808506891191057.post4136151687272503586..comments2014-03-29T13:47:03.444-07:00Comments on The Displaced Book Collector: A Shelf In My BookcaseJerry Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692297896214444738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894808506891191057.post-74813827890000243302014-03-25T13:48:56.438-07:002014-03-25T13:48:56.438-07:00Hello, I realize this blog is almost 7 years old, ...Hello, I realize this blog is almost 7 years old, but it popped up in a search for the Torch Press book "A Shelf in My Bookcase" by Alexander Smith. I am amazed that you have a copy of Smith's book, considering it was one of the first books printed at the Torch Press, and only 15 copies were produced. I recently visited the Cedar Rapids History Center, and in a box of things related to Luther Brewer, I found an envelope with a copy of "A Shelf in My Bookcase" that was signed by Luther Brewer. I thought for sure I wouldn't hear of another copy. I'm interested in Brewer and the Torch Press because my wife and I have purchased the Brewer House in Cedar Rapids and are in the process of moving it and restoring it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039226518832326757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894808506891191057.post-48588132722271099132010-03-03T23:38:14.760-08:002010-03-03T23:38:14.760-08:00I've just finished reading Dreamthorpe and I w...I've just finished reading Dreamthorpe and I was very impressed too - I was searching for some information on the author when I came across your blog. What appealed was the intelligence of the observations and the clarity of their expression--unusual in Victorian times. Also his aesthtic of the fragment--normal in personal essays I know, but I couldn't help admiring the line of wandering thoughts at the end of several essays.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673658725917284143noreply@blogger.com