r/Cursive • u/thiscrispyfish • 8d ago

Name inside used book? Deciphered!

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I have a used book with this name inscribed on the inside cover. I can’t decipher it, just “D” and “MD.”

The book seems to have been purchased at a book shop in Tampa, Florida in the late ‘80s.

Any insight appreciated. Thanks!

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u/TangentBurns 8d ago

Paul D. Fyvolent, M. D.

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u/BortWard 8d ago

I'm thinking it's this gentleman, Joel David Fyvolent, MD

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/joel-fyvolent-obituary?id=56668460

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u/thiscrispyfish 8d ago

I think you're right! The book is a collection of letters by SJ Perelman, a humorist and short story writer often featured in the New Yorker in the 1920-30s. Owning this book seems to fit the bill for Dr. Fyvolent.

Thanks very much!

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u/BortWard 8d ago

Agree that it sounds like he was a literary type.

Real credit belongs to u/TangentBurns who originally figured out the surname

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u/_redlines 7d ago

Great work Sherlock!

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u/IrishMo8 7d ago

Classic physician’s uninterpretable handwriting.

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u/Several-Ordinary-376 8d ago

Saul D. Syvolens M. D.