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Never Be a Bookseller by Garnett, David - 1929

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Never Be a Bookseller by Garnett, David - 1929

Never Be a Bookseller

by Garnett, David

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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1929. The original edition published in 1929 in an edition of just 2000 copies to be given "hors commerce" and to Garnett's friends. xivpp, [2] pp. 3 black-and-white half-tone photographic illustrations. A whimsical piece of reflection of the pain and pleasure of being involved in the booktrade. "The bookseller is the kindest-hearted man alive and extraordinarily long-suffering. He works hard for small returns, he usually spends half his time in giving free advice to everyone in his town, he does all the hard work of the book trade." If you are interested in the Garnett family or in bookselling, this is an essential item .. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
  • Bookseller Rickaro Books Ltd GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Alfred A Knopf
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1929
  • Keywords Garnett Private Press Bibliography TE Lawrence
  • Size 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

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NEVER BE A BOOKSELLER
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NEVER BE A BOOKSELLER

by GARNETT, David

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First edition
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First edition. Decorated sewn wrappers, printed label.  Black and white photographs. Wraps have a smudge on the upper panel and are fairly dusty, bookplate of noted Hogarth Press collector William Beekman to verso of upper panel, else very good. Very rare in commerce. First edition, limited to two thousand copies. "My friend David Garnett has just sent me in response to a request for a few remarks the pages that follow. His tribute to the men and women of the book trade is so charmingly put, so persuasive and just, and above all so unusual (coming from one of the younger generation who write books) that I cannot resist offering it to my (and I venture to believe his) bookseller friends in America. Only two thousand copies have been printed and none are for sale.  A. A. K."  [Alfred A. Knopf].  In a 1995 re-publication of NEVER BE A BOOKSELLER, Garnett's son Richard states his father "wrote in Frederick Prokosch's copy that it had not been intended for publication… Read More
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