Last Bookseller by Goodman, Gary - 2021: A life in the rare book trade

University of Minnesota Press, 2021. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2021-12-07. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Univ Of Minnesota Press. New. Brand New.

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2021-12-07. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x5x0. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. No remainder mark.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2021. 1st printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; green c w/cream boards; 182 clean, unmarked pages/bibliographyy. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 Vo.

Paperback / softback. New. <p><b>A wry, unvarnished chronicle of a career in the rare book trade—now in paperback</b><br /><br /><br /> When Gary Goodman wandered into a run-down, used-book shop that was going out of business in East St. Paul in 1982, he had no idea the visit would change his life. He walked in as a psychiatric counselor and walked out as the store’s new owner. In <i>The Last Bookseller</i> Goodman describes his sometimes desperate, sometimes hilarious career as a used and rare book dealer in Minnesota—the early struggles, the travels to estate sales and book fairs, the remarkable finds, and the bibliophiles, forgers, book thieves, and book hoarders he met along the way. </p><p>   </p><p> Here we meet the infamous St. Paul Book Bandit, Stephen Blumberg, who stole 24,000 rare books worth more than fifty million dollars; John Jenkins, the Texas rare… Read More

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Smaller 8vo. pp. 182, ""When Gary Goodman wandered into a run-down, used-book shop that was going out of business in East St. Paul in 1982, he had no idea the visit would change his life. He walked in as a psychiatric counselor and walked out as the store's new owner. In The Last Bookseller, Goodman describes his…

Hardback. New. A wry, unvarnished chronicle of a career in the rare book trade during its last Golden Age When Gary Goodman wandered into a run-down, used-book shop that was going out of business in East St. Paul in 1982, he had no idea the visit would change his life. He walked in as a psychiatric counselor and walked out as the store's new owner. In The Last Bookseller Goodman describes his sometimes desperate, sometimes hilarious career as a used and rare book dealer in Minnesota-the early struggles, the travels to estate sales and book fairs, the remarkable finds, and the bibliophiles, forgers, book thieves, and book hoarders he met along the way. Here we meet the infamous St. Paul Book Bandit, Stephen Blumberg, who stole 24,000 rare books worth more than fifty million dollars; John Jenkins, the Texas rare book dealer who (probably) was murdered while standing in the middle of the Colorado River; and the eccentric Melvin McCosh, who filled his dilapidated Lake Minnetonka mansion with half… Read More

Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2021. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 8.25x5.37x1.00 inches.