First and Last Editions - England's Second-Hand Bookshops (Paperback)

This book, which is a mixture of fact, anecdote and quotation, describes the author's meandering exploration of some of the best of England's provincial second-hand bookshops, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the Isles of Scilly. Judged by the contents of the author's bookshelves, he has a strong but highly selective interest in sport, with rugby union, cricket and bowls foremost, and the odd place allowed to football and golf. There are biographies and autobiographies from Bernard Shaw to Alan Ross; a dozen volumes by W H Hudson, greatest of naturalists; travels with Henry James and Paul Theroux and Edwin Muir; books on cinema Westerns; essays by Ford Madox Ford and Edward Thomas; a novel or two; and a little poetry. The bulk of these books, as you may notice, are dependent, to a greater or lesser extent, on fact, suggesting, correctly, that their owner is a journalist.

General

Imprint:	The Alpha Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2002
First published:	2003
Authors:	Gordon Allan
Dimensions:	215 x 138 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	80
ISBN-13:	978-1-898595-41-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Distributive industries > Retail sector Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Publishing industry
LSN:	1-898595-41-0
Barcode:	9781898595410

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