My friend Hugh Davis has a rather eclectic collection of antique things, many of which have to do with words and communication. He used to have 19 vintage typewriters, but his wife persuaded him that the space they occupied could perhaps be better used otherwise. But he does love books, and his daughter Dana recently gave him a wonderful old dictionary as a gift, one she found in an antique store here in Spokane. It is the 1904 Common Sense Dictionary with Every Day Helps. KnowingI , too, would appreciate all this book represents, he kindly loaned it to me, and I have been gently turning the pages ever since.
