Book Inscriptions Reunite Old Friends In New York City

Book Inscriptions Reunite Old Friends In New York City

Inscriptions themselves have sparked great story lines -- the writer Paul Theroux's friendship with his mentor, V. S. Naipaul, went downhill not long after Mr. Theroux spied several of his first editions, inscribed "with love" to Mr. Naipaul, for sale in a rare book catalog. And many collectors have quiet versions of their own such legends: the inexplicable connection they feel to people they have never met, but whose names and handwriting grace the opening pages of a beloved edition.

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