Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:42:36 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: On The Shelf
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL 04/15/02 08:38AM >>>
>
>	Mike, Thank you for the tease.  Is Dr. Linebarger's work for sale
>and if so at what price?

This copy Goes On The Shelf.  Until a signed copy wanders in . . .
But copies are available online at either www.abebooks.com or www.bookfinde=
r.com

>	I must respectfully disagree with your statement that Old Earth is =
a
>myth in Cordwainer Smith's future history.  He used the word "earth" as a
>generic term for an Earthlike planet and "Old Earth" distinguished Sol =
III
>from all the other earths.

"I grow old . . . I grow old . . .
I shall I wear the bottoms of my jumpsuit rolled ."

Amazing how memory places such tricks on us.

> The Swedenborgian Church of the New Jerusalem
>also uses "earth" in this manner.  Regardless, Old Earth Books is an
>eloquent name and I recommend it to my friends.

Why thank you.

mjw

>Lee
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Walsh [mailto:MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu]
>Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 4:44 PM
>To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
>Subject: [WSFA] On The Shelf
>
>On Friday I received a copy of:
>
>The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-Sen: an Exposition of the San Min Chu =
I =
>by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger.
>
>Some might ask . . . "so?"
>
>Linebarger's god father was Sun Yat-Sen, the founder of the Chinese =
>Republic in 1911.  Linebarger attended George Washington University, =
where
>=
>one of his classmates was a Lafayette Ronald Hubbard.  Both contributed =
to =
>the school literary magazine.  Hubbard later went on to "fame" and =
>fortune.  In 1950 Linebarger, in a magazine remembered essentially for =
=
>this one story, had published  "Scanners Live in Vain" under the =
pseudonym =
>of Cordwainer Smith.
>
>In Smith's future history, our home world is a myth, referred to as Old =
=
>Earth.  (The source of the name of my publishing venture.)
>
>"Political Doctrines" was Linebarger's first published book, published by =
=
>the Johns Hopkins Press, where I work.  (The Press does not have a copy =
of =
>the copy.  It  was probably lost when Greenwood did a reprint of it in =
=
>1973.)  This copy was formerly in the Centerville Public Library (MA), a =
=
>gift of the late journalist Walter Lippman.
>
>Further fascinating connections is that the book dealer, Ben Muse,  who =
=
>sold me the book is also a JHUPress customer, in addition to used books, =
=
>he also sell new books.  He was also my connection to his next door =
>neighbor, the now deceased Edward Gorey.   Through Ben, I had approached=

>=
>Gorey about doing a cover design for the eventual (don't hold your =
breath) =
>Robert Aickman omnibus.  He called me, said he'd be delighted to.  As far =
=
>as I know he never got around to it before he died.
>
>mjw
>