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.
"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 resi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2023.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |