Our guest is bookseller Sean P. Lynch, owner of Books 4 Ewe Rare Books in York, South Carolina.
He shares with co-hosts Ed Markiewicz and Lee Linn some of the volumes he’s bringing to the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair March 1-3 at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg.
Among the treasures is a signed, first edition of Jack Kerouac’s first novel, The Town and The City (1950), which was published under “John Kerouac” and is signed that way. This copy of the book also includes two letters of provenance from previous owners.
Sean shows a 1981 letter written by Cormac McCarthy to another author friend.
And he shares a special treat for Florida readers, a signed copy of Harry Crews’ first novel The Gospel Singer (1968), as well as a first printing of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1962).
Sean is a relatively new bookseller and this will be his first time attending a book fair.
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Our Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK series offers short programs, usually on a single topic. Watch for more in the series. Co-hosts Ed Markiewicz and Lee Linn are veteran antiquarian booksellers. Ed owns Montgomery Rare Books & Manuscripts, and Lee owns The Ridge Books in Calhoun, Georgia.
Rare Book Cafe COFFEE BREAK is made possible by the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, the oldest and largest rare, used, and collectible book fair in the southeastern United States. The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair will be presented March 1-3, 2024 at The Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg. More information at floridaantiquarianbookfair.com
The program also is made possible by Biblio.com, a website featuring used, rare, and out-of-print books from independent booksellers. Biblio is celebrating 20 years of serving book lovers. It’s better than ever. Biblio spotlights “the core of our business model: the independent booksellers who bring their expertise, enthusiasm, and professionalism to soon the used and rare book trade.”
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