Year you started collecting: 1960
Shelving method (by genre, author, signed copies): WALL TO WALL CASES: SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS; FIRST EDITIONS; ALL OTHERS - LAWYER BOOK CASES: SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS BY AUTHOR.
Total number of copies: 2000
Total number of signed copies: 620
Favorite treasure (s): SO MANY - BOOKS SIGNED BY EUDORA WELTY, CORMAC MCCARTHY, DENNIS LEHANE AND QUITE A FEW PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS.
Favorite part of having signed books: WHEN READING, IT'S LIKE HAVING THE AUTHOR AT MY SIDE. THIS IS AS CLOSE AS MOST AUTHORS GET TO THE READER.
COLLECTING COMMENTS: A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR FROM THE READER MAY SERVE TO VALIDATE HIS OR HER WORK AND ENCOURAGE ANOTHER BOOK.