The ConvalescentBy Jessica Anthony
McSweeney's 2009
Our price used: $12
new, used, out-of-print & rare books
We have issued a limited quantity of Sam Weller’s Book Scrip. Notes were issued in goofy increments of $650, $1400, $3800 and $8300. The notes are cool and maybe someday will be collectible, so when a note is redeemed, an authorized staff member will cancel it and return it to the bibliophile who cashed in with this program. The notes will be sold for the respective prices of $500, $1000, $2500 and $5000. So the added value participants will reap climbs thus: 30%, 40%, 52% and 66%! Though the idea came as a rare book incentive, the SWB Scrip may also be used on second hand books. Purchases may not be bought using charge or used book credit accounts, and the full value of the notes must be redeemed within 30 days of purchase.
On Saturday, December 11th, Tony Weller and Joan Nay of Sam Weller’s Rare Book Department will celebrate, entertain and edify book collectors and those interested in book collecting with a series of short presentations: