Duschnes told a story in 1967 about how for 16 years, he and Joey, his cocker spaniel, had walked at night past the bus stop at the corner of 57th and Seventh Avenue. He knew that the last bus to stop there was at 11:24 pm, so whenever he saw people waiting after that time, he'd tell them, in an effort to be helpful, that they'd missed the last bus. In 16 years of doing this, no one had ever thanked him. Then one midnight, the man waiting at the bus stop snapped back: "Is that so, wise guy?" and pointed in the direction of the bus arriving. It was the one night the bus was late. From that point on, Duschnes said, he and Joey "shunned that corner".[2]
When he died three years later, The New York Times reported that his wife, Fanny Duschnes, would continue to run the business.[3]
Selected worksedit
A Complete Catalogue: Twenty-five Years of Limited Editions Club Books, New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1954. OCLC 10564860
Duschnes, Philip C. Two Chapters from an Unfinished Autobiography: It’s Better Than Working; Confessions of a Dealer in Rare Books. Lunenburg, Vt: Printed at the Stinehour Press, 1969.
Referencesedit
^"Notes on the Margin", Los Angeles Times, September 30, 1949, 25.
^ ab"Nice Don't Pay", The Pittsburgh Press, February 24, 1967, 25.
^ ab"Philip C. Duschnes Is Dead; Rare‐Book Dealer Was 73", The New York Times, 5 July 1970.
^Ron Blumenfeld, "Moving Forward, Looking Back / Collection speaks volumes about library", Fairfield Citizen, 18 July 2012.
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philip, duschnes, march, 1897, july, 1970, american, book, dealer, specializing, rare, books, based, york, city, east, 56th, street, then, 58th, street, seventh, avenue, later, madison, avenue, rare, books, first, editions, specialized, works, lawrence, mark, . Philip C Duschnes March 26 1897 July 4 1970 was an American book dealer specializing in rare books Based in New York City at 66 East 56th Street 1 then 58th Street and Seventh Avenue 2 and later 699 Madison Avenue Philip C Duschnes Rare Books amp First Editions specialized in works by T E Lawrence and Mark Twain as well as fine printing illuminated manuscripts and work by the typographer Bruce Rogers He was also a publisher of The Colophon A Book Collectors Quarterly 3 4 Duschnes told a story in 1967 about how for 16 years he and Joey his cocker spaniel had walked at night past the bus stop at the corner of 57th and Seventh Avenue He knew that the last bus to stop there was at 11 24 pm so whenever he saw people waiting after that time he d tell them in an effort to be helpful that they d missed the last bus In 16 years of doing this no one had ever thanked him Then one midnight the man waiting at the bus stop snapped back Is that so wise guy and pointed in the direction of the bus arriving It was the one night the bus was late From that point on Duschnes said he and Joey shunned that corner 2 When he died three years later The New York Times reported that his wife Fanny Duschnes would continue to run the business 3 Selected works editA Complete Catalogue Twenty five Years of Limited Editions Club Books New York Philip C Duschnes 1954 OCLC 10564860 Duschnes Philip C Two Chapters from an Unfinished Autobiography It s Better Than Working Confessions of a Dealer in Rare Books Lunenburg Vt Printed at the Stinehour Press 1969 References edit Notes on the Margin Los Angeles Times September 30 1949 25 a b Nice Don t Pay The Pittsburgh Press February 24 1967 25 a b Philip C Duschnes Is Dead Rare Book Dealer Was 73 The New York Times 5 July 1970 Ron Blumenfeld Moving Forward Looking Back Collection speaks volumes about library Fairfield Citizen 18 July 2012 nbsp This United States biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip C Duschnes amp oldid 1226251595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
