tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post764277106556342784..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: The Mysterious Mister NabloBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-28743580856085231652010-05-12T14:01:43.016-04:002010-05-12T14:01:43.016-04:00Again, my thanks, Lola. Your The Long November see...Again, my thanks, Lola. Your <i>The Long November</i> seems such an odd item. Particularly interesting is the notice that "Double Flame titles are adult reading only." Certainly no warning of this nature appeared on the Dutton, NSL or Signet editions. None of these publishers were known for selling risque material (though, I suppose, NSL skirted the boundaries). As I say, anyone hoping for something particularly spicy would have been disappointed.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-37521985164950053522010-05-12T01:23:17.621-04:002010-05-12T01:23:17.621-04:00Yes, it's bound with two staples-- almost like...Yes, it's bound with two staples-- almost like a playbill. It looks like this was a deliberate design choice. From the back matter:<br /><br /><i><b>DOUBLE FLAME PRIVATE EDITIONS</b><br /><br />The books bearing this imprint are selected from the finest in uninhibited fiction. Produced in limited quantity for controlled distribution through selected dealers, they are private printings and are manufactured of the finest materials in a special format and style that is easy to handle. Double Flame titles are adult reading only.</i>Lolahttp://twitter.com/lolabythebaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-29519893380404486372010-05-04T17:33:05.185-04:002010-05-04T17:33:05.185-04:00Lola, my thanks to you for all this information. V...Lola, my thanks to you for all this information. Valuable stuff, to be sure. I note that since writing this post a Saskatchewan bookseller has listed Double Flame's <i>The Long November</i>. At C$35 it seems to be priced fairly - I've never before seen the edition on offer. It seems so odd that Nablo's novel, which began with Dutton, ended its life 11 years later with Double Flame. The little I've read of the Hollywood publisher indicates that it specialized in "uninhibited fiction" (<i>Call House Madam</i> by one Serge C. Wolsey was one of its few titles). I can't imagine how disappointed the purchaser would have been with Nablo's story.<br /><br />I do have one question: Would Double Flame's <i>The Long November</i> be stapled? I ask because it seems the publisher's other titles use this binding method.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-41605320653713177072010-05-04T00:46:25.809-04:002010-05-04T00:46:25.809-04:00Thanks for the insight on The Long November. I act...Thanks for the insight on The Long November. I actually picked up a ragged copy of the 1957 Double Flame edition as part of a $1 bag of books at a local (Michigan) thrift store after being intrigued by the blurb/summary in the front:<br /><i><br />"This bitter indictment against the great depression era expresses the social conscience of a brilliant author.<br /><br />"The biting, lusty dialogue is dramatically typical of the times and the people-- from Rosie the whore, to Steffie the sweet but impatient virgin-- the story packs a punch that is both crude and powerful.<br /><br />"This is not cheap fiction, flirting with censorship for the sake of sensationalism, but contemporary prose at its best. Uninhibited? Yes! Bold and realistic? Yes! Nablo swings his pen like the sword of Damascus. He cuts to the quick with his rapier thrusts at convention and seeks to find his characters as they live and love in the wilds of Canada and the slums of Chicago."<br /></i><br /><br />To be perfectly honest, the nondescript green cover and that description had me thinking it was somebody's grandfather's erotica. Regardless, this is some of the first information I've been able to find about the novel and its author, so thank you. If you'd like any other information from the Double Flame edition, I'd be happy to help if I can.Lolahttp://twitter.com/lolabythebaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-75196443952809249142010-04-11T13:09:51.720-04:002010-04-11T13:09:51.720-04:00About the Q&Q review - I agree. One of those &...About the Q&Q review - I agree. One of those "says more about the reviewer than the book" articles.bowdlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504137974544195250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-57319026958919595872010-04-11T12:45:30.664-04:002010-04-11T12:45:30.664-04:00Keep well, b-boy.Keep well, b-boy.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-28977036192417408032010-04-11T11:53:39.655-04:002010-04-11T11:53:39.655-04:00I've seen a A Bullet for Joey turn up from tim...I've seen a <i>A Bullet for Joey</i> turn up from time to time over the years, first as on VHS and later as a DVD. Used copies are cheap.<br /><br />My thanks for the reviews. No surprise that I agree with the UBC student. The <i>Quill & Quire</i> review seems very peculiar, leading me to wonder whether there might be more to it than meets the eye. After all, Nablo worked for ten years in the Toronto publishing world at Longmans Green. Mention of Joe Mack's "psychopathic tendencies", followed by the insinuation regarding the author's service record strikes me as vindictive. <br /><br />I'll add that Joe Mack in no way meets the definition of a psychopath. He's certainly no <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.com/search/label/Perrin" rel="nofollow">Bruce Darwin</a>.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-11523284574397789512010-04-10T10:59:48.753-04:002010-04-10T10:59:48.753-04:00Great stuff - hope "A Bullet for Joey" i...Great stuff - hope "A Bullet for Joey" is available; expect not.<br /><br />I can add a couple of more reviews. One of them is a rare mention of a News Stand edition.<br /><br />The review in the University of BC student paper of the Export edition introduces the book by noting that “it can be obtained as a pocket book published by an organization called the News Stand Library. The book is full of typographical errors and transposed lines, but it’s worth it.” After a summary of the plot the reviewer’s opinion is “the book shows that Canadian novelists are finally beginning to show some originality and vigour.” <br /> An article in Quill & Quire has a very different opinion of the book, describing the book as trash. The reviewer continues with “[the book has] been drawn to trade attention through the excitement caused by masses beating a path to the bookseller’s door in full purchasing heat”, that “it is at least interesting to bookmen to note how well received is a writer whose main character exhibits psychopathic tendencies” and “it would be interesting to know Mr. Nablo’s own war record.”bowdlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504137974544195250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-10752075451339772302010-04-10T08:29:27.821-04:002010-04-10T08:29:27.821-04:00It is Great book. and Nice post . sometime i seri...It is Great book. and Nice post . sometime i serious . i will a book.<br />thank you. i get well soon.b-boyhttp://www.stackable-folding-bookcase.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com