First and Last Editions: England's Second-Hand Bookshops

By: Gordon Allan

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Synopsis: 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 are dependent, to a greater or lesser extent, on fact, suggesting, correctly, that their owner is a journalist.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781836241690
Related ISBNs:: 9781898595410, 9781836240716
Publisher:: Liverpool University Press
Date of Addition:: 08/03/24
Copyrighted By:: Gordon Allan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Business and Finance, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.