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A real treasure trove for book lovers’ - Alexander McCall Smith
‘Every sentence is utterly captivating . . . probably the most compulsive text ever penned about what it means to handle and possess a book’ - Christopher de Hamel, author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
‘Wonderfully insightful’ - Alberto Manguel, author of A History of Reading
‘Tom Mole’s enthusiasm for books is infectious. If you also love books . . . you’ll want to discover The Secret Life of Books’ - Sam Jordison, author of Literary London
‘A treat for bibliophiles everywhere’ - Gavin Francis, author of Shapeshifters
‘A treasure-chest, filled with bookish wonders’ - Adam Roberts, BSFA award-winning author of Jack Glass
‘I suspect I’ll never look at a book the same way again’ - Jon Courtenay Grimwood, author of Stamping Butterflies
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- PublisherElliott & Thompson
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1783964588
- ISBN 13 9781783964581
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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