Trafficking In Old Books By Anthony Marshall

Anthony Bruce MarshallI loved this and the companion greatly I read it ages ago but I still think fondly of it 0646364243 Great insight into the second hand book business As a frequenter of op shops and second hand bookstores I totally identified with Anthony s story Some laugh out loud moments 0646364243 An entertaining and engaging book on owning and running a second hand bookshop in Melbourne The author can be very funny at times at other times less so 0646364243 I really enjoyed these essays on the life of a secondhand bookseller They re written with humour poke gentle fun at many of the aspects people involved in the trafficking of old books I like his introduction This book has I hopevery little practical value or usefulness My aim has been not to instruct but to entertainI certainly did find it entertaining and his Chaucerian homage to Jack Bradstreet very clever A bright intelligent well educated man is Anthony Marshall it would seem. com journal 0646364243 I loved it The author was funny and charming and as a bookseller myself I could relate to his problems I especially liked his talent for creating great store windows and yet had trouble wrapping a package There were anecdotes I could mention but it s fun for each reader to come across them on the page 0646364243 As someone who dreams of owning a Bricks and Mortar bookshop I found this book inspiring A great insight into bookselling 0646364243 Might be a little hard to find outside of Australia but well worth it A pull no punches gossipy wander through the work life of a bookseller Includes justified take downs of the stupid things customers do and say but also lots of inside secrets in the world of buying and selling secondhand books 0646364243

Trafficking In Old Books By Anthony Marshall

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This is a book with a difference which will be enjoyed by anyone who loves old books and old bookshops. In a series of lively witty and sometimes provocative chapters Melbourne bookseller Anthony Marshall explores the little known world of secondhand bookselling and the fascinating books and creatures which inhabit it. In this delightful book he presents us with an anatomy of his great love affair with pre owned print Janet McCalman University of Melbourne This is an exciting debut for a writer who communicates his passion for books and book people and for his job of bringing the two together in a small bookshop of modest aspirations Trafficking In Old Books.

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