Unfinished business

Here’s what Danica’s toonie [almost only a loonie… see funny video below] got her during our recent visit to the Monkey’s Paw antiquarian bookstore.

It’s a 1976 hard cover with dust jacket featuring such great Canadian authors as Morley Callaghan, Marshall McLuhan, Eric Nichol, Al Purdy, Robertson Davies and yes, our dear friend John Robert Colombo (Casa Loma: A Collage). In fact, editor William Killborn gives special acknowledgment to John for his help in putting the book together.
What a score! And even more… the inside covers were lined with an old map of Toronto that shows our part of East Toronto before most of the streets existed. Using a Google map overlay, I located our house (red circle, photo above) in what was then a large concession of land owned by one C.C. Small.
Coincidentally, the unique Biblio-Mat machine was designed and built by a Mr Craig Small. Here’s Danica, using it…

Of course she reported her bargain to the owner and turned in the uncollected loonie that was still owing. I found her dismay at being undercharged both charming and amusing, but completely in character.