Visited the Strand for the last time before moving--I only went because Miriam and Andy were visiting and they wanted to go! And I didn't buy anything. On the rare book floor, they had two Algers, The Young Salesman, which we have at least three, probably four copies of, and one we don't have: Bernard Brooks' Adventures. Fortunately, Bernard Brooks' Adventures is one of the Stratemeyer Algers so I was not tempted.
Andy and Miriam told me I wasn't going to miss the Strand; Portland has Powell's. Thank god for Powell's, yes, but... the Strand is the Strand. Not as likely that I'll find a Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo program from the 30's at Powell's--the Strand had one yesterday, and I don't need to own it, but I got to examine it. I like the ephemera in the rare books room at the Strand. Portland has plenty of ephemera, true, but this is where I will be reminded of how much younger Portland is.
