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Guarded by Dragons - Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People (Paperback)
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Guarded by Dragons - Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People (Paperback)
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List price R451
Loot Price R366
Discovery Miles 3 660
You Save R85 (19%)
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Rick Gekoski has been traversing the rocky terrain of the rare book
trade for over fifty years. The treasure he seeks is scarce,
carefully buried and often jealously guarded, knowledge of its
hiding place shared through word of mouth like the myths of old. In
Guarded by Dragons, Gekoski invites readers into this enchanted
world as he reflects on the gems he has unearthed throughout his
career. He takes us back to where his love of collecting began -
perusing D.H. Lawrence first editions in a slightly suspect
Birmingham carpark. What follows are dizzying encounters with
literary giants as Gekoski publishes William Golding, plays
ping-pong with Salman Rushdie and lunches with Graham Greene. A
brilliant stroke of luck sees Sylvia Plath's personal copy of The
Great Gatsby fall into Gekoski's lap, only for him to discover the
perils of upsetting a Poet Laureate when Ted Hughes demands its
return. Hunting for literary treasure is not without its battles
and Gekoski boldly breaks the cardinal rule never to engage in a
lawsuit with someone much richer than yourself, while also guarding
his bookshop from the most unlikely of thieves. The result is an
unparalleled insight into an almost mythical world where priceless
first editions of Ulysses can vanish, and billionaires will spend
as much gold as it takes to own the manuscript of J.K. Rowling's
Tales of Beedle the Bard. Engaging, funny and shrewd, Guarded by
Dragons is a fascinating discussion on value and worth. At the same
time, Gekoski artfully reveals how a manuscript can tell a thousand
stories.
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