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After reporting that two Jorge Luis Borges manuscripts worth nearly $1 million had been lost and presumably stolen, Harvard Square’s Lame Duck Books found them yesterday hidden in a photograph sleeve in the store itself...
Borges, who died in 1986, seems to hang over Lame Duck Books as a sort of spiritual guide: the store is decorated with numerous portraits and sculptures of the writer, and Wronoski’s new art gallery, recently opened next door on Arrow Street, is called “Pierre Menard...
That same evening, Roll brought Almeida and his wife to the basement of 12 Arrow St., where he had been spending his days preparing Lame Duck Books for its opening. There were still boxes everywhere, he recalled yesterday, some filled with old, rare books, and others with champagne that had been delivered in advance of the grand opening celebration...
After it reported that two Jorge Luis Borges manuscripts worth nearly $1 million had been lost and presumably stolen, Harvard Square's Lame Duck Books found the manuscripts today hidden in a photograph sleeve in the store itself...
Roll said the manuscripts, which Lame Duck has owned for four years, are probably the only original copies of the stories. The “Menard” manuscript was listed in the store's catalogue at $450,000, and the “Babel” script was listed...