“For my dear Friend Ron,

a man who appreciates
the beauty of the written
word as John Casey does,
and who believes life
should be an adventure
as does Dick Pierce.

Love always,
Adam
1997″

A 1989 copy of Spartina by John Casey.

Found at the Stone Ridge School book sale in Bethesda, MD. April 2005.

Dick pierce (the main character of the book) is “a stubborn man thoughtful enough to know that the world is becoming too small for men like himself.”