Once upon a tome : the misadventures of a rare bookseller, wherein the theory of the profession is partially explained, with a variety of insufficient examples
Darkshire, Oliver2022
Books, Manuscripts
Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since. He'd intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing teetering stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with a ten-foot pole and trying not to upset the store's resident ghost. For while Sotheran's might be a treasure trove of literary delights, it sings a siren song to eccentrics. This book is the rather colourful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling.
Main title:
Once upon a tome : the misadventures of a rare bookseller, wherein the theory of the profession is partially explained, with a variety of insufficient examples / by Oliver Darkshire ; illustrated by Rohan Eason.
Author:
Darkshire, Oliver, authorEason, Rohan Daniel, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Bantam, 2022.
Collation:
ix, 244 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781787636040 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
3162329