Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire

Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

Oliver Darkshire

256 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Description

An antiquarian bookseller divulges the secrets of the trade and the peculiarities of life in one of the world’s oldest bookstores.One morning, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd. in London to interview for what...

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funny 89%
lighthearted 77%
informative 65%
reflective 32%
relaxing 26%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 4%
emotional 1%

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fast 29%
slow 15%

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