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BOOKSTORE:The Life and Times of Jeanette Watson and Books & Co
by Tillman, Lynne
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0151004250
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004256
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback The Extraordinary Tale of a Great Bookstore Told by the Readers, Writers, and Staff Who Loved It. First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book & DJ with Mylar Cover in AS NEW Condition. 1999, Harcourt Brace & Company, USA
Synopsis
For twenty years, from 1977 to 1997, Books & Co. was one of the premier independent bookstores in the country. Stocking a wide range of quality fiction and nonfiction, Books & Co. was the kind of bookstore writers and readers dream about: a place where reading was an adventure, where interesting works would always be available, where writers would congregate to share ideas and discuss their writing. Its closing, in a rent dispute with the Whitney Museum of Art, caused a media sensation as readers and book lovers decried the end of a cultural icon. In Bookstore, Lynne Tillman tells the story of this legendary store and its determined founder, Jeannette Watson, with help from the voices of Brendan Gill, Roy Blount Jr., Fran Lebowitz, Calvin Trillin, Susan Sontag, Paul Auster, Simon Schama, Lyn Chase, Susan Cheever, Leila Hadley, J.D. McClatchy, Richard Howard, and many more. And the story goes beyond the walls of the store itself to explore the state of publishing and bookselling in a time when the very landscape of the book world has shifted radically. A fascinating account of business, books, and writerly aspiration, Bookstore is a vital window into a world so many have fantasized about.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015499
- Title
- BOOKSTORE:The Life and Times of Jeanette Watson and Books & Co
- Author
- Tillman, Lynne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151004250
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004256
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- BOOKS & CO.-HISTORY; BOOKSTORES-NEW YORK; BOOKSELLERS. BOOKSELLING;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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The Parnassus BookShop
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About The Parnassus BookShop
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