The Diary of a Bookseller

9781781258620
HK$240.00 Sale Save

Item is in stock Only 0 left in stock Item is out of stock Item is unavailable

DESCRIPTION :
Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. A book-lover's paradise? Well, almost ...

In these wry and hilarious diaries, Shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade, from struggles with eccentric customers to wrangles with his own staff, who include the ski-suit-wearing, bin-foraging Nicky. He takes us with him on buying trips to old estates and auction houses, recommends books (both lost classics and new discoveries), introduces us to the thrill of the unexpected find, and evokes the rhythms and charms of small-town life, always with a sharp and sympathetic eye.

PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9781781258620
BY (AUTHOR) Bythell, Shaun
PUBLISHER : Profile Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : September 28, 2017
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Profile Books Ltd
LANGUAGE : English AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback
DIMENSION : 222 mm x 144 mm
WEIGHT : 508 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies