BOOK-WORM DROPPINGS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF ABSURD REMARKS MADE BY CUSTOMERS IN SECONDHAND BOOKSHOPS. With illustrations by Martin Smith by Tyas, Shaun - 1988

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1988* Publisher: Paul Watkins.* Binding and cover condition: Soft illustrated monochrome card covers (yellow). No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: b/w illustrations & line drawings throughout.* Pages: 128 pp. text.* Product Description:- A collection of remarks overheard in second-hand bookshops ranging from the utterly repellent to the bizarre. The second-hand book trade is a way of life, and this collection of anecdotes is offered as a celebration of it. Its humour derives from both the general absurdity of the book world and from that other great source of amusement, the practice of buying and selling.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*

Book. Good. Binding see description. Collected by Shaun Tyas. With illustrations by Martin Smith. Stamford, Paul Watkins, 1988. 127 pp. Illus. in b/w. Boards. "Hardback 500 copies only, no. 302" * A wonderful collection of quotes collected over a period of eight years by the author and other dealers. 0.

Paul Watkins, Stamford, Paul Watkins, Stamford. 1988:1990, 122:128pp.Illustrated. 1x hardcover + 1x softcover. In good condition. Price is for the 2 books together. ISBN: 9781871615005

Stamford : Paul Watkins, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by both authors. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 122p. : ill. ; 24cm. Subjects: Antiquarian booksellers -- Great Britain -- Directories.

United Kingdom: Paul Watkins Publishing, 1988. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Includes a few quotes from Occultique. Good reading. Ranges from the utterly repellent to the bizarre. Paul Watkins Publishing, Stamford 1988. 124 + 4pp pb signed by the author, fine