Mr Pearce said from the first print run 200 were sent to bookshops and 300 were distributed to public libraries.

Writing from Highland Park, Tóibín concludes his report with a sad anecdote on the library of iconoclastic writer Gary Indiana that arrived in Los Angeles from New York on Jan. 7.

He said a new national data library would collect anonymised health data.

The home has served as a museum, housing a collection of artwork, western memorabilia and a library centered on Rogers.

The author Zane Grey bought the home in 1920, and he and his wife built a 3,500-square floor addition, including a library and office where Grey used to write.