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Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Co
by Lynne Tillman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0151004250
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004256
- Seller
-
Harwinton, Connecticut, United States
Item Price
NZ$30.49NZ$22.87
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151004250 . Hardcover, 337 pages in near fine condition, personal inscription written on endpaper with near fine dustjacket, faint rubbing to jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing. Signed by the subject Jeannette Watson and the author Lynne Tillman on the tittle page. The extraordinary tale of a great bookstore told by the readers, writers, and staff who loved it.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s) .
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
- Lavender Path Antiques and Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005525
- Title
- Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Co
- Author
- Lynne Tillman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151004250
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004256
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 0151004250, Books & Co.- History, BOOKSELLERS, New York City
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Business;
Terms of Sale
Lavender Path Antiques and Books
All major credit cards accepted. Paypal accepted. Returns must be made within 30 days of purchase.
About the Seller
Lavender Path Antiques and Books
Biblio member since 2005
Harwinton, Connecticut
About Lavender Path Antiques and Books
We are located in an old schoolhouse built in 1783. We thought books in an old schoolhouse would be a perfect match! Celebrating over 30 years in business. Our shop contains over 20,000 books plus an adjoining antique shop. Weekdays we are open by chance or appointment, weekends 11am to 4pm. Visit our blog at www.lavenderpath.tumblr.com. Explore our boards at www.pinterest.com/lavenderpath.
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