Kevin Mac Donnell wrote: > Here's a news story about the destruction of Mark Twain's home (1904-08) = > at 21 Fifth Avenue. If you thought you knew the whole story, you might = > be surprised. Commercial exploitation may have been as much a motivation = > for the supposed efforts to save the home as for those who destroyed it. = > Just another reminder of how lucky we all are to have the libraries, = > homes, relics, and resources of Hartford, Hannibal, Florida, Redding, = > MTP, etc. > > http://www.nypress.com/article-21159-the-fall-of-the-house-of-twain.html > > > I can't help but wonder what ever happened to the ceiling beams, the = > iron fencing, the marble fireplace and mirror, and the front door that = > were apparently salvaged... > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at=20 > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > Kevin, Do you have a copy of O'Reilly's LIFE OF POPE LEO XIII? Can't find it in your catalog. Jerry