These are actually the same book, just under different US and UK titles.
And I second (or third?) the recommendation.
Best,
Brian Cassidy, Bookseller (IOBA)
P.O. Box 11512
Norfolk, VA 23517
(757) 214-1320
books@briancassidy.net
http://www.briancassidy.net
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From: Exlibris [mailto:EXLIBRIS@MAIL.ECW.NAME] On Behalf Of 20 Ants
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:31 AM
To: EXLIBRIS@MAIL.ECW.NAME
Subject: Re: Best Memoirs of Book Collectors/Dealers?
His Nabokov's Butterfly is another one. It's an account of how he
bought and sold ten (I think) specific books.
-Michael Watson
At 02:35 AM 7/27/2006, you wrote:
>For summer reading I'd highly recommend Rick Gekoski's
>recent TOLKIEN'S GOWN AND OTHER STORIES OF FAMOUS
>AUTHORS AND RARE BOOKS (Constable, paperback). The
>[London] Sunday Telegraph reviewer said of it: " ... a
>fascinating back-stage look at [Gekoski's] own rare
>book trade ... memorably bizzare encounters with
>literary giants".
>
>Philip de Bary
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>--- Farley Katz <fkatz@SATX.RR.COM> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for summer reading. What would list
> > members recommend as the
> > best memoirs by rare book collectors or dealers?
> >
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