Ralph Gardner: Einstein in the Adirondacks Taff and Jack Fitterer with “Einstein” in the bindery CREDIT RALPH GARDNER JR My wife proposed calling it a staycation. But that wasn’t strictly accurate because we traveled a couple of hours north – even longer if you include the wrong turn we took, or rather the right turn we didn’t take – and the trip included an overnight.  We were on our way to Indian Lake in the Adirondacks to retrieve a first edition of the Wizard of Oz that Jack and Taff Fitterer, admired book restorers, were repairing for me. And while the trip was celebratory — ou ..read more

Jack and Taff Fitterer, book restorers from Indian Lake, N.Y., repaired a first-edition “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” owned by columnist Ralph Gardner Jr. Gardner inherited his love for books from his father. PHOTO BY RALPH GARDNER JR. COMMENTARY  Meet Jack and Taff Fitterer, the wizards of book restoration Posted Friday, January 17, 2020 6:00 pm My father passed along his passion for books to me. I’m actually of the opinion that collecting is a gene that some possess, other don’t.” By Ralph Gardner Jr. GHENT, N.Y. Back in August, with fingers crossed and the maximum a ..read more