<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">FYI: </div><div dir="ltr">New discovery: DAVY is available in two formats in the NYPL Research Catalog:</div><div dir="ltr">(1) Ballantine Edition in microform;</div><div dir="ltr">(2) Garland Edition on paper (I think). </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Both must be requested in advance. See link below. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In theory I can sit in The Rose Room and read the book. It’s not Proust. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Also in the recent decade or so public libraries have been shifting a little towards ebooks, and newer or past neglected genres. There is only so much shelf and inventory space budget wise. If library patrons haven’t checked out DAVY in years, then there’s an increased likelihood of this title being removed from circulating collections. IMHO. </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Of course, this is where specialist collections enter: NESFA, MITSFS, the universities receiving libraries & papers of prominent genre authors. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hope this helps. </div><div dir="ltr">Gloria </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/search?q=Davy%2C Pangborn">https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/search?q=Davy%2C Pangborn</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 27, 2024, at 12:02 PM, Wesley Brodsky <wesbrodsky@alum.mit.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>The Old Colony Library Network lists no copies.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Amazon (not Prime) seems to have a used version available for $9.99 shipped. </span><br><span>Beware; some versions are in Italian, and Amazon often mixes up this book with “West if the Sun” by the same author.</span><br><span>I think it is unusual that a novel with these awards is so hard to find. </span><br><span>During the next Reading Group meeting, we can discuss if we want to choose an alternative or not. </span><br><span>Anyone who has already bought a copy should let us know, since that will influence the decision,</span><br><span></span><br><span>-Wes</span><br><span></span><br><span>________________________________________</span><br><span>From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces@lists.nesfa.org> on behalf of Wesley Brodsky <wesbrodsky@alum.mit.edu></span><br><span>Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 11:36 AM</span><br><span>To: NESFA Reading Group</span><br><span>Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Davy by Pangborn NOT available in any Massachusetts library</span><br><span></span><br><span>a copy of Davy by Pangborn is in the NESFA library (I looked)</span><br><span>-WES</span><br><span>________________________________________</span><br><span>From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces@lists.nesfa.org> on behalf of Richard Schwartz via reading-group <reading-group@lists.nesfa.org></span><br><span>Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:24 AM</span><br><span>To: NESFA Reading Group</span><br><span>Cc: Richard Schwartz; NESFA Reading Group</span><br><span>Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Davy by Pangborn NOT available in any Massachusetts library</span><br><span></span><br><span>I've been reading "Davy" from Kindle Unlimited.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Richard</span><br><span></span><br><span>Nov 27, 2024, at 9:55 AM, cjhi newcastle2.com<http://newcastle2.com> <cjhi@newcastle2.com<mailto:cjhi@newcastle2.com>> wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>BPL has an in-house-only copy (or maybe two; their cataloging system is ... interesting).</span><br><span></span><br><span>I would be astounded if MITSFS (mitsfs.mit.edu) did not have a copy on reserve. (It's also likely to have a borrowing copy, but borrowing costs $15/year or $5 for 3 months.)</span><br><span></span><br><span>It's very likely that NESFA has a copy.</span><br><span></span><br><span>/CHip</span><br><span></span><br><span>________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span>From: reading-group <reading-group-bounces@lists.nesfa.org> on behalf of David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs@gmail.com></span><br><span>Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 9:45 AM</span><br><span>To: NESFA Reading Group <reading-group@lists.nesfa.org></span><br><span>Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Davy by Pangborn NOT available in any Massachusetts library</span><br><span></span><br><span>I have a copy of Davy, which I got from the Commonwealth catalog a few weeks ago. I will read it and return it soon, so maybe you can request it and wait on the queue.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 2:17 AM <tracy@windweaver.com<mailto:tracy@windweaver.com>> wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><span>This group is discussing Davy January 3, so I thought it was time to order it from the library, since there's often a wait.</span><br><span></span><br><span>HOWEVER, there are NO copies of Davy in the Minuteman Library Network and NO requestable copies of Davy in the Commonwealth catalog for all of Massachusetts. The cheapest used copy on Amazon is $10.99, but most are a lot more. (Even on eBay, all copies for sale are $11 or more.)</span><br><span></span><br><span>However, I did find two copies on Abebooks for just under $10 including shipping. If I wasn't barely living on a survival level due to a lifelong medical condition, I wouldn't have an issue with buying it, but I won't have the credit to do so until January.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I can't read a book online - but there's not even a Kindle version anyway, though there appears to be a collected works of Pangborn on kindle.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I wish we'd only choose books for which printed copies are available from the library.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tracy</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span><br><span>https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94460014978?pwd=a1BFQndDa1NYTnlNcUVCMU95dWdNZz09</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meeting ID: 944 6001 4978</span><br><span>Passcode: 244476</span><br><span></span><br><span>Recurring Meeting; Generally the first Friday of every month at 7 PM</span><br><span>See https://www.nesfa.org/events/nesfa-reading-group/ for group info.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>reading-group mailing list</span><br><span>reading-group@lists.nesfa.org<mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org></span><br><span>https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span><br><span>https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94460014978?pwd=a1BFQndDa1NYTnlNcUVCMU95dWdNZz09</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meeting ID: 944 6001 4978</span><br><span>Passcode: 244476</span><br><span></span><br><span>Recurring Meeting; Generally the first Friday of every month at 7 PM</span><br><span>See https://www.nesfa.org/events/nesfa-reading-group/ for group info.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>reading-group mailing list</span><br><span>reading-group@lists.nesfa.org<mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org></span><br><span>https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span><br><span>https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94460014978?pwd=a1BFQndDa1NYTnlNcUVCMU95dWdNZz09</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meeting ID: 944 6001 4978</span><br><span>Passcode: 244476</span><br><span></span><br><span>Recurring Meeting; Generally the first Friday of every month at 7 PM</span><br><span>See https://www.nesfa.org/events/nesfa-reading-group/ for group info.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>reading-group mailing list</span><br><span>reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</span><br><span>https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span><br><span>https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94460014978?pwd=a1BFQndDa1NYTnlNcUVCMU95dWdNZz09</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meeting ID: 944 6001 4978</span><br><span>Passcode: 244476</span><br><span></span><br><span>Recurring Meeting; Generally the first Friday of every month at 7 PM</span><br><span>See https://www.nesfa.org/events/nesfa-reading-group/ for group info.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>reading-group mailing list</span><br><span>reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</span><br><span>https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>