The Odds Of March
The Ides of March is the 15th. Today, when I post this new catalogue, it is the 5th of March, which we here at Tavistock Books have designated The Odds of March, in recognition that a number of odd volumes have crossed my desk in the last couple of weeks… not odd in the sense of an ‘odd’ volume from a set, but ‘odd’ in the meaning of "happening or occurring infrequently and irregularly”, in other words, books you don’t see very often. In fact, one Dickens item in the list is known only in this copy, termed “Not seen” by Dickens bibliographer, Walter Smith. This book embodies one of our business goals, i.e., having ’the only copy available’ [and with apologies to Bill Reese, it is, then, by definition, the best, and cheapest, copy]. In any case, we hope you find the one ‘odd’ volume you’ve been seeking.