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Publisher
Profile Books
Language
English
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...
Author
Series
(Autobiography volume 13)
Publisher
Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot
Pub. Date
1830
Language
English
Author
Series
Pease Collection volume 367
Publisher
Printed by S. Hodgson
Pub. Date
1793
Language
English
11) Calum's road
Author
Publisher
Birlinn
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
?MacLeod defied powers outwith his control in the only way he could . . . paints a compelling picture of the man? - Sunday Times ? An incredible testament to one man?s determination? - The Sunday Herald ?It?s inspiring to read about a man who wouldn?t succumb, wouldn?t let the Government threaten his way of life? - Publishing News ?An extraordinary tale? - The Bookseller ?This is an extraordinarily fine book, and one of the most important books to...
Author
Publisher
Aria
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Three women. Three different stages of life. United by one thing: the chance to start again. 'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' - Cathy Bramley When Elizabeth's husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, the only person she can turn to is her friend, Jo. Soon Jo has called in her daughter, Lucy, to help save Elizabeth from bankruptcy. Leaving her old life behind, Lucy is determined to make the most of her fresh start. As...
18) Talks on book-collecting: delivered under the authority of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Publisher
Cassell
Pub. Date
1952
Language
English
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