Re: VMs: Cat-and-mouse (continued)...

[Nick Pelling <nickpelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

At 19:31 03/08/2004 +0200, Jean-Yves Artero wrote:
> > When he came to London (from Siberia, via China), he found work with a
> > group of Russian emigres selling books: from there, possibly only a chance
> > encounter or comment would be necessary to set him on his way as an
> > antiquarian bookseller - though the issue of from where he got his initial
> > stock is another matter.
>
> Sure, I think that at the beginning he had a British associate, who 
> although left rapidly this peculiar stage.

To me, this is the only part of WMV's life that remains shrouded in 
mystery. Thanks to the excellent work of list-members (thank you all!), I 
think we now have a reasonably good idea of WMV's life before London, as 
well as a good idea of his career as an antiquarian book dealer. But (to my 
eyes, at least) the bridging section between the two remains slightly elusive.

BTW, is there any specific evidence (from WMV's first few lists) of who 
such a British associate might be? Whatever anyone might claim, I don't 
think it's ever been easy starting up a business from (next to) nothing.

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling..... 


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