Old & curious : the history of James Wilson's bookshop /

In this book the author, who represents the third generation of a bookselling family, sets out to trace the history of a typical provincial secondhand and antiquarian bookshop from the apprenticeship of the young James Wilson in the sixties of the last century to the present day.

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Main Author: Wilson, Roger Burdett
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Birmingham, Eng. : James Wilson, 1960.
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Summary:In this book the author, who represents the third generation of a bookselling family, sets out to trace the history of a typical provincial secondhand and antiquarian bookshop from the apprenticeship of the young James Wilson in the sixties of the last century to the present day.
Physical Description:[5]-81 p., [4]leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.