in another life

[rm]

Part of me is just _aching_ right now, because [ETA: some other rare book shop that is not] the Argosy is hiring. Of course, having both Latin and German, an advanced degree and experience with rare books is preferred. But it's a really sexy fantasy for me. That's all. Continue on.

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[rdc-referent.livejournal.com]

Do you mean the bookstore on 59th St?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yes. Yes yes yes.

[rdc-referent.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

I might go by there later to check it out. Not that I have any desire to work at a bookstore but I have all of those qualifications except for experience with old books. I would be interested to see what that sort of job pays.

[rm.livejournal.com]

This, btw, was me deducing it from an anonymous Craigslist posting, just FYI, but there's only so many midtown firms of a certain age that could be -- namely, one.

[rdc-referent.livejournal.com]

Ah, ok. What's the link to the posting?

[rm.livejournal.com]

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/wri/166072854.html

[rdc-referent.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Frankly I think I would hate cataloguing books since I'm a big computer dork and would probably go into violent withdrawl if I couldn't spend all day doing something technical. However, as someone with an undergrad double-major in German and Classics with an MA as well, it's nice to know that there are more jobs out there than the one I have :).

That being said, I'm dying to know how much something like that would pay.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Depends on the research aspects I suppose. The 1661 book I bought for Kali there had a name plate in it from the person who owned it in the 1920s, which turned out to be a minor US Political figure and it made the whole story of the book far weirder and more interesting than I had anticipated on purchase. If you get to dig into crap like that, sort of cool.

[rdc-referent.livejournal.com]

I could see how that would be interesting.

[(Anonymous)]

It's Martyan Lan actually. The fax didn't line up with Argosy's, but it's still a good store.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Ah, I didn't know about that one. Hrmm. Good data. And fantasy still in place.

[(Anonymous)]

It's a beautiful store, actually (my mistake, MartAyan Lan). Not Argosy's, more of a posh bright gleaming spines on mahogany and brass sort of environment than the benign dust of Argosy. More of a "fine pens and antique globes" shop. It might be worth a visit!

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yes, very much so. I'm a big believer in old things.

[melebeth]

Oh that is a sexy job. Surrounded by beautiful old books all day.... heavenly. It is nice to know that such positions exist.