Description |
ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Summary |
"Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store's resident ghost (the late Mr. Sotheran, hit by a tram). By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Darkshire, Oliver.
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Antiquarian booksellers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Henry Sotheran Ltd.
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Genre |
Autobiographies.
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ISBN |
9781324092070 hc. |
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