12 NOVEMBER 1937, Page 6

The adventures of a rare volume. (True ; it happened

last week.) Bought on Friday by A. for £2 los. Sold on Saturday by A. to B. for £3 los. Bought back on Monday from B. by A. for £4 ros. Sold on Tuesday by A. to C. for £6 los. Explanation : A. and B. are both booksellers ; A. bought the book as an ordinary speculation ; B. bought it from him for a client who was interested ; B.'s client decided not to purchase after all, and meanwhile A. had an enquiry for the volume from C., a private collector, and therefore bought it back to sell to him.

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