Oregon Trails-Booksellers Real and Fictional

摘要

On the occasion of my acquisition of the crowning jewel in my Christopher Morley Collection, a first edition of Parnassus on Wheels, I emailed Brainerd F. Phillipson, the bookseller who had furnished my new treasure. Upon shipment, he had thoughtfully informed me when to expect the book and explicitly told me how it was wrapped to avoid damage. I wrote to him in response, telling him that the book had arrived in perfect condition and I signed for it a day earlier than predicted.