First Edition. Tall octavo. 350pp. Near fine in like jacket. Grey cloth. Signed by Kaye on title page. Bright and clean throughout with no markings. Minor pushing in to head of spine. Smart, unclipped jacket now protected in Brodart wrap. A tight and attractive copy.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Second Impression: Rural Life with a Rare Bookman

Publisher

Oak Knoll Press / Werner Shaw

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0907961088

ISBN 13

9780907961086

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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In The Company We Kept Barbara Kaye told the story of how the old established antiquarian book firm of Elkin Mathews survived the war years after evacuation to rural Essex in 1939. Now she carries on the story from 1945 to 1955, when Elkin Mathews expanded and her bibliophile husband, Percy Muir, became increasingly involved in the national and international politics of the antiquarian book trade. It was during this time that the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) was formed and the description of Percy Muir's part in this process provides a fascinating account of an historic event. Percy Muir became president of the ILAB in 1950 and on his retirement from office he was unanimously elected Life President of Honor.

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