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Ok, Litizens. I bought this signed Raymond Carver book ten years ago and have never been able to make out the inscription. It kills me! Anyone?
KarenUK For Graham...With good wishes? 8y
BooksForYears I'm siding with @KarenUK - I thought the exact same thing! 8y
Lindy Me three. 8y
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rubyslippersreads That's my guess too. 8y
Vinjii I read "for ... with ... wishes" and I agree with the rest. 8y
JulieAnn "For Graham. With good wishes. Ray. RYC. 11-2-87". Maybe? 8y
JulieAnn Does his middle name start with a Y? 8y
MargaretPinardAuthor Might be NYC, where he signed it. 8y
Blaire For graham. With good wishes. Ray. NYC. 8y
JulieAnn Yep. Just saw that his middle name is Clevie. So not his initials then. NYC a good guess 8y
KimHM Yes, it looks like NYC. 8y
tkmadden y'all are amazing! my eyes are not sharp for handwriting! 8y
UnabridgedTomes Looks like "for graham, with good wishes." 8y
GinaAnderson I wonder why Graham didn't want his book. 8y
CherylDeFranceschi I ❤️ Raymond Carver! Lucky! 8y
Yournewfriendsams @UnabridgedTomes wow good deciphering! I could have never gotten that. 8y
squarepeginroundhole Jealous. Love Carver. 8y
UnabridgedTomes @Yournewfriendsam I taught high school for ten years; I can read nearly anything! (Plus, it helps that I'm left handed and have terrible handwriting too!) 8y
TheLondonBookworm Ooh literary mystery how exciting! 8y
SusanInTiburon @GinaAnderson I'm guessing it was Graham's heirs who parted with it, but who knows? 8y
Chey12 I'm so jealous. I absolutely love Raymond Carver! 8y
C-squared For graham, with good wishes 8y
LeslieO Graham probably did some rash weeding and forgot it was a signed copy. 8y
CynthiasBiblioFiles Love Carver. I agree with above. "For Graham with good wishes. NYC 1982? 8y
Celly84 For graham with good wishes 8y
Sugarpucker @JulieAnn probably NYC 8y