The real highlight of this trip, though, was finding a first printing of Bored of the Rings, one of the unfunniest piece of classic humor ever recorded. It's so dumb but it's an awesome bit of weird nostalgia.
I love book shopping at Goodwill (this one is in Milford, CT) because I always find such an odd assortment of stuff -- and there's no organization or sorting, which makes it quite fun to browse!
I was also glad to find Portrait of a Lady, not because I love Henry James or anything, but because every time I look at it I think of this moment from Harriet the Spy, which always makes me chuckle:
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.'"
Ole Golly said this steadily and sedately, then leaned back in her chair with a satisfied look at Sport.
Sport looked completely blank. "Henry James," said Ole Golly, "1843-1916. From Portrait of a Lady."
"What's that?" Sport asked Harriet. "A novel, silly," said Harriet. "Oh, like my father writes," said Sport, and dismissed the whole thing.
(source: archive.org)
