booktumbling: walkwhilereading: Sylvia Beach in upstairs apartment where she hid her books when the Germans came during the occupation, threatening to close her shop if she would not sell her first edition of “Ulysses.” Notice flag she borrowed from the National Cash Register Co. floating from her window. [Life]  Pure guts!

booktumbling:

walkwhilereading:

Sylvia Beach in upstairs apartment where she hid her books when the Germans came during the occupation, threatening to close her shop if she would not sell her first edition of “Ulysses.” Notice flag she borrowed from the National Cash Register Co. floating from her window. [Life]

 Pure guts!