Once upon a tome : the misadventures of a rare bookseller / Oliver Darkshire.
"Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store's resident ghost (the late Mr. Sotheran, hit by a tram). By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324092070
- Physical Description: ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2022
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Subject: | Darkshire, Oliver. Henry Sotheran Ltd. Antiquarian booksellers > Great Britain > Biography. Booksellers and bookselling > Great Britain > Biography. |
Genre: | Autobiographies. Nonfiction. |
Available copies
- 22 of 22 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 3 current holds with 22 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | 92 DARKSHI (Text) | 50686016281748 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Altoona Area Public Library | 381.45 DAR (Text) | 33240005161818 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Annie Halenbake Ross Library | 381.45 Dar (Text)
Memorial:
In Memoriam of Charles M. Flaig
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00157518 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Available | - |
BCPL - Headquarters | FC 381.45002 DAR (Text) | 33249025263173 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Bangor Public Library | 381.45 DAR (Text) | 75011000392966 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Bernville Area Community Library | 381.45002 DAR (Text) | 33249023896370 | New | Available | - |
Collinsville Community Library | Adults 381 DAR Nonfiction (Text) | 34259000493413 | Main Room | Available | - |
Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults 381 DAR Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2023: In Memory of Evelyn F. Emig From The Kauffman Trust Fund
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34216001018912 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Hamburg Public Library | 381.45002 DAR (Text) | 33249025124011 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Lower Macungie Library | 381.45 DAR (Text) | 33400001585168 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |