Tolkien's Gown
and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books
$57.47
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2005
Summary
In Tolkien’s Gown, a book based loosely on that hugely successful radio series, Rick Gekoski discusses twenty great works of modern literature as both texts and objects. At once erudite and funny, the essays give a publishing biography of each book, together with comments about the author’s involvement with first editions of the works. ‘What is the value of a book?’ he asks. The answers are both critical and financial, involving appraisals of the literary qualities of the works, together with…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845292393 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845292391 |
| Author: | Rick Gekoski |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 134mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
‘You will enjoy Tolkien’s Gown… at Warwick University [Gekoski] discovered that he had an eye for books and manuscripts and began to deal in them. That is how he has made a successful living for many years. He is also a very good storyteller.’ Sunday Telegraph Rick Gekoski has been described as the Bill Bryson of the book world. Rare book dealer, academic, publisher, critic, bibliographer, and broadcaster, his BBC Radio series Rare Books, Rare People was acclaimed by The Daily Telegraph as ‘one of the gems of Radio 4’.
About The Author
Rick Gekoski
Rick Gekoski came from his native America to do a DPhil at Oxford, and went on to teach English at the University of Warwick. In 1982, he decided to become a full-time rare book dealer, specialising in important twentieth-century first editions and manuscripts. He lives in Salisbury and spends time each year in New Zealand.
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