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Rare books and rarer people : some personal reminiscences of 'the trade' / O.F. Snelling
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London : Werner Shaw, 1982
ISBN 10: 0907961010
ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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Yes Illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256p,[16]p of plates: ill, 1facsim,ports; 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- The Hodgsons -- The Job -- Old Jim -- Fred Karno's Army -- Millward, Hatry, and Wise -- Knock and Ring -- Potty -- The Grey Man -- Alice in Plunderland -- The Little Doctor -- A Salutary Story -- The Worst Bidder in the World -- Mr. Poonawallah -- 'Pornography and So On' -- A Note on Bad Taste -- Some Sale Room Eccentrics -- Death of a Bookshop -- The Book Runners -- Bookmen I've Liked -- Book Thieves -- Sotheby's -- My Three Spies -- L'Envoi -- Index. Subjects: Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 1916-. Hodgson and Co. Sotheby's (Firm) History. Hodgson and Co. History. Antiquarian booksellers England London. Antiquarian booksellers England London; Biography. Rare books Collectors and collecting England London. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. Memoirs. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 330905
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Rare books and rarer people : some personal reminiscences of "the trade" / O.F. Snelling
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London : Werner Shaw, 1982
ISBN 10: 0907961010
ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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Yes Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Subjects; Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 19162001 Career in bookselling. Antiquarian booksellers England London Biography. Rare books England London Bibliography. Book collecting England London. Hodgson and Co. History. Sotheby's (Firm) History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 456667
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Rare Books and Rarer People: Some Personal Reminiscences of "The Trade"
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Werner, Shaw, 1982
ISBN 10: 0907961010
ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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Rare Books and Rarer People: Some Personal Reminiscences of the Trade
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ISBN 10: 0907961010
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Rare books and rarer people : some personal reminiscences of 'the trade' / O.F. Snelling
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London : Werner Shaw, 1982
ISBN 10: 0907961010
ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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Yes Illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256p,[16]p of plates: ill, 1facsim,ports; 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- The Hodgsons -- The Job -- Old Jim -- Fred Karno's Army -- Millward, Hatry, and Wise -- Knock and Ring -- Potty -- The Grey Man -- Alice in Plunderland -- The Little Doctor -- A Salutary Story -- The Worst Bidder in the World -- Mr. Poonawallah -- 'Pornography and So On' -- A Note on Bad Taste -- Some Sale Room Eccentrics -- Death of a Bookshop -- The Book Runners -- Bookmen I've Liked -- Book Thieves -- Sotheby's -- My Three Spies -- L'Envoi -- Index. Subjects: Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 1916-. Hodgson and Co. Sotheby's (Firm) History. Hodgson and Co. History. Antiquarian booksellers England London. Antiquarian booksellers England London; Biography. Rare books Collectors and collecting England London. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. Memoirs. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 330905
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Rare books and rarer people : some personal reminiscences of "the trade" / O.F. Snelling
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London : Werner Shaw, 1982
ISBN 10: 0907961010
ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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Yes Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Subjects; Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 19162001 Career in bookselling. Antiquarian booksellers England London Biography. Rare books England London Bibliography. Book collecting England London. Hodgson and Co. History. Sotheby's (Firm) History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 456667
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Rare Books and Rarer People
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ISBN 10: 0907961010
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0907961010I3N01
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Rare Books and Rarer People : Some Personal Reminiscences of "The Trade"
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ISBN 10: 0907961010
ISBN 13: 9780907961017
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