https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20(BOOKSELLERS%20%2B%20AND%20%2B%20BOOKSELLING%20%2B%20GREAT%20%2B%20BRITAIN)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Booksellers%20and%20bookselling%20--%20Great%20Britain%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5557899&CF=BIB Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since. He'd intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing teetering stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with a ten-foot pole and trying not to upset the store's resident ghost. For while Sotheran's might be a treasure trove of literary delights, it sings a siren song to eccentrics. This book is the rather colourful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling. Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since. He'd intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing teetering stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with a ten-foot pole and trying not to upset the store's resident ghost. For while Sotheran's might be a treasure trove of literary delights, it sings a siren song to eccentrics. This book is the rather colourful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Darkshire, Oliver<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2023.<br />243 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002 - Available - 30111069571957<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5323778&CF=BIB Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since. He'd intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing teetering stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with a ten-foot pole and trying not to upset the store's resident ghost. Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since. He'd intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing teetering stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with a ten-foot pole and trying not to upset the store's resident ghost. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Darkshire, Oliver<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bantam, 2022.<br />ix, 244 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111069480241<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5054097&CF=BIB For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer. No matter what the future holds, reading will always help. 'Dear Reader' is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another. For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer. No matter what the future holds, reading will always help. 'Dear Reader' is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rentzenbrink, Cathy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2021.<br />231 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111069255007<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4875733&CF=BIB For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer. No matter what the future holds, reading will always help. 'Dear Reader' is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another. For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in a book and read in secret long after lights out. When tragedy struck, books kept her afloat. Eventually they lit the way to a new path, first as a bookseller and then as a writer. No matter what the future holds, reading will always help. 'Dear Reader' is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of your life, packed with recommendations from one reader to another.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rentzenbrink, Cathy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2020.<br />231 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111069165149<br />Kilburn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111069164480<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111069163748<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111069164068<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4513281&CF=BIB Tim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstones empire that started with one bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstones to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country. Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father. Before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name. Tim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstones empire that started with one bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstones to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country. Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father. Before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Waterstone, Tim, 1939-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Atlantic Books, 2019.<br />323 pages ; 25 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 WATE - Available - 30111068904050<br />St Pancras Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111068904456<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.45002092 - Available - 30111068905016<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4616113&CF=BIB Tim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstones empire that started with one bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstones to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country. Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father. Before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name. Tim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstones empire that started with one bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstones to dominate the bookselling business throughout the country. Tim explores his formative years in a small town in rural England at the end of the Second World War, and the troubled relationship he had with his father. Before moving on to the epiphany he had while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstone's and gave birth to the creative strategy that made him a high street name.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Waterstone, Tim, 1939-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Atlantic Books, 2019.<br />323 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 / WATE - Available - 30111068970051<br />Kentish Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - WATE - Available - 30111068971208<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 WATE - Available - 30111068970226<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4087351&CF=BIB 'The Vanishing Man' is an innovative dual biography that becomes an unexpected detective story. Travelling from the Spanish and Papal courts of the 17th-century via the courtrooms of 19th-century Edinburgh and the garrets of Manhattan, it is a gripping depiction of how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. Most movingly, it is an evocation of some of the greatest paintings of all time by an author who is an eloquent and passionate admirer, and brings us closer to the creation and appreciation of Velázquez's works than ever before. 'The Vanishing Man' is an innovative dual biography that becomes an unexpected detective story. Travelling from the Spanish and Papal courts of the 17th-century via the courtrooms of 19th-century Edinburgh and the garrets of Manhattan, it is a gripping depiction of how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. Most movingly, it is an evocation of some of the greatest paintings of all time by an author who is an eloquent and passionate admirer, and brings us closer to the creation and appreciation of Velázquez's works than ever before.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cumming, Laura<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Vintage, 2017.