A sequence of lively anecdotes from a mercurial mind: Gekoski has led several careers, as a publisher and more recently as a fine novelist; he is also the doyen of dealers in rare modern first editions. Golding, Greene, Rushdie, Plath’s copy of ‘The Great Gatsby’ (reclaimed by Ted Hughes), vanishing copies of ‘Ulysses’… A Rowling manuscript draws him out on the relationship between value and worth. Funny and shrewd.
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Edition:Hardback978147213385408/07/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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With considerable humility, this book is subtitled "In Which Four Russians Give a Masterclass on Writing, Reading and Life". Actually it's the brilliant Saunders' work, distilled from decade... read more
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