‘What was the book where the bookcase fell over and killed the guy?” I asked Mary one day recently after having banged nails somewhat haphazardly into the shelves of our living room one that had become bowed out, thus rendering precarious one of our stores of knowledge, much of it having to do with cookery.

The Hamptons Home Show, an exhibition of home products and services, will take place from April 24 to 26 at Stony Brook Southampton, and vendor registration is due tomorrow.

The prices listed here have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.