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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 ; ably illustrated by Rohan Eason

Author
Darkshire, Oliver
Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Description
ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Additional Creators
Eason, Rohan Daniel

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Contents
A note from the author's supervisor -- Introduction: The bookseller's apprentice -- Antiquarian & general -- Art & architecture -- Travel & exploration -- Natural history -- Modern first editions -- Appendix: Bookshop: the game.
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"--
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ISBN
9781324092070 (hc.)
1324092076 (hc.)
Note
Description based on surrogate.
Other Edition
Reproduction of (manifestation): Darkshire, Oliver. London : Bantam, 2022
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