Who doesn’t enjoy a good inveighing? And in the late ’60s and the ’70s, William F. Buckley had to be in the top 10 of erudite grumblers. Deciphering his railings against liberalism is best done with a dictionary in one hand and a stiff drink in the other, but there’s no doubt he’s beyond witty (if patrician to the point of parody). As a side note, the debates between Buckley and equally pompous pompous Gore Vidal in Best of Enemies made for fascinating, if ultimately rather sad, viewing….
Oh, yeah, back to the inscription: Nothing particularly interesting, but we couldn’t resist the book. It was one of many books presumably donated by the heirs of Sunny.
Love, from Mom
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Thanks!
-Donna Q
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