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Once upon a tome : the misadventures of a rare bookseller  Cover Image Book Book

Once upon a tome : the misadventures of a rare bookseller / Oliver Darkshire.

Darkshire, Oliver, (author.).

Summary:

"Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store's resident ghost (the late Mr. Sotheran, hit by a tram). By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324092070
  • ISBN: 1324092076
  • Physical Description: ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
Subject: Darkshire, Oliver.
Henry Sotheran Ltd.
Antiquarian booksellers > Great Britain > Biography.
Booksellers and bookselling > Great Britain > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camden County Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach Biography DARKSHIRE (Text) 31320003913394 Adult Biography Reshelving -
Cape Girardeau Public Library DAR (Text) 33042004904960 Adult Biography Available -
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly 381 DARKSHIRE (Text) 2004796456 Non-Fiction Shelves Available -
MLC - Ferguson Municipal Public Library District B Darkshire (Text) 32061002610362 Biography Available -
MLC - Kirkwood Public Library 381.45 DARKS (Text) 31300010115092 Nonfiction Available -
MLC - Webster Groves Public Library 381.45 DARKSHIRE (Text) 10000003248372 Nonfiction Available -
Washington Public Library B DAR (Text) 3151423385 Biography Available -
West Plains Public Library 381.45 (B) DAR (Text) 38268201303699 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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