<br />306 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Camden Town Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 VELA - Available - 30111068493336<br />West Hampstead Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 VELA - Available - 30111044619780<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3902450&CF=BIB 'The Vanishing Man' is an innovative dual biography that becomes an unexpected detective story. Travelling from the Spanish and Papal courts of the 17th-century via the courtrooms of 19th-century Edinburgh and the garrets of Manhattan, it is a gripping depiction of how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. Most movingly, it is an evocation of some of the greatest paintings of all time by an author who is an eloquent and passionate admirer, and brings us closer to the creation and appreciation of Velázquez's works than ever before. 'The Vanishing Man' is an innovative dual biography that becomes an unexpected detective story. Travelling from the Spanish and Papal courts of the 17th-century via the courtrooms of 19th-century Edinburgh and the garrets of Manhattan, it is a gripping depiction of how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. Most movingly, it is an evocation of some of the greatest paintings of all time by an author who is an eloquent and passionate admirer, and brings us closer to the creation and appreciation of Velázquez's works than ever before.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cumming, Laura<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Chatto & Windus, 2016.<br />296 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 / VELA - Available - 30111068469054<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 759.6 - Available - 30111068482388<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3831002&CF=BIB One day, a very strange business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager. It included pictures of Cleopatra's barge and Ratty and Mole in their rowing boat - and petitioned for a loan to purchase a narrowboat plus a small hoard of books. Unsurprisingly, the application was rejected: undaunted, Sarah still succeeded in realising her dream of creating a floating bookshop. Captaining The Book Barge on a six-month tour of Britain's waterways, she is thrown into the deep end of waterborne literature retail: learning the intricacies of lock operation; bartering paperbacks for accommodation, bathroom facilities and cake; and rescuing stranded pigeons named Nelson... One day, a very strange business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager. It included pictures of Cleopatra's barge and Ratty and Mole in their rowing boat - and petitioned for a loan to purchase a narrowboat plus a small hoard of books. Unsurprisingly, the application was rejected: undaunted, Sarah still succeeded in realising her dream of creating a floating bookshop. Captaining The Book Barge on a six-month tour of Britain's waterways, she is thrown into the deep end of waterborne literature retail: learning the intricacies of lock operation; bartering paperbacks for accommodation, bathroom facilities and cake; and rescuing stranded pigeons named Nelson...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Henshaw, Sarah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Leicester : Ulverscroft, 2015.<br />376 pages (large print) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Large Print - 386.22436 LP - Available - 30111042285659<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3556629&CF=BIB This title follows the ebbs and flows of Sarah Henshaw's journey as she sought to make her vision of a floating bookshop, The Book Barge, a reality. Business wasn't always easy, so one May morning she set off for six months chugging the length and breadth of the country. Books were bartered for food, accommodation, bathroom facilities and cake. During the journey, the barge suffered a flooded engine, went out to sea, got banned from Bristol and, on several occasions, floated away altogether. This title follows the ebbs and flows of Sarah Henshaw's journey as she sought to make her vision of a floating bookshop, The Book Barge, a reality. Business wasn't always easy, so one May morning she set off for six months chugging the length and breadth of the country. Books were bartered for food, accommodation, bathroom facilities and cake. During the journey, the barge suffered a flooded engine, went out to sea, got banned from Bristol and, on several occasions, floated away altogether.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Henshaw, Sarah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Constable, 2014.<br />xii, 260 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Holborn Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 386.22436 - Available - 30111067573591<br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 386.22436 - Available - 30111067568203<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2512610&CF=BIB Published to mark the centenary of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, this title maps out the history of the book trade in the 20th century. 20 contributors describe and explain the ways in which booksellers acquired their stock and sold books to customers, and offer insights into changes in taste and fashion in book collecting. Published to mark the centenary of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, this title maps out the history of the book trade in the 20th century. 20 contributors describe and explain the ways in which booksellers acquired their stock and sold books to customers, and offer insights into changes in taste and fashion in book collecting.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : British Library, 2006.<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library Reserve Stock - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 381.450020941 - Available - 30111041303743<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=827673&CF=BIB A brilliant personality, remarkable novelist and legendary letter writer, it is widely known that Nancy Mitford was also a bookseller. From 1942-6 she worked in Heywood Hill's famous shop in Curzon Street. After the war she left to live in France, but still kept in touch with Heywood on a regular basis. A brilliant personality, remarkable novelist and legendary letter writer, it is widely known that Nancy Mitford was also a bookseller. From 1942-6 she worked in Heywood Hill's famous shop in Curzon Street. After the war she left to live in France, but still kept in touch with Heywood on a regular basis.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Frances Lincoln, 2004.<br />191 p., viii p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 21 cm.<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 MITF - Available - 30111040665977<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2716398&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marcan, Peter<br />4th ed, Completely rev. and enl.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>High Wycombe : Peter Marcan Publications, 1988.<br />ix,93p. ; 30cm.<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Reference use only - 381.45002 - Available - 30111029795969<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1042014&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mumby, F. A. (Frank Arthur)<br />6th ed. / by Ian Norrie.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bell & Hyman, 1982.<br />253p. ; 24cm.<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 070.5 - Available - 551724300<br /> https://camden.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=876756&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Milne, Christopher, 1920-1996<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Eyre Methuen, 1979.<br />287p. : ill. ; 23cm.<br /><br />Swiss Cottage Library Reserve Stock - (Camden Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 MILN - Available - 551515141<br />