Avid book collector Mary Vretas is a longtime visitor to the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair. In this conversation with co-hosts Ed Markiewicz and Lee Linn, she discusses her adventures in hunting down the books she’s seeking for her collection, and her excitement about the upcoming Florida Antiquarian Book Fair. She offers a different perspective from booksellers who have been on the program.
Mary is an enthusiastic fan of poet Sylvia Plath. She first discovered her in high school. She has collected various editions and various versions and Sylvia Plath-related materials. But she hasn’t acquired everything. Some items remain beyond her budget, she tells Lee in answer to a question about the collectors’ “Holy Grail”.
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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 saoutheastern 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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Music by Kevin MacLeod Hyperfun Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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