Who is stealing all the Bukowski and Kerouac novels?

[Pogue Mahone]

“Anything by Charles Bukowski has to be nailed down,” the Times said of the apparent trend."

 

[pig ear press]

Having John Wayne as the lookout makes me want to steal books from there.

Were Kerouak and Bukowski communists? Wayne probably thought so.

 

[skiroomalum]

Really, people are risking getting arrested for ecco?

 

[PhillyDave]

Are there some John Martin, post-death editions I can return? Cash 'em in?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

This is from one of the SIGNED Sreams From the Balcony books from BSP -- now on eBay. I have heard MJP complain of the pencil price marks that "established" book sellers do out of tradition and I agree, but this is just...

 

[PhillyDave]

A great indie bookstore in town here that is no longer used to put post-it notes in the front. Best idea & easiest ive's seen so far.

 

[Joseph K]

The real horror is that someone is handling that book without white cotton gloves....

 

[PhillyDave]

Yeah, it appears to otherwise be in mint condition.

 

[Rekrab]

Strangely, copies of the Bible are often stolen from bookstores.

 

[zobraks]

That's not strange: you steal the book first and learn about "Thou shalt not steal" afterwards